For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal
Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban
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St. Cloud State University leaders recommend major cuts in degree programs, faculty
St. Cloud State University administrators recommended discontinuing 46 of the university’s 136 degree programs, including criminal justice, Spanish, gender and women’s studies, sociology, physics, environmental science and economics.
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Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution calling on all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space
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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people
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'Not possible' to deliver as many meals as Feeding Our Future defendants claimed, school official says
A Shakopee school district official testified Monday that it would have been impossible to deliver food in the quantities allegedly claimed by the defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial.
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2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love
Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion’s grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.
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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest
An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people
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Georgia court candidate sues to block ethics rules so he can keep campaigning on abortion
A Georgia State Supreme Court candidate has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a state agency is unconstitutionally trying to block him from talking about abortion
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House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
House Republicans are moving forward with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress
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Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric
Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue
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