Texas continues ‘strip away reproductive freedom’, restricting use of abortion-inducing meds
In reproductive rights news, Texas has enacted yet another law restricting abortion rights by barring doctors from providing medication to…
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Overwhelmed by COVID, Alaska hospitals begin rationing care
The United States reported nearly 2,800 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, more than a quarter of the reported worldwide death toll for…
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‘No conscience’ — U.S. Border Patrol Agents on horseback whip Haitian asylum seekers
In Del Rio, Texas, photographs and video footage of Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing, grabbing and whipping Haitian asylum…
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‘We must shut down these practices’: House bill would blow up the massive IRAs of the superwealthy
By Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler; This story was originally published by ProPublica. Legislation currently making its way…
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‘This is hardly surprising’: Architect of Texas abortion ban takes aim at LGBTQ+ rights
By Jessica Corbett Advocates for reproductive freedom and LGTBQ+ equality on Saturday pointed to a legal brief filed in a…
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Biden calls for corporations and super wealthy to pay fair share of taxes
As Democrats work on hammering out a major infrastructure package and supplementary spending bills, President Biden on Thursday said tax…
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DOJ to ban chokeholds and ‘no-knock’ warrants
The Justice Department says it will ban federal law enforcement officers from using chokeholds during arrests and will bar no-knock…
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1 in 500 Americans have died of COVID
The United States reported nearly 2,600 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as the official U.S. death toll passed 666,000 — or two-thirds…
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20,000 COVID diagnoses in Memphis-area students is a sobering pandemic milestone
By Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee. This article was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up…
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Governor Gavin Newsom survives Republican-led recall effort
Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million…
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