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‘We all owe Al Gore an apology’: More people see climate change in record flooding
A string of natural disasters has hit the U.S. in recent weeks. While none of these events can be directly attributed to climate change, for many the connection seems clear.
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Poll: Majority want to keep abortion legal, but they also want restrictions
The poll comes as several states have pushed to limit abortions in hopes of getting the Supreme Court to reconsider the issue.
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Pence touts trade pact benefits in Pennsylvania stop
Vice President Mike Pence toured York-based JLS Automation, a robotics maker in Pennsylvania and urged Congress to pass a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
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Are we worthy inheritors of what the D-Day fighters bequeathed us?
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‘His inaction cost lives’: Deputy in Parkland shooting arrested, faces 11 charges
Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.
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House passes $19.1 billion disaster bill despite earlier GOP efforts to stall it
The Senate negotiated the bipartisan legislation, which provides money for states and territories, including Puerto Rico, that are recovering from natural disasters.
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Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares
The attacks have changed how America talks, prays and prepares for trouble. Today, the phrases "active shooter" and "shelter in place" need no explanation.
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Virginia Beach shooting survivor says victim laid down his life to save colleagues
Christi Dewar, a government employee in Virginia Beach, says her co-worker Ryan Keith Cox died attempting to provide safety amid rapid gunfire.
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Scientists know how tornadoes form, but they are hard to predict
On Monday, 52 tornadoes may have touched down across eight states, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Immigrant advocates ask court to release unaccompanied minors detained in Florida
Under the settlement known as Flores, reached in 1997, unaccompanied minors can be detained for no more than 20 days.
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Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining someone
From 2009 to 2014, at least 214 complaints were filed against federal agents for abusing or mistreating migrant children.
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Missouri’s last abortion provider wins reprieve, as judge rules against state
The judge granted the clinic's request for a temporary restraining order and set a hearing date in early June.
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Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez team up to ban lawmakers from lobbying
The so-called revolving door of Washington has been spinning for years.
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GOP redistricting strategist played role in push for census citizenship question
Thomas Hofeller concluded that adding the question would produce the data needed to redraw political maps that would be "advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites."
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Old fight, new front: AIDS activists want lower drug prices. Now!
To meet this new moment, Staley says, PrEP4All activists are using some of the same broad tactics as ACT UP, but also increasing their activity behind the scenes.
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