Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph presenting an award at the 2018 Oscars (Screenshot from YouTube/ABC Television Network)
TODAY’S MUST-READ NEWS AND ANALYSIS
- The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, but California is leading the charge to reverse that trend. Since 2006, the state has cut its rate by more than half. [NPR]
- There are record numbers of women running for the U.S. House and governor seats as major party nominees this year. [HuffPost]
- After Stanford University concluded that one of its students sexually assaulted a classmate, campus officials imposed what they called a very serious sanction: a suspension of just two academic quarters. [SFChronicle]
- Big changes are coming to the Oscars! [The Hollywood Reporter]
- The ACLU is suing the government on behalf of asylum-seekers who were told they did not have “credible fear” of returning home. [The Cut]
YESTERDAY FROM BITCH
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A real, true apology comes with action—a demonstration of how you’re going to do better and be better. [Britni de la Cretaz]
