Comment on Letter, 11/29: Open hearts, homes to refugees

Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are delivering closing arguments Tuesday in Donald Trump's historic criminal hush money trial in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial with actor Robert De Niro and a pair of former police officers in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the Jan. 6, 2021, U. S. Capitol insurrection. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It was a sharp about-face for Biden’s team, which had largely ignored the trial since it began six weeks ago and is now looking to capitalize on its drama-filled closing moments, sending the “Goodfellas” actor and the first responders who were at the Capitol on Jan.

The mission of a new 60,000-square-foot, 136-bed shelter for homeless youth in south Denver is evident in its layout, which on two floors features dormitory-style transitional housing divided into six “neighborhoods.” Young people with shared experiences and needs will live together in clusters at Urban Peak’s shelter on South Acoma Street  — including residents who have left foster care, who are in recovery for addictions, or who are either pregnant or already parenting children of their own. Christina Carlson, the organization’s CEO, and city housing officials say the building sets a new standard for spaces built to serve homeless youth, with a design aimed at meeting the needs of people dealing with trauma. “Youth are different — and they need something different,” Carlson said of the shelter, dubbed the Mothership, which is set to begin opening in July. The building is the result of eight years of planning and financial scrounging.

Sorry to see Bill Walton pass from the earth. Sky Dancing w/ links & excerpts. Further links & excerpts, from the Weekly Sift. Troop-loving Republicans voting against America's service members, chronicled at everyone is entitled to my own opinion. The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz takes up the old All the Fun People Will Be in Hell joke.

Fox News medical commentator Dr. Marc Siegel pushed back against a right-wing conspiracy theory claiming NFL player Billy Price got a blood clot because he was vaccinated for COVID-19. During a Monday Fox News segment on Price's blood clot, Siegel addressed the theory. "COVID definitely has increased the risk of blood clots directly, especially early in the pandemic," the doctor explained.

University of Michigan researchers discover that the amount of copper needed is “essentially impossible” to generate.