Open Thread: Has Scotus Really Thought This Through?

Dear Eric: Many decades ago, my brother and his girlfriend had a baby. They split soon after the child’s birth and had no contact afterward. He asked me not to say anything about it to anyone, and to this day I have not. I’m the only person in my family to have had DNA testing, and an “immediate family” connection appeared: my brother’s child, now a successful adult living about an hour from him. I have not reached out to contact this person, and they have not contacted me.

The Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony is set to be unlike any other—assuming everything goes to plan. For the first time in history, the Summer Games won’t kick off in a stadium but instead on a river. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] When the concept was unveiled in December 2021, three-time gold medalist and head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet described what the reimagined event would look like: “The entire city has been turned into a vast Olympic stadium.

Limited housing continues to increase home prices as homeowners who secured low interest rates are reluctant to move. But building new houses isn’t an easy fix to the problem. Despite a surge of millennials entering their prime homebuying years, U. S. existing home sales dropped to the lowest level in almost 30 years.

Today is Friday, July 5, the 187th day of 2024. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, was born. Also on this date: In 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy. In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. Related Articles Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia Rockies, dominated by Brewers’ Colin Rea, shut out at Coors Field Tribes have rights to a quarter of Colorado River’s water but have been excluded from decision-making.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The New Moon is in Cancer. Happy Birthday for Friday, July 5, 2024: You are energetic and enthusiastic! You like variety and stimulation, and when you enter a room, you bring sparkle and dynamic energy. This is a slower paced year.

'It's not like him': North Las Vegas woman shares story after husband is diagnosed with West Nile KTNV 13 Action News Las Vegas5 new cases of West Nile virus reported amid 12x increase in positive mosquito samples KTNV 13 Action News Las VegasHealth district confirms five new cases of West Nile in Clark County News3LV7 West Nile cases reported in Clark County Fox 5 Las VegasIncreased mosquito activity in Southern Nevada means higher risk of illness Las Vegas Weekly