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☆ Supreme Court rejects challenge to death sentence over racially prejudiced jurors
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | Lawrence Hurley Covers The Supreme Court For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a Black death row inmate's appeal over claims he did not receive a fair trial because several jurors had expressed opposition to interracial relationships. He stabbed all three to death and attempted to remove their hearts, saying later he hoped to “set them free from evil,” according to court filings. At the 2005 trial for the murder of Leyha Hughes, the all-white jury found that Thomas was guilty and sentenced him to death. One juror said that he opposed interracial relationships because it was "against God’s will," according to court filings. The state’s lawyers argue in part that all three jurors said they would follow the law as instructed and could deliver an impartial verdict.
☆ Climate Action 30: Top global leaders working toward climate solutions
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
She/herCalifornia, United StatesWhen Leah Thomas started her sophomore year at Chapman University, she was the only Black student in her environmental science and policy program. It was a few weeks after protests erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer killed Michael Brown, a Black 18-year-old. Thomas started writing about it in her blog, Green Girl Leah. She created another platform bearing the phrase to educate people about environmental justice. The Intersectional Environmentalism account has amassed some 430,000 followers; there is also a nonprofit and a book.
☆ Sexual desire in older women: What a study finds may surprise you
  + stars: | 2020-09-28 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
“Some of the prior studies had suggested that sex goes downhill and all women lose interest in sex as they get older,” Thomas said. For example, more highly educated women may have higher incomes and feel more stable in their lives with less stress. “I can’t tell you enough about the impact of anxiety and stress on sex,” Faubion said. “Then there’s what society teaches us about aging women,” Faubion said. Faubion added, “Bottom line: Women should talk to their providers if they’re having concerns about their sexual health.
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