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âI Lost Everythingâ: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua âterroristsâ had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the governmentâs claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
about 11 hours ago
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NYT gift link about two remarkable teens and their project:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
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New York Lacked an Affordable Housing Portal. So These Teenagers Made One.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/realestate/affordable-housing-rent-stabilized-website.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1k8.vg4q.dRHtnmwAa8zo&smid=url-share
about 16 hours ago
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Janet Yellen Says the US Is Undermining Its Economic Success
The former Treasury secretary warns that Trumpâs attacks on the rule of law, the Fed and universities threaten the foundations of American prosperity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/janet-yellen-warns-about-economic-risk-of-trump-s-tariffs-funding-cuts?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MzMwMjA0NywiZXhwIjoxNzYzOTA2ODQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNVBMMTJHUTFZUUUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMDlDREQ4MjI3MUI0NkUzOTc1QThDNUVGNDMxMkIxRSJ9.eEfCyEdsrSsQ_0Guy8S7s8m7QBOs5O7QdObln9zw9bs
about 18 hours ago
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Because of resource diversion, important work is not being done. NYT gift link:
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The Department of Deportation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/us/politics/dhs-agents-reassigned.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1k8.OaPI.VTh6exGqqLMW&smid=url-share
about 19 hours ago
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On the Menu in New York: One Repair, Coming Right Up
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/on-the-menu-in-new-york-one-repair-coming-right-up.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1k8.IZw8.9HCyxUx8ocDC&smid=url-share
about 19 hours ago
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This May Be the Cruelest, Most Senseless Thing Trump Has Done
A conversation with Atul Gawande about the human toll of the dismantling of foreign aid.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-be-the-cruelest-most-senseless
about 19 hours ago
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noemâs chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the âemergencyâ at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group
1 day ago
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New York school phone ban has made lunch loud again
Two months into the school year, students say they are adjusting to life without their smart devices. Teachers report more focused pupils.
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-smartphone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again
1 day ago
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Opinion | Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell Being Pampered in Prison?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/opinion/ghislaine-maxwell-trump-epstein-prison.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.PJ2z.F14NRgyQ8iwd&smid=url-share
2 days ago
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Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/health/infant-formula-botulism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1U8.S3ei.EYXM-roDT2Mb&smid=url-share
2 days ago
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Bloomberg gift link, lapses after 7 days:
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In Trumpâs War With Colleges, No School Gets to Be Switzerland
The administrationâs âcompactâ for preferential funding targets fence-sitters, putting pressure on schools that thought they could stay above the fray.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/trump-college-compact-forces-us-universities-to-pick-a-side-for-funding?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MzIxMTE3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzYzODE1OTcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNVBURDRHUEZITVMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMDlDREQ4MjI3MUI0NkUzOTc1QThDNUVGNDMxMkIxRSJ9.wtwWz6Px4_Ob_6fhglugkFt24gYfNQP5gbsue1SoZIw
2 days ago
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FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBIâs deputy director, Bongino receives some of the countryâs most sensitive secrets, including the Presidentâs Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-kash-patel-dan-bongino-waived-polygraph
3 days ago
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Washington Post gift link:
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First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
https://wapo.st/47Slsij
3 days ago
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Lowlight from the Parnas Report, Epstein judging Trump
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4 days ago
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As an infant botulism survivor, the ByHeart formula outbreak hits home
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As an infant botulism survivor, the ByHeart formula outbreak hits home
What parents need to know
https://open.substack.com/pub/yourlocalepidemiologistny/p/as-an-infant-botulism-survivor-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
5 days ago
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'What to Eat Now' nutritionist talks SNAP, food policy and the 'triple duty' diet
Marion Nestle says we need to rethink how we eat. She recommends "real food, processed as little as possible, with a big emphasis on plants." Her new book is What to Eat Now.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/11/nx-s1-5601771/marion-nestle-food-policy-what-to-eat-now
5 days ago
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The Authoritarian Warning America Ignored: And How to Confront It
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The Authoritarian Warning America Ignored: And How to Confront It
The danger was never that Trump would change America overnight,but that America would stop resisting the change.
https://open.substack.com/pub/therationalleague/p/the-authoritarian-warning-america?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
5 days ago
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War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
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War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
Lying has worked for Trump in the past. Is this a lie too far?
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/war-is-peace-freedom-is-slavery-grocery?r=2hor7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
5 days ago
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UPDATE: Rocket Money ends Tucker Carlson sponsorship
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UPDATE: Rocket Money ends Tucker Carlson sponsorship
Last month, Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, antisemite, and misogynist, on his popular podcast.
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/update-rocket-money-ends-tucker-carlson?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
5 days ago
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Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks-investigations/infant-formula-nov-2025/index.html
6 days ago
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New York Times gift link:
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Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge