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Environment & Energy
What scientists saw underwater in Florida left them "shocked" -- and devastated
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Foreign Affairs
Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Remembering Kent Wong, Former Director of the UCLA Labor Center and Member of the Labor 411 Foundation Board
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National Security & Defense
Trump says private donor gave $130 million to cover military pay during shutdown
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Israel/Palestine
"Attacks on Palestinian farmers during West Bank's olive harvest captured on video"
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Economy
September CPI preview: Inflation seen holding firm near 3% as tariffs complicate Fed's path
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Education
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles
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Veterans
They've Never Been Arrested. Why Does the FBI List Thousands of Service Members as Potential Criminals?
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Religion
God brings on heavy hitters to smack down Trump, 'the lying, criminal predator'
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Single Payer Health Systems
Measles Public Health Emergency - Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Trump tries to suppress another Democratic city's transit
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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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Social Security & Medicare
A INQUIRY: EDITED: Out of U.S. friend of a friend asks whether 40% reduction in October's
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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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