July 2022
Confusion reigns over emergency contraception
A large hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether Missouri’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims.
ISD: Book removal was ‘to allow parents a voice’
When the Independence School District Board of Education voted earlier this month to remove a book from an elementary school library, following a parental complaint, it marked the first time in at least a dozen years that the district had encountered a case of a challenged material.
Natural redheads may need more anesthesia
Dear Doctors: When I told my dentist that I’m having knee surgery this summer, she said to be sure the surgeon knows that my hair is naturally red and not dyed. She said redheads respond to pain drugs differently, and that she actually has to use more anesthetic on me. Is that really true?
Mother unsupportive of transitioning teen
DEAR ABBY: I am a 19-year-old trans man. I told my mother years ago, and while she hasn’t stopped me from transitioning, she’s wholly unsupportive. Despite telling her my new name and pronouns, she refuses to refer to me that way even when we are alone. (I can’t tell the rest of my family; they would disown me.)
NFL and Ice Cube team up for economic equity initiative
The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday that it is partnering with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic inclusion-focused initiative led by artist and entrepreneur O’Shea Jackson, who is known as Ice Cube.
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Friday’s Television • Australian Rules Football: St. Kilda at Carlton, 4:30 a.m., FS2 (Comcast 740) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Wimbledon, 5 a.m., ESPN (13) • Auto racing: Formula 1 English Grand Prix practice, 6:55 a.m., ESPNU (269) • Golf: DP World Tour Irish Open, 7 a.m., GOLF (27) • Cycling: Tour de France (Stage 1), 8:30 a.m., USA (52) • Auto racing: Formula 1 English Grand Prix practice, 9:55 a.m., ESPNU (269) • Tennis: ATP/WTA Wimbledon, 10 a.m., ESPN (13) • Horse racing: America’s Day at the Races, 11:30 a.m., FS2 (740) • High school boys lacrosse: Nike National Showcase, noon, ESPNU (269) • High school boys lacrosse: Nike National Showcase, 1 p.m., ESPNU (269) • MLB: Boston at Chicago Cubs, 1 p.m., MLBN (272) • Golf: PGA John Deere Classic, 2 p.m., GOLF (27) • Auto racing: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, 4:30 p.m., USA (52) • Soccer: CONCACAF U20 Championship semifinal: Dominican Republic vs.
WHAT’S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR
(Schedules subject to change) FRIDAY, JULY 1 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Elsberry Post 226 Tournament At Elsberry, Mo. 4 p.m.
Sept. 11 families protest as LIV tees off in Oregon
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — LIV Golf’s first U.S. event got underway Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour.
AP source: USC, UCLA in process of joining Big Ten
UCLA and Southern California are planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference in a seismic change that could lead to another major realignment of college sports. A person who has been briefed on the discussions between USC, UCLA and the Big Ten said the schools have taken steps to request an invitation to join the conference.