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Pregnant in Power: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen Confronts a System Built for Men
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Environment & Energy
Growth in global electricity generation using "Solar PV" outpacing growth in other technologies
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Foreign Affairs
"You want to stand with some violent *sshole ": Congressman blasts so-called "pro-life" Republicans
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
World Cafe Live workers fired after walking off the job Wednesday in protest of new leadership
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National Security & Defense
Pentagon's secret "pizza meter" accurately predicted 21 global crises since 1983
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Israel/Palestine
Poll finds Israelis high on Trump, while rest of world takes dim view of US leader
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
DC/MD/VA: Metro's early tests of automated trains are positive on Green and Yellow lines
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Single Payer Health Systems
Medical bills are too arbitrary to be a part of credit reports. Oregon lawmakers pass bill to keep medical debt off
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Religion
Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and 'willful childlessness'
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Gun Control & RKBA
Maryland Supreme Court upholds gun possession ban in some non-felony cases
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Congress
Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision
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Race & Ethnicity
Harvard author Steven Pinker appears on podcast linked to scientific racism (Aporia)
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Drug Policy
New bill aims to allow research to catch up with US's increasing cannabis consumption
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