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The Democratic congresswomen of the House Oversight Committee are putting pressure on the Food and Drug Administration to lift the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone—a prescription medication that’s used to safely end early pregnancies in the United States. During the coronavirus pandemic, safe access to medication abortion is more important than ever, but being required to obtain the medication in person places a burden on individuals. Below, Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney and Committee Member Ayanna Pressley explain how onerous these restrictions really are and urge the FDA to lift them...

Montinique MonroeGetty Images Winter storm Uri has left Texas in a state of crisis. After days of frigid weather, millions were left without heat or electricity as snow, ice, and freezing temperatures "caused a catastrophic failure of the state’s power grid," according to the Houston Chronicle. As of Tuesday morning, more than 4.2 million customers had lost power, per Vox, all while some Texas cities had temperatures as low as four degrees Fahrenheit. In other areas, people have experienced rolling blackouts, where power is shut off for limited periods of...

When Kali Uchis​ titled her debut album Isolation back in 2018, she had no idea she was predicting the future. Isolation, however, has proven to be no hurdle for the Colombian-American vocalist—releasing an EP, an album, and topping the Billboard charts during this time. Tune in as Uchis plays a game of Song Association​ and sings "Dead to Me,"​ Billie Holiday, Gwen Stefani, and more in a race against the clock! This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for their first public interview since their move out of royal life and to the U.S. The interview will air on CBS on Sunday, March 7 at 8 p.m.The interview will feature Meghan talking about "a wide-ranging interview covering everything from stepping into life as a royal, marriage, motherhood (and) philanthropic work, to how she is handling life under intense public pressure," the network said in a statement.Per Deadline, Meghan will speak first with Winfrey, and then the...

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have been dating for nearly a year, and while they don't appear to be at the engagement stage, they are at the...wearing a necklace containing your partner's blood stage. In a Valentine's Day post, MGK (Colson Baker) shared two photos with the caption, "i wear your blood around my neck 🔪🩸."If that caption makes you raise an eyebrow or two, just take a look at the second photo in the gallery: Machine Gun KellyInstagram That does appear to be a drop of Fox's blood...

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are celebrating Valentines Day separately this year, but Jonas didn't let his wife go without several (and I mean several!) red roses. "I wish you were here @nickjonas ❤️ just a couple of roses.. 😆," she wrote. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Chopra also posted this photo for Jonas, writing, "My forever Valentine. I love you": This content is...

Just as Michelle and Barack Obama never fail to share the love on holidays and special occasions, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds never pass up the chance to lovingly troll each other. Today, for her Valentine's Day Instagram message, Lively posted a video of Reynolds helping her dye her hair (assuming this was taken during this past year of at-home hairstyling). "That time I f*d my hairdresser," she wrote. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may...

Taylor Swift has given her fans a whole new set of reasons to get excited lately. This week, she announced that she would be re-releasing a new recording of her 2009 hit, "Love Story" at midnight on February 12. Since then, Swifties have been doing what they do best: Detective work. After Swift revealed the new recording of "Love Story," she added that she'd finished 26 new songs, as well as six bonus, never-before-released songs. In her Instagram post, she dropped the new cover of Fearless, in which she is...

If you're invested in the To All the Boys I've Loved Before franchise, then you've likely already watched the third movie, which premiered on Friday. The second movie in the franchise, To All the Boys I've Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You, came out February 12, 2020, and it's been one long garbage-fire year since we last saw Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky. Fans who've already watched To All the Boys: Always and Forever tweeted their passionate feelings about Lara Jean, her journey, her love story, and her...

On February 12, 2020, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You premiered on Netflix. Yes, that was last year. Valentine's Day 2020 came just one month before COVID-19 confined us to our homes or forced us to risk our lives to earn money at jobs deemed essential. And on February 12, 2021, one year and a traumatic pandemic later, To All the Boys I've Loved Before: Always and Forever, the third film in the trilogy, premiered on Netflix. We pick up where we left off with P.S. I...

Like most fashionistas, Meghan Markle has amassed quite the collection of designer shoes, spotted at public engagements in brands like Manolo Blahnik and Stuart Weitzman. But, like sister-in-law Kate Middleton, Meghan also recycles a good amount of her heels, mixing and matching her favorites with her midi dresses. The Duchess of Sussex has her go-to pumps for special occasions (Aquazzura) and sandals or sneakers (Veja) for more laidback outings. Because she's not afraid of a repeat-wear, it's easy to identify the few brands she holds dear to her heart. Find...

If the fan theory machine churning at full blast is any indication, WandaVision—Marvel's first serialized foray into the uncharted waters of streaming—is a massive hit. The show siphons the best parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the adventure, the powers, the Easter eggs) and blends them with the completely original element of all-American sitcoms. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany play a Wanda Maximoff and Vision we haven't seen before, a suburban couple who specialize in neighborhood talent shows and diaper changing rather than intergalactic warfare. They're Dick Van Dyke-ified, Full...

Last April, a few weeks into pandemic lockdown, a strange phenomenon occurred. Friends and acquaintances messaged me to say they, in so many words, “finally understood what my life was like.” I didn’t know how to respond to those messages then, but I think I do now. See, I’m chronically ill. I live with Crohn’s, an incurable disease that causes my immune system to attack my digestive system, and celiac disease, an immune response in the small intestine to gluten. Celiac has been fairly easy to manage with a strict...