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Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific
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Environment & Energy
Solar Arrays Are A Health Threat, Because Electromagnetic Fields, Or Toxic Runoff Or . . Something
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Cable News Clips
Rep. Jamie Raskin says "I certainly hope" this is a turning point in DHS funding standoff - Face the Nation
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Gun Control Reform Activism
Let's not forget which party enables gun violence in the USA and which doesn't.
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Religion
Bill McKibben: Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again
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Health
I'm a scientist -- could these longevity diets slow my ageing? (The Sunday Times - UK - 4/25)
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Activist Headquarters
Ready by Montaigne is an authentic call to arms for activism & political change
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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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Israel/Palestine
2 Palestinians, including 14-year-old, killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank: health officials
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Civil Liberties
Supreme Court to hear argument on law enforcement's use of "geofence warrants"
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Occupy Underground
Golden Age... but also Trump keeps using emergency powers for the economy
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Disability
Trump's Dyslexia Barbs Stir Anguish & Anger, Perpetuating A Myth About The Learning Disability, CA Gov. Newsom
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Congress
Parents Decide Act: US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification
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Education
Textbook titan McGraw Hill on ransomware crew's reading list after 13.5M records exposed
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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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