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Louisiana lawmakers insist child rape victims must carry their pregnancy to term — Former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, boasts that he “broke Roe v. Wade.” In the aftermath, according to Trump, “states are working very brilliantly” to impose various restrictions …
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Louisiana bill would place abortion pills on same list as opiates
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Louisiana moves to make abortion pills ‘controlled dangerous substances’
Louisiana moves to make abortion pills ‘controlled dangerous substances’
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With eyes shut, Trump endures testimony from his nemesis — The former president's demeanor Monday was markedly different than last week, when Stormy Daniels testified. — NEW YORK — Face to face in court on Monday with his fixer-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen — the witness whose testimony …
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Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
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In His First Day of Testimony, Cohen Testifies Trump Authorized Hush-Money Payment
In His First Day of Testimony, Cohen Testifies Trump Authorized Hush-Money Payment
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Trump is gagged. So his surrogates say the forbidden stuff for him. — Three GOP senators have appeared with Trump in court and conveniently proceeded to say precisely what he can't. — Donald Trump's mouth and keyboard fingers have been relatively disciplined — by his own standards …
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UNC-Chapel Hill BOT votes to divert DEI funding, redirecting it to campus public safety — The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has voted to divert $2.3 million away from diversity, equity and inclusion programs and into “public safety.” — The unanimous vote occurred at a special Board of Trustees meeting Monday morning.
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Biden Signs Ban on Imports of Russian Nuclear Reactor Fuel — Russian supplies of enriched uranium to be barred in 90 days — Move could boost costs for US nuclear plants, risk retaliation — President Joe Biden on Monday signed legislation banning the import of Russian enriched uranium …
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Republicans ready for a Trump loss — This time, Trump has the GOP bought in earlier on his Big Lie — What happens if he loses? — The mainstream press has finally turned its focus to what a second Donald Trump administration will look like should he win the White House in 2024.
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United Nations halves estimate of women and children killed in Gaza — Without any announcement, the United Nations (UN) significantly lowers its previously stated casualty list in the Gaza Strip — The United Nations has significantly adjusted Palestinian casualty figures for the ongoing war …
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Foreign-Born Population Grew by 5.1 Million in the Last Two Years — The largest two-year increase ever recorded — The foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) hit new record highs in March 2024 of 51.6 million and 15.6 percent of the total U.S. population.
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DeSantis says his wife Casey has ‘zero’ interest in running for office — He acknowledged that some people had suggested that she consider running. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday knocked down speculation that his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, would run to succeed him in 2026.
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Order Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Real Property of Cheyenne Leads by MineOne Cloud Computing Investment I L.P. — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 …
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Tennessee woman denied abortion after fetus' ‘brain not attached’ slams state ban — State lawmakers 'don't see the mourning and the grieving that these moms' experience after getting a heartbreaking diagnosis, Breanna Cecil tells , Kelly Rissman — A Tennessee woman who was denied …
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FT-Michigan Ross poll: Biden's election hopes fall as prices rise again — Persistent inflation means American voters do not see evidence of an improving economy — The recent uptick in US inflation appears to have reversed any progress President Joe Biden has made in convincing voters …
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2 Democratic candidates named Bob Ferguson withdraw from WA governor's race — SEATTLE (KOMO) — Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson addressed recent developments in the state's governor's race Monday morning, days after two people named Robert Ferguson joined the ballot.
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New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded. — Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes …
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Debate devolves into snark-fest between Bowman and Latimer — The Democratic House challengers accused each other of colluding with Republicans. — NEW YORK — Sniping, snark and incessant interruptions defined the first televised debate in one of the country's most competitive primaries Monday night …
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Progressives Prep $10 Million Campaign to Expose ‘MAGA Supreme Court’ — Many voters don't blame Donald Trump or Republicans for the Supreme Court's increasingly right-wing decisions. This coalition wants to change that — UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY, a coalition of progressive groups and labor unions …
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Driver of Truck That Hit White House Security Barriers Pleads Guilty — Sai Varshith Kandula faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of damaging property. He said he had been planning to install himself as a Nazi-inspired dictator, killing President Biden if needed.
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Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You've Never Heard Of — The Republican Attorney Generals Association is waging a legal war to overturn reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and climate regulations, one state at a time. — Pocket — This article appears in the May 2024 issue, with the headline “An Army of AGs.”
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Melania Came Up With Trump's ‘Locker Room Talk’ Excuse, Michael Cohen Says — BY HIS SIDE — The former Trump fixer dropped the surprising revelation as an aside while testifying Monday in his former boss' hush-money trial. — Among the weirdest revelations at Donald Trump's ongoing criminal trial …
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