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Donate to an Abortion Fund Right Now The Senate just confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. It is just one month after she was nominated by Donald Trump. The presidential election is in one week. By now, you’ve likely heard Democrats and reproductive-rights activists sound the alarm on Barrett’s  views on abortion . Her record certainly indicates that  Roe  v.  Wade  could be imperiled with her confirmation to the court: She is supported by anti-choice fundraising organization the Susan B. Anthony List; she has given talks to multiple right-to-life groups at Notre Dame; she has signed a letter calling  Roe  “barbaric.” (During her confirmation hearing, she refused to comment directly on the ruling, demurring, “I can’t express views on cases. I can’t pre-commit.”) If  Roe  is overturned, lawmakers in 22 states could ban abortion outright, immediately. People in 11 more states are at risk of losing their right to abortion because it is not protected by state law. That leaves t

Uptown restaurant Chino Latino closes after 20 years Chino Latino, the global street-food restaurant near the corner of Lake and Hennepin for 20 years, closed Sunday. "The decline was in place three to four years ago," said Phil Roberts, co-founder of Parasole Restaurant Holdings in Edina, which owns and operates Manny's Steakhouse, Pittsburgh Blue, Field Day, Good Earth and Burger Jones. "It began gradually and then COVID and the protests and rioting hit." Parasole believes the concept remains strong, and that it could be transported to another neighborhood. No specifics were given, but Roberts said, "It will live again." About 40 employees are affected by the closing. Some will be transferred to other Parasole restaurants. Roberts got the idea for the restaurant when he and his wife traveled to Thailand in 1998 and observed vendors setting up shop on the street after sundown selling chicken feet, octopus, eel and cotton candy on little plates. "