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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to funding cuts.
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that took effect at...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Native American Heritage Month celebrates and honors the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native nations.
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The Celebration They Can’t Cancel: Native Heritage Month Lives On
Each November, Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States. The month provides time to celebrate and honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of American Indian and Alask...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! creates a food bank to serve community members facing the loss or reduction of SNAP resources.
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Jimmy Kimmel leading celebs in addressing food insecurity | CNN
Jimmy Kimmel wants to feed those in need.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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On National Voter Registration Day (September 16), an estimated 300,000 voters registered for the first time or updated their registration.
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PRESS RELEASE – National Voter Registration Day 2025 Brings Americans Together in Celebration of Democracy, Registering 300,000 Voters | National Voter Registration Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2025 Contact: kelsea@nonprofitvote.org National Voter Registration Day 2025 Brings Americans Together in Celebration of Democracy, Registering 300,000 Voters With m...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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James Webb Space Telescope’s First Look at an Atmosphere on Habitable Zone Exoplanet
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James Webb Space Telescope’s First Look at an Atmosphere on Habitable Zone Exoplanet
St. Andrews University physicists who looked at the planet said that the research conjures "two possible explanations."
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November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The Fundamental Power of The Mississippi River
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The Fundamental Power of The Mississippi River
'Perhaps we will have a brighter future along this river if we acknowledge its existence as a living, willful being.'
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November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation and the Fort Peck Sioux Tribes collaborate to revive centuries-old trade routes across the present day U.S.-Canada border as part of a new Indigenous-governed, tariff-free trade corridor.
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Indigenous nations plan a tariff-free trade corridor across the US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
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November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A federal magistrate court finds that the state of New York illegally built and continues to operate a Thruway on a portion of the Seneca Nation’s land.
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Judge finds state illegally operating portion of Thruway on Seneca lands
About three miles of the Thruway runs on Seneca Territory in Western New York.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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In approximately 2,600 cities and towns across the country, millions of Americans join in the No Kings protests to rally against the administration’s harmful policies and disregard for the rule of law.
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3 takeaways from Saturday's No Kings nationwide protests
Organizers said some 2,600 protests were planned in the U.S. on Saturday. The protests were largely peaceful, as demonstrators united in their stated aim to safeguard the country's democratic values.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The 2025 ‘Tree of the Year’ Is a Scottish Ash Growing in the Middle of Glasgow
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The 2025 ‘Tree of the Year’ Is a Scottish Ash Growing in the Middle of Glasgow
England's coveted Tree of the Year award, on which GNN reports yearly, was won this year by a Scottish ash tree 75 feet-tall.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The World’s First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
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The World's First Rewilded Sharks Are Thriving
A trailblazing attempt to repopulate the ocean with sharks born of surplus aquarium eggs is expanding the boundaries of marine conservation.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The president’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel withdraws from consideration after disqualifying offensive text messages were made public.
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Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency has withdrawn from consideration after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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A federal court temporarily blocks the administration from cutting $233M in counterterrorism grant funds to Democratic-led states.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A U.S. district court rules that ICE agents violated a previously agreed-upon consent decree regarding warrantless immigration arrests in the Chicago area when they unlawfully detained more than two dozen people in early 2025.
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Warrantless arrests by ICE in Chicago area ruled unlawful by federal judge
A U.S. District Judge has ruled ICE agents violated a consent decree over warrantless arrests in the Chicago area and unlawfully detained more than two dozen people in the first months of Trump's seco...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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CA: From January through July 2025, solar power provided a new record high–39% of electricity generation for the entire state.
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Solar is crushing gas power in California this year
The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…
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November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment
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100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment
250 million people depend on coastal areas for their homes and livelihoods in sectors like fisheries, transport, and tourism.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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NY passes legislation to provide protections for renters and make homeownership more accessible.
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Hochul signs two legislative packages to strengthen homeownership and renter protections
Governor Hochul signs laws to make homeownership attainable and strengthens renter protections across New York.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Indianapolis community members and local government members successfully advocate to restore the city’s immigrant legal services fund, which helps safeguard community members from unjust deportations and attacks on their due process rights.
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Funding cut to Indy’s immigrant legal defense fund is reversed
Plus: Despite ICE concerns, the sheriff’s budget also passed out of committee.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Helena Moreno is elected mayor of New Orleans, becoming the city’s first Hispanic mayor and the second woman to hold the position in the city’s history.
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Helena Moreno elected next mayor of New Orleans • Louisiana Illuminator
Moreno held a comfortable lead in both polling and campaign contributions over the course of the election season.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
News outlets with audiences from across the political spectrum refuse to sign a demand from the Pentagon that would limit the constitutional right to freedom of the press.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
News outlets with audiences from across the political spectrum refuse to sign a demand from the Pentagon that would limit the constitutional right to freedom of the press.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding
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Innovative New 'Sponge' Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding
Indeed, Rodney Cook Park filled up with 9 million gallons of water, but nearby residents' homes stayed dry.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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College track athlete Evie Parts files a federal lawsuit against the NCAA and Swarthmore College for violating her Title IX rights by banning her from the school’s track team because she is a transgender woman.
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She Got Kicked Off Her College Track Team Because She's Trans. Now, She's Suing
This isn't how Evie Parts envisioned her senior year.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
MacKenzie Scott donates $70M to the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to students attending historically Black colleges and universities.Christophe Waggoner collects Halloween costumes from thrift shops,
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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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A U.S. district court rules that ICE agents violated a previously agreed-upon consent decree regarding warrantless immigration arrests in the Chicago area when they unlawfully detained more than two dozen people in early 2025.
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Warrantless arrests by ICE in Chicago area ruled unlawful by federal judge
A U.S. District Judge has ruled ICE agents violated a consent decree over warrantless arrests in the Chicago area and unlawfully detained more than two dozen people in the first months of Trump's seco...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM