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Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate burns LGBTQ books in online video: A Republican running for Missouri secretary of state on Tuesday posted a campaign ...
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Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate burns LGBTQ books in online ...
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GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Literally Burns Books In Twitter Post: Valentina Gomez, who said she believes books with LGBTQ+ themes are “grooming” kids ...
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GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Literally Burns Books In Twitter Post
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Republican Candidate Burns LGBT Books With Flamethrower in Viral Video: Two books promoted as inclusive guides for LGBTQ teens were burned by Missouri secretary ...
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Republican Candidate Burns LGBT Books With Flamethrower in Viral Video
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Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate burns LGBTQ books in online video: A Republican running for Missouri secretary of state on Tuesday posted a campaign ...
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Missouri GOP secretary of state candidate burns LGBTQ books in online ...
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GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Literally Burns Books In Twitter Post: Valentina Gomez, who said she believes books with LGBTQ+ themes are “grooming” kids ...
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GOP Secretary Of State Candidate Literally Burns Books In Twitter Post
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Republican Candidate Burns LGBT Books With Flamethrower in Viral Video: Two books promoted as inclusive guides for LGBTQ teens were burned by Missouri secretary ...
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Republican Candidate Burns LGBT Books With Flamethrower in Viral Video
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MAGA candidate’s book-burning stunt shows Missouri’s reputation for censorship, hate | Opinion
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Quick Glance: Hanover Girl Scout Thanks for Censoring Gold Award
  • Girl Scout who created 'Banned Book Nooks' spoke at County Board of Supervisors.

  • Kate Lindley won the Girl Scout Gold Award, but the proclamation was censored.

  • Lindley's 'Free to Read' project brought banned books to public locations.

  • Hanover school district removed around 100 books from school libraries, sparking controversy.
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Shortsighted Kansas City turned down Denver-style prosperity by rejecting new stadium | Opinion
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Shortsighted Kansas City turned down Denver-style prosperity by rejecting ...
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Wiesbaden now has a rainbow roundabout: After a zebra crossing was redesigned (and later defaced) last year, Wiesbaden now also has a rainbow-colored traffic ...
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Wiesbaden now has a rainbow roundabout
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Missouri passes bill to block funding for Planned Parenthood. It heads to governor’s desk
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Missouri passes bill to block funding for Planned Parenthood ...
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These cities have the dirtiest air, new report finds: It’s not as simple as looking up in the sky and seeing “clean air,” so how can you really know?
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These cities have the dirtiest air, new report finds
Quick Glance: 130 million Americans face unhealthy air quality challenges
  • Wildfire smoke from Canada caused dangerously unhealthy air quality in the U.S. in 2023.

  • Over one-third of Americans, about 130 million people, breathe in unhealthy air annually.

  • Air quality has improved in the East but worsened in the Western U.S., highlighting disparities.

  • Unequal air quality exposure, challenges, and progress in air cleaning efforts are discussed.
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Biden administration expands protections for LGBTQ+ students: The Biden administration's transgender sports rule still hangs in the balance.
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Biden administration expands protections for LGBTQ+ students
Quick Glance: Biden Administration Expands Title IX Protection for LGBTQ Students, Assault Victims
  • The Biden administration released rules that protect the rights of LGBTQ students and change how schools can respond to allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

  • The Education Department updated Title IX, the 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in school programs, with the changes set to take effect on August 1.

  • The new rules eliminate in-person court-like proceedings for sexual assault allegations, broaden the definition of sexual harassment, and officially expand Title IX interpretation to cover pregnant, gay, and transgender students.

  • These changes have sparked mixed reviews and controversy, with supporters praising the increased safety for students while critics argue that the new regulations infringe on due process rights and expressive freedoms.
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Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak at St. Louis University: Previous speakers hosted by the committee include actress and activist Jameela Jamil ...
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Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak at St. Louis University
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Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?: Some experts say the outcome at a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., may be organized labor’s most significant advance ...
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Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?
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Senate votes to dismiss impeachment charges against Mayorkas: The Senate voted to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security ...
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Senate votes to dismiss impeachment charges against Mayorkas
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DeSantis: Florida ‘will not comply’ with new Biden Title IX rules: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday his state “will not comply” with recently unveiled ...
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DeSantis: Florida ‘will not comply’ with new Biden Title IX rules
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Date announced for first ever Cleveland Pride event : Cleveland Pride will take place in Saltburn on Sunday, July 7 and will be packed with a programme of ...
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Date announced for first ever Cleveland Pride event
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The Gateway Pundit says 'attacks coming from all sides' led to bankruptcy: The Gateway Pundit, a right-wing St. Louis website, filed for bankruptcy protection ...
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The Gateway Pundit says 'attacks coming from all sides' led to bankruptcy
Quick Glance: Gateway Pundit Files Bankruptcy Amid Election Fraud Defamation
  • The Gateway Pundit, known for spreading falsehoods and conspiracy theories, has filed for bankruptcy and is facing multiple defamation lawsuits.

