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On census, Facebook and Instagram to ban disinformation and false ads
The company says it plans to enforce these specific bans on all users, including politicians — a departure from previous comments from Facebook officials.
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‘Wow, you’re using the kitchen again’: The irritations, perks of longer Airbnb stays
Airbnb is known for offering short stays in someone else's home, but now more people are using it for a month or more. Those longer stays can bring frustrations and weirdness.
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Hundreds in Philly, tens of thousands across the nation rally to impeach Trump
The Philly rally was one of 600 protests across the U.S. on the eve of the U.S. House voting on impeachment.
6 years ago
President Donald Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges
Trump is on track to become the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.
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Is a wealth tax constitutional?
Twenty years before a wealth tax became a serious consideration in national politics, two legal scholars battled over whether the policy would be constitutional.
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Multi-state pact could curb transportation carbon emissions
Carbon emissions from cars, trucks and other means of transportation would drop while gas prices would jump under a multi-state draft climate proposal released Tuesday.
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Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters.
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention
Christina worried when she found her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jacob Goyette, drunk and crying at school in the spring of 2018.
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Researchers explore a drug-free idea to relieve chronic pain: green light
Ann Jones tried everything short of surgery for her chronic migraines, which have plagued her since she was a child.
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Opinion: Should it be illegal to sleep outside?
A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks.
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American Samoans’ citizenship status still in limbo after judge issues stay
John Fitisemanu woke up early Friday morning, got dressed and finally completed one of the tasks on a more than 20-year-old to-do list: He registered to vote.
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More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals
For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind of end that most people want.
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Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice
President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an already tense battle.
6 years ago
Paid parental leave: How Republicans learned to love a Democratic priority
Many Republican lawmakers oppose the parental leave provision. But since it is part of the must-pass defense bill, there's not much they can do about it.
6 years ago
House panel presses toward historic Trump impeachment vote
Though split sharply along party lines, the panel is expected to send the charges to the full House for it to take pre-Christmas action next week.
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