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A person, surrounded by straws, looks confused

Trump promises an executive order to end a push toward paper straws.

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Fox News uses the word ‘hate’ far more often than MSNBC or CNN

For loyal Fox viewers, these language patterns construct a coherent but potentially dangerous narrative about the world.

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Meme artist raises $550,000 in just one hour to rescue Afghans on the Taliban's kill list

Special forces veterans, an Instagrammer, and more than 11,000 people around the world just pulled together an incredible rescue mission.

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3 big ways that the U.S. will change over the next decade

Projections show that whites will decline; the number of old people will increase; and racial minorities, mainly Hispanics, will grow the most, making them the main engine of demographic change in the U.S. for the next 10 years and beyond.

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Biden administration’s $39 billion child care strategy: 5 questions answered

High-quality child care has been scarce and unaffordable for decades.

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Blaring Quiet Part Out Loud, GOP Lawyer Admits to Supreme Court That Easier Voting Puts Republicans at 'Competitive Disadvantage'

"The mask is off. Republicans want to steal your right to vote and pulverize democracy because they don't think they can win elections on ideas or humanity."

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POLL: By a 17-point margin, voters want Biden to cancel $50k in student debt

"It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis," said New York Congressman Mondaire Jones.

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Over 200 small business owners and employers pen letter endorsing Raise the Wage Act

The new letter coincides with a report debunking the claim that boosting tipped workers' wages will cause business closures.

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Watch Jamie Raskin deliver 'heartbreaking' personal account of insurrection in Trump trial

He had his daughter and son-in-law with him at the Capitol that day. He had just buried his 25-year-old son the day before.

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Federal judge scraps Trump's last-minute 'censored science' rule that helped polluters

"Science matters again, and it will again guide how to best protect people from dangerous pollution and toxic chemicals."