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29+ min ago (996+ words) Artist-in-residence, performer and "professional Jew" Phoebe Potts visited Temple Emanuel in Kensington to discuss the "terrible things [she] did for love." The adoptive mother first looked into other ways of growing her family after struggling with infertility. To her surprise, Potts learned that China requires potential adoptive parents to have a body mass index of less than 29, barring her by a few decimal places. This revelation gave way to Potts" award-winning comedic performance, "Too Fat for China." "For me, it"s a piece of art," Potts told Washington Jewish Week. "It"s an exploration into the question of what lengths we will go for love and what that means, at least for me, a white Jewish lady in America." "China raises a really good question: What makes you eligible to be somebody"s mother?" Potts said at her Dec. 6 performance,…...

39+ min ago (259+ words) A slain mom alerted a politician that she feared for her life not long before the bodies of her and her two young children were found in her Arkansas home. Charity Beallis's anxiety over what her estranged husband, Dr Randall Beallis, might do to her and the kids amid their bitter divorce battle was so acute that she went to speak to her state senator. Charity explained to State Senator Terry Rice (R, AK) that she was fearful for her life and the lives of her twins, at some time earlier this year, the senator'told News 5. Rice put Charity in touch with different resources available through the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division, he said. Police were called to the family's $760,000 house in Bonanza, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border, on Dec. 3 for a welfare check. There, they found the…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (186+ words) Posted by Mitch Edgeman on Dec 9th, 2025 Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GIGB). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock on November 21st. Shares of NYSEARCA GIGB opened at $46.38 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $46.64 and its 200 day moving average is $46.16. Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $43.96 and a 52 week high of $47.16. The Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (GIGB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a broad-maturity, USD-denominated, investment-grade corporate bond index selected by operating margin and leverage. GIGB was launched on Jun 6, 2017 and is managed by Goldman Sachs. Liberty…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago (695+ words) A federal judge has struck down Georgia's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in state custody, but the state is appealing the decision. Judge Victoria M. Calvert's decision, which was issued last week, means that the approximately 340 people with gender dysphoria diagnoses in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections can receive treatments like hormone therapy if their doctors deem it necessary. The case was brought by five transgender people in state custody. Senate Bill 185, which was passed during the 2025 legislative session received Gov. Brian Kemp's signature and went into effect in May after sparking controversy in both chambers during this year's legislative session. In the Senate, three Democrats crossed party lines to support the measure along with all Republicans, while four other Democratic senators did not vote. Nearly all House Democrats took part in a walkout over the…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago (393+ words) Home " Paarl man who set wife on fire pleads guilty, receives jail time Ryland Nyman, who set his wife on fire last year, was sentenced in Paarl regional court this week to lengthy jail time " Ryland Nyman (43) was accused of setting his wife on fire last October (2024) during a domestic dispute. In Paarl regional court this week, he pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder of his wife Danielle. The Paarl man now faces 18 years behind bars, three of them suspended. So, 15 year in total " However, this unfortunate incident once again highlights that Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crisis in South Africa. How a husband could actually set his wife on fire is absolutely beyond contemplating. However, South Africa does suffer from one of the highest rates of female violence and femicide globally. The court heard how the couple…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago (487+ words) Three kittens and their mother were left dumped in a hard-to-reach location by someone "knowing they would die", staff at a cat rescue centre have said. Libby Gerhardsen, 66, one of the litter-picking pair, said the kittens were "obviously in distress" and she was "just delighted" to have been able to help. Tina Lewis, who took the cats to safety at Filey Cat Rescue, said it was one of the worst cases she had seen, adding that it was "almost a miracle" the kittens and their mum had been found. Mrs Gerhardsen explained that due to a large amount of plastic bottles and cans in the area, she and Karl Gerhardsen, also 66, had been walking closely together on their search for litter when they were alerted to the cats' presence nearby. "They must have heard us talking because we were suddenly…...

7+ hour ago (253+ words) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was elected unanimously as the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association at the group's annual meeting in Phoenix on Saturday. Whitmer will succeed Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in the role, as Beshear was elected as the chair of the association. The Democratic Governors Association is a political organization focused on electing Democrats in gubernatorial elections nationwide, as well as providing support for sitting Democratic governors. "We've proven that when we show up and focus on what we can do to make people's lives better, then we can win anywhere, even in the toughest places," Whitmer said in a press release from the association following the election. Whitmer's term will include the 2026 election cycle, in which 36 gubernatorial seats are up for election " 18 currently held by Democrats, including Michigan, and 18 by Republicans. "We also know with all the…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago (198+ words) Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (NYSEARCA:EIPI). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF stock on November 21st. NYSEARCA:EIPI opened at $20.03 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $946.22 million, a P/E ratio of 16.58 and a beta of 0.46. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.74. FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF has a 1 year low of $17.40 and a 1 year high of $20.90. The FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF (EIPI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in energy equity. The fund is an actively managed fund that seeks total return with a focus on distributions. The fund invests globally…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago (322+ words) Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock on November 21st. Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s): Sold $1,001 " $15,000 in shares [] [iShares Russell 2000 ETF logo]Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in iShares Russell 2000 ETF stock on November 21st. Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s): Sold $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (NYSEARCA:TPYP) on 11/21/2025. Purchased $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of iShares CMBS ETF (NYSEARCA:CMBS) on 11/21/2025. Purchased $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:GIGB) on 11/21/2025. Sold $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of iShares Core S&P…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago (325+ words) Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF stock on November 21st. Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s): Sold $1,001 " $15,000 [] [iShares Core S&P 500 ETF logo]Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV). In a filing disclosed on December 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in iShares Core S&P 500 ETF stock on November 21st. Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s): Sold $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (NYSEARCA:TPYP) on 11/21/2025. Sold $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA:IWM) on 11/21/2025. Purchased $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of iShares CMBS ETF (NYSEARCA:CMBS) on 11/21/2025. Purchased $1,001 " $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access…...