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Duckworth to Hegseth: 'Incompetence and casual disregard' for service members 'is a scandal' - MS NOW Reports
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Foreign Affairs
Refinery fire turns Tuapse into a disaster zone - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
Gov. Pritzker wants AFSCME and ISU to resume negotiations as strike hits 4th week
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Single Payer Health Systems
Scams 101: Turn your entire medical bill into 1 dollar and a whole quarter is just "processing" that medical bill
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National Security & Defense
Trump says US is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany
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Gun Control Reform Activism
Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt
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Civil Liberties
Montreal Gazette: Alligator Alcatraz was hell, says Montrealer detained by ICE The Corner Booth
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Israel/Palestine
Netanyahu asked to shorten his corruption testimony by 3 hours today, again citing "security reasons." The court denied
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Women's Rights & Issues
Great Britain is set to decriminalize abortion, and expunge the records
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Congress
FL-11: Florida Republican (Daniel Webster) announces he will retire from House after term ends
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Education
colleges shutting down this year: Anna Marie College (80 years old, Catholic), Hampshire (60 yrs old, liberal private}
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Pro-Choice
Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here's why.
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Occupy Underground
Golden Age... but also Trump keeps using emergency powers for the economy
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Social Security & Medicare
Anyone here been on SSDI and then signed up for SSA retirement?
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Veterans
VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why.
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Gun Control & RKBA
Philadelphia sues Glock, says gunmaker's firearms are too easy to make fully automatic
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