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Dem behind Trump's Epstein Files loss on blueprint for release, exposing Bannon: Khanna x Melber - The Beat - MS NOW
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Environment & Energy
New CO₂ conversion system slashes energy use and triples formic acid production
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Health
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
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Israel/Palestine
Opinion The Gaza War Opened a Moral Chasm Between American Jews and Israel
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
TriMet cuts 68 staff positions to help close budget gap
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Women's Rights & Issues
What Boys Learn When Powerful Men Face No Consequences (trigger warning)
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Dobbs Has Triggered Widespread Discrimination in Non-Reproductive Healthcare (trigger warning)
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Cold War II - Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack
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Some respite from the extremism of absurd medical bills - Michigan lawmakers introducing legislation aimed at reducing
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Education
(Educ) Trump Administration Shares New Moves To Dismantle More of the US Dept. of Education: NPR 📚
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Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died
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Gun Control & RKBA
St. Paul passes assault weapon ban, gun rights groups file lawsuit in response
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Give now to help Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher DEFEAT Lauren Boebert and flip this seat blue!
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Occupy Underground
Deadline Legal Blog-Not guilty verdict in ICE case sends stark message to Trump DOJ's political prosecutions
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Disability
CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE
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Congress
House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
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Race & Ethnicity
'Binary thinking': Why Zohran Mamdani's African identity doesn't fit US racial boxes
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Drug Policy
Iowa mom falsely accused of cocaine use during pregnancy sues drug testing lab
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