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Regrouping Finished! Ukrainians Retake the Initiative in Dnipropetrovsk! - RFU News
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Economy
'Doughnut Economics' shows how global growth is out of balance--and how we can fix it
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"We Survived the Night": Julian Brave NoiseCat on Residential Schools & Recovering Native History
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Israel/Palestine
Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Oct. 13, as part of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Environment & Energy
Christmas Island Shrew Officially Extinct; 39 Australian Mammal Species Gone Since 1788, More Than In Any Other Nation
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Civil Liberties
Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency.
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
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Cannabis
Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke (1978) *First Time Watching* Movie Reaction Asia and BJ
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
The Secret to Vancouver's Public Transit Ridership Recovery
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Veterans
Long-dismissed 'Gulf War Illness' finally recognized with international medical code
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Single Payer Health Systems
What exactly are medical bills paying for anyway? Cutting-edge innovation, yeah? Surely not stadium names, right?
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Social Security & Medicare
A INQUIRY: EDITED: Out of U.S. friend of a friend asks whether 40% reduction in October's
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Occupy Underground
Trump Jobs Slump - Las Vegas sheds thousands of jobs amid tourism slump
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Disability
CDC Removes Disability As Reasonable Accomodation for Remote Wk, Backtracks, Union Pressure AFGE
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Pro-Choice
Texas' Newest Abortion Law Allows $100,000 Rewards for Snitching on Pregnant Women
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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism
FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says
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Congress
House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk
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Race & Ethnicity
'Binary thinking': Why Zohran Mamdani's African identity doesn't fit US racial boxes
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Drug Policy
Iowa mom falsely accused of cocaine use during pregnancy sues drug testing lab
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