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Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination
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Economy
Rice crisis: Japan releases strategic reserves to ease prices of nation's most important food
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
California's Caltrain Expansion is Coming up with Good Results...
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National Security & Defense
Navy Secretary axes contracts for fleet maintenance software, 'DEI,' climate in $300M purge
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Drug Policy
San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal
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Civil Liberties
ACLU Asks Court To Make Trump Bring All Migrants Labeled 'Alien Enemies' From El Salvador Prison
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Cannabis
(Texas) State appeals court strikes down Austin's marijuana decriminalization ordinance
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Bigfoot Beverages workers end strike, declare 'lockout,' as company says they've been replaced
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Education
Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot
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Religion
Pam Bondi Unleashes On Alleged 'Anti-Christian Bias' -- And A Christian Leader Has Thoughts
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Gun Control & RKBA
Backlash for gun instructor refusing to train those 18-20 years old following SCOTUS decision
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Single Payer Health Systems
Medical Debt Collector Data Breach Alert - Georgia, New York residents sue over Nationwide Recovery Services data breach
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Media
CBS Evening News ends its broadcast with a tribute to 60 Minutes Exec Producer Bill Owens
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Congress
US Justice Dept mobilized armed Marshals to warn ex-DOJ lawyer Liz Oyer over congressional testimony, letter shows
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Georgia Democrat Lucy McBath suspends 2026 run for governor, citing her husband's cancer
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Pro-Choice
A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's Capitol
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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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Race & Ethnicity
Inside Britain's Fascist Fight Clubs: Secret Footage Shows Far-Right Group Preparing for 'Race War'
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