Vanessa
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Hope and faith are good feelings, especially when it's a collective outcome.
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hope and faith are good feelings, especially when it's a collective outcome.
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Breaking News: California voters agreed to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional district lines to wipe out as many as five Republican seats, according to The Associated Press, delivering a major victory for national Democrats. nyti.ms/3WAARih
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Breaking News: California voters agreed to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional district lines to wipe out as many as five Republican seats, according to The Associated Press, delivering a major victory for national Democrats. nyti.ms/3WAARih
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.
The Most Detailed Map of the New York City Mayoral Election
See how New Yorkers are voting, precinct by precinct
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.
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BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is elected as New Jersey’s next governor, marking the first time that a party will hold the governorship for more than three consecutive terms since the 1960s. More to come.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is elected as New Jersey’s next governor, marking the first time that a party will hold the governorship for more than three consecutive terms since the 1960s. More to come.
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Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA agent, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia, following a streak of 74 men. Spanberger's campaign was laser-focused on attacking President Trump's policies. nyti.ms/498lHIB
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA agent, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia, following a streak of 74 men. Spanberger's campaign was laser-focused on attacking President Trump's policies. nyti.ms/498lHIB
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Can we sink any lower in the world’s regard?
April 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Can we sink any lower in the world’s regard?
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Me and my dog all day
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Me and my dog all day
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As the Trump administration cuts education funding and attacks diversity and inclusion efforts across the country, educator Los Angeles-area Georgia Flowers Lee says it is a "moral obligation" to stand up for all students.
April 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As the Trump administration cuts education funding and attacks diversity and inclusion efforts across the country, educator Los Angeles-area Georgia Flowers Lee says it is a "moral obligation" to stand up for all students.
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Salman Rushdie on what people often misunderstand about “Slaughterhouse-Five” and its refrain, “So it goes.”
What Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” Tells Us Now
Salman Rushdie on what the books “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Catch-22,” by Joseph Heller, and others tell us about the nature of war and humanity.
www.newyorker.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Salman Rushdie on what people often misunderstand about “Slaughterhouse-Five” and its refrain, “So it goes.”
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Food is expensive right now. These expert hacks can help you lower your grocery bill. nyti.ms/3YKjPzw
April 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Food is expensive right now. These expert hacks can help you lower your grocery bill. nyti.ms/3YKjPzw
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Historian Greg Grandin says disappearances, used by right-wing governments in Latin America against political opponents, is now a key part of President Trump's agenda as he sends immigrants to El Salvador. The difference, he notes, is that Trump has dropped the pretense of denying the practice.
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Historian Greg Grandin says disappearances, used by right-wing governments in Latin America against political opponents, is now a key part of President Trump's agenda as he sends immigrants to El Salvador. The difference, he notes, is that Trump has dropped the pretense of denying the practice.
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Trump claims that he's going to bring back manufacturing jobs and coal mines. His executive orders and tariffs tell a different story.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org speak with sociologist Arlie Hochschild about why Trump’s policies might do more harm than good to rural America.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org speak with sociologist Arlie Hochschild about why Trump’s policies might do more harm than good to rural America.
How Trump Exploits Working Class Pain
Podcast Episode · Reveal · 04/23/2025 · 27m
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April 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Trump claims that he's going to bring back manufacturing jobs and coal mines. His executive orders and tariffs tell a different story.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org speak with sociologist Arlie Hochschild about why Trump’s policies might do more harm than good to rural America.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org speak with sociologist Arlie Hochschild about why Trump’s policies might do more harm than good to rural America.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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Axios: “Trump administration officials are suggesting their immigration crackdown could expand to include deporting convicted U.S. citizens and charging anyone — not just immigrants — who criticizes Trump's policies.” www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
How Trump's immigration crackdown could hit U.S. citizens
Administration officials have teased three tactics that legal analysts say would challenge Americans' rights.
www.axios.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Axios: “Trump administration officials are suggesting their immigration crackdown could expand to include deporting convicted U.S. citizens and charging anyone — not just immigrants — who criticizes Trump's policies.” www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
This is horrible.
Federal funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, which as one of the largest research projects in women’s health has shaped treatment of menopause, osteoporosis, and nutrition, will stop in September.
Women’s Health Initiative, known for hormone therapy trials, to lose federal funding
The Women's Health Initiative, the enormous study that shaped treatment of menopause and other conditions, is on the verge of shutting down.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is horrible.
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Pope Francis, who made history as the first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88, the Vatican announced Monday. His 12-year tenure was marked by outreach to LGBTQ Catholics, concern for the poor and the environment, and warnings against capitalism, war and rising nationalism.
April 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Pope Francis, who made history as the first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88, the Vatican announced Monday. His 12-year tenure was marked by outreach to LGBTQ Catholics, concern for the poor and the environment, and warnings against capitalism, war and rising nationalism.
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Details of Trump's record-breaking inauguration committee fundraising haul are now public, and—surprise—they are an ethics nightmare.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Corporate chiefs gave Trump’s inaugural committee $250 billion. Benefits abound.
Trump's record haul is a slush fund—and an ethics nightmare.
www.motherjones.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Details of Trump's record-breaking inauguration committee fundraising haul are now public, and—surprise—they are an ethics nightmare.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?