  • The owners, Jim and Joe Hoft, are dealing with lawsuits from Georgia election workers and a former Dominion Voting Systems official.

  • Jim Hoft stated that the bankruptcy is to consolidate lawsuits, although Chapter 11 bankruptcies are primarily meant to assist small businesses in restructuring.

  • Despite delays, legal proceedings have significant impacts on sites like Infowars and The Gateway Pundit, as juries do not tolerate powerful individuals spreading lies and disrupting lives.
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4-year-old accidentally shoots self while sitting in bed next to mom, Missouri cops say
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4-year-old accidentally shoots self while sitting in bed next to mom ...
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United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues : The United Methodist Church has voted to restructure itself in a way that could allow for ...
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United Methodist Church begins reorganization over LGBTQ+ issues
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Quinton Lucas is right: Migrants already legal to work might as well lift KC’s economy | Opinion
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Quinton Lucas is right: Migrants already legal to work might as well lift ...
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Biden administration reinstates LGBTQ+ protections in health care: Biden administration reinstates federal health care protections for LGBTQ+ patients that had ...
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Biden administration reinstates LGBTQ+ protections in health care
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Houston native Loral O'Hara discusses her 6 months in space: The NASA astronaut recently returned to Earth after spending more than six months on the ...
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Houston native Loral O'Hara discusses her 6 months in space
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Missouri AG threatens legal action after KC Mayor Lucas makes pro-immigration comment
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Missouri AG threatens legal action after KC Mayor Lucas makes ...
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Missouri House passes limits on direct democracy with ‘ballot candy’ to entice voters
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Missouri House passes limits on direct democracy with ‘ballot candy’ to ...
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Kansas GOP rep says he won’t run for reelection: Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) announced Thursday he will not run for reelection in November ...
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Kansas GOP rep says he won’t run for reelection
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Oh so now Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley are concerned about impeachment, Constitution? | Opinion
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Oh so now Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley are concerned about impeachment ...
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Wentzville’s robotics team is elite. It’s aiming to be the best in the world.: Wentzville’s Ratchet Rockers robotics team is one of the country's best ...
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Wentzville’s robotics team is elite. It’s aiming to be the best in the ...
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Teamsters make another move toward GOP, give $5,000 to Sen. Josh Hawley: The union has yet to endorse for president.
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Teamsters make another move toward GOP, give $5,000 to Sen. Josh Hawley
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‘There are kids … who’d rather be dead than gay,’ says former NFL star Carl Nassib who was first active player to publicly identify sexuality
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Quick Glance: Carl Nassib Supports LGBTQ+ Youth at NFL Draft 2024
  • Carl Nassib will announce the Cleveland Browns’ second round pick of the 2024 NFL Draft and continues his work to help the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Nassib is the only NFL player to publicly identify as gay while active in the league.

  • He emphasized the importance of supporting LGBTQ+ youth, stating that many would rather be dead than gay.

  • Despite his football career, Nassib retired from the NFL and reflected on tough times and the significance of work ethic and perseverance.
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‘All are welcome’: Mayor Lucas invites migrants overwhelming other cities to work in KC
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‘All are welcome’: Mayor Lucas invites migrants overwhelming other cities ...
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Russo Brothers Don't See How Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man Could Return to the MCU: 'We Closed That Book' - IGN
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Russo Brothers Don't See How Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man Could Return to ...
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These 10 billionaires in Kansas and Missouri are worth over $100B. Who they are: These people got their fortunes from Koch Industries, Bass Pro Shops and the ...
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These 10 billionaires in Kansas and Missouri are worth over $100B ...
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Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library: Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown ...
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Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
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Is the new ‘Civil War’ movie a preview of our real divided American future? | Opinion
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Is the new ‘Civil War’ movie a preview of our real divided American ...
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Supreme Court Backs St. Louis Police Officer on Discriminatory Transfer: The US Supreme Court made it easier for employees to sue over discriminatory job ...
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Supreme Court Backs St. Louis Police Officer on Discriminatory Transfer
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Happy Arbor Day! These 20 books will change the way you think about trees: Trees communicate. They migrate. They protect. They heal. We climbed into the NPR ...
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Happy Arbor Day! These 20 books will change the way you think about trees
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Trump’s Immunity Lawyer Has a Long History of Fighting Abortion Access: Trump’s lawyer spent his time fighting Planned Parenthood, before he argued the president ...
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Trump’s Immunity Lawyer Has a Long History of Fighting Abortion Access
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Royals and Chiefs broke KC record with campaign spending on failed stadium tax vote
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Royals and Chiefs broke KC record with campaign spending on failed stadium ...
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I’m an OB-GYN in a red state. The Supreme Court might put my patients’ lives at risk | Opinion
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I’m an OB-GYN in a red state. The Supreme Court might put my patients’ ...
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Supreme Court makes it easier to file workplace discrimination claims: The justices unanimously ruled that employees do not need to prove harm to career ...
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Supreme Court makes it easier to file workplace discrimination claims
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Biden’s New Title IX Rules Add Campus Protections for LGBTQ+ Students: The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education ...
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Biden’s New Title IX Rules Add Campus Protections for LGBTQ+ Students
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Lesbian Herstory Archives has been documenting Sapphic history since 1974: The Lesbian Herstory Archives, the home of an LGBTQ history trove in Brooklyn ...
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Lesbian Herstory Archives has been documenting Sapphic history since 1974
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Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans: According to PEN America, 4,349 books were banned from schools between July and December 2023 ...
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Report: Last year ended with a surge in book bans
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Believe it or not, Republicans, Democrats banned racist Kansas housing rules together | Opinion
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Believe it or not, Republicans, Democrats banned racist Kansas housing ...
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Why Mayor Quinton Lucas says Kansas City doesn’t need a sanctuary city resolution
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Why Mayor Quinton Lucas says Kansas City doesn’t need a sanctuary city ...
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This nonprofit is repairing Philly rowhouses one block at a time to keep residents in their homes
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This nonprofit is repairing Philly rowhouses one block at a time to keep ...
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‘Lviv Is Ukraine’: Warsaw Assures It Has No Territorial Claims to Ukraine: Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski flatly contradicted Kremlin propaganda by ...
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‘Lviv Is Ukraine’: Warsaw Assures It Has No Territorial Claims to Ukraine
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A cartoonist's guide to navigating 'normal': Cartoonist Liana Finck has spent years learning the "rules" of social interactions. She's not convinced ...
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A cartoonist's guide to navigating 'normal'
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How a new decision from the Supreme Court complicates the DEI landscape: The decision will likely be good for workers who believe they've been discriminated ...
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How a new decision from the Supreme Court complicates the DEI landscape
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Royals, Chiefs: Here’s how to get the whole Kansas City region on board for stadiums | Opinion
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Royals, Chiefs: Here’s how to get the whole Kansas City region on board ...
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Editorial: Missouri’s Freedom Caucus means freedom from rational governance: Editorial: In the Freedom Caucus’ upside-down world, functional government is always ...
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Editorial: Missouri’s Freedom Caucus means freedom from rational ...
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Book Review: ‘Knife,’ by Salman Rushdie: “Knife” is an account of the writer’s brush with death in 2022, and the long recovery that followed.
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Book Review: ‘Knife,’ by Salman Rushdie
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The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives: The US Supreme Court’s ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she ...
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The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives
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Iconic San Francisco LGBTQ bar, The Stud, reopens in a new location: After a four-year closure, an iconic San Francisco bar has a new home.
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Iconic San Francisco LGBTQ bar, The Stud, reopens in a new location
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Missouri House advances measure shielding Bayer from Roundup lawsuits: The legislation needs one more vote in the House before advancing to the Senate for ...
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Missouri House advances measure shielding Bayer from Roundup lawsuits
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House passes military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. How members from KS, MO voted
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House passes military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. How members from ...
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Opinion: A humane choice: Decline to sign the abortion petition: A vice president of Live Action writes that Missouri has been free of "violent elective ...
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Opinion: A humane choice: Decline to sign the abortion petition
Quick Glance: Arizona GOP outlines alternative abortion strategy
  • Republican state legislators in Arizona are considering alternative ballot measures in response to a court ruling upholding a strict abortion ban.

  • The GOP's strategy document plans to provide voters with alternatives to the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure.

  • Republicans aim to constitutionalize existing laws to discuss abortion policy.

  • The document outlines various scenarios, including 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' options for lawmakers.
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Maren Morris Silences Complaints Over Bringing Her Son To A Drag Show: The star talked about bringing her 4-year-old to an all-ages drag performance during an ...
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Maren Morris Silences Complaints Over Bringing Her Son To A Drag Show
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A ban on noncompetes and expansion of overtime: What new US rules mean for KC workers
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A ban on noncompetes and expansion of overtime: What new US rules mean for ...
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MO lawmakers pass massive education bill targeting 4-day weeks, boosting private schools
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MO lawmakers pass massive education bill targeting 4-day weeks ...
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Roger Marshall and Eric Schmitt only push sham Mayorkas impeachment to boost Trump | Opinion
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Roger Marshall and Eric Schmitt only push sham Mayorkas impeachment to ...
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Democrat mistook Disney 'Omen' stunt for death threats from anti-abortion extremists
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Democrat mistook Disney 'Omen' stunt for death threats from anti-abortion ...
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These 10 billionaires in Kansas and Missouri are worth over $100B. Who they are: These people got their fortunes from Koch Industries, Bass Pro Shops and the ...
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These 10 billionaires in Kansas and Missouri are worth over $100B ...
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MoBot wins grant to develop U City outdoor play space for young children: The $75,000 grant will help construct a nature-rich play space at the Julia Goldstein ...
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MoBot wins grant to develop U City outdoor play space for young children