Kansas Churches Wipe Out Millions In Medical Debt For Others  HPPRThe leaders of Pathway Church on the outskirts of Wichita, Kan., had no clue that the $22000 they already had on hand for Easter would have such impact.

It wasn’t a milkshaking, but Rep. Matt Gaetz got hit with a flying drink  The Washington Post

Rep. Matt Gaet (R-Fla.) on Capitol Hill in April. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)The Associated Press Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was hit with an unidentified beverage as he was exiting a town hall in Pensacola on Saturday. Amanda Leigh Kondrat’yev, 35, was arrested and charged with battery for allegedly throwing the drink at the congressman. She was released on bond Sunday. The fracas occurred outside Brew Ha Ha restaurant, where Gaetz was completing a stop on his “Won’t Back Down” town hall series. As he headed back to his vehicle, a police officer saw a clear plastic cup containing r…

The Center for the National Interest Is Hiring!  The National Interest OnlineThe Center for the National Interest is seeking a well-organized, creative, flexible, career-oriented individual to serve as executive assistant to the Center’s …

Their Children Were Conceived With Donated Sperm. It Was the Wrong Sperm.  The New York TimesAs genetic testing becomes more widespread, parents are finding that sperm used in artificial insemination did not come from the donors they chose.

Their Children Were Conceived With Donated Sperm. It Was the Wrong Sperm.  The New York Times

Seventeen years ago, when she was in her thirties, Cindy and her female partner decided they wanted to have children. The couple spent hours pouring over sperm donor profiles, finally settling on an anonymous man with a clean medical record and few health issues in his family. He was an anonymous donor, and they knew him only by his identifying number. Cindy gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Eventually the couple used the same donor to conceive again — and soon enough they were raising two boys. When they were older, the boys found some of their half-siblings by entering the sperm donor’s n…

Their Children Were Conceived With Donated Sperm. It Was the Wrong Sperm.  The New York Times

Seventeen years ago, when she was in her thirties, Cindy and her female partner decided they wanted to have children. The couple spent hours poring over sperm donor profiles, finally settling on an anonymous man with a clean medical record and few health issues in his family. He was an anonymous donor, and they knew him only by his identifying number. Cindy gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Eventually the couple used the same donor to conceive again — and soon enough they were raising two boys. When they were older, the boys found some of their half-siblings by entering the sperm donor’s nu…

Morocco’s National Campaign to Collect Blood in Mosques – a World First  Morocco World News

On June 14 every year, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day, thanking…