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Elon Musk's Father in Moscow? Kremlin Escalates the Asylum Plot - Jason Jay Smart
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'Remember the Ladies': Attacks on Gender Equity Remain a Core Feature of Surging Authoritarianism
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Economy
7 Nations Flee to Canada: Trump's Tariffs Trigger a U.S. Economic Collapse! Electric Vehicles, Trade - Piston Pundit
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Pro-Choice
'One-Two Punch': Trump Administration Blocks Lifesaving Abortion Care and Announces Mifepristone Safety 'Review'--All in
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Fred Meyer, QFC stay open after union votes to authorize strike
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Senate Republicans revise ban on state AI regulations in bid to preserve controversial provision
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IDF: Hamas used tunnel below Gaza's European Hospital as a main command post on Oct. 7
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How Albanese's Australia Fits Into Trump's New World Order - The Bloomberg Australia Podcast
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Alleged Spy Was Also 22-Year-Old Ex-Grocery Store Clerk Hired by Trump
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Race & Ethnicity
Harvard author Steven Pinker appears on podcast linked to scientific racism (Aporia)
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US sees no viable path for California High-Speed Rail project, may rescind $4 billion
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Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
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Single Payer Health Systems
What exactly are medical bills paying for anyway? Not information security by the looks of it.
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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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Election Reform
Presidents' Day and the Legacy of Exclusion: Why Women Still Struggle for the Oval Office
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