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'An Epstein shutdown': Rep. Eric Swalwell slams GOP for blocking Dem-elect from being sworn in - The Weeknight - MSNBC
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Civil Liberties
Fiercely Anti-Abortion Judge Has Bowed Out of Blockbuster Mifepristone Case
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Foreign Affairs
Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Cost nearly triples to build train between LA, Las Vegas
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Boeing expands plans to replace striking workers despite senators' calls to end standoff
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Israel/Palestine
Israel kidnapped nearly 500 volunteers from 46 countries. They were civilians aboard the #GlobalSumudFlotilla convoy. ⛵
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Women's Rights & Issues
'Women adrift': How single women lived independently in early Chicago
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Environment & Energy
Former NOAA Employees Launch Climate.us To Provide Data Scrubbed By Trump; AGU, AMS Reboot National Climate Assessment
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Veterans
This Air Force program forged ties with foreign militaries. Now it's on the chopping block
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National Security & Defense
Nine Bodies Turned Up at a Green Beret Outpost. What Really Happened?
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Single Payer Health Systems
Credit Report Credibility Crisis - Medical Debt Will No Longer Play a Role in Calculating Mainers' Credit Scores
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Occupy Underground
Trump Jobs Slump - Las Vegas sheds thousands of jobs amid tourism slump
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Disability
CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE
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Pro-Choice
Texas' Newest Abortion Law Allows $100,000 Rewards for Snitching on Pregnant Women
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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism
FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says
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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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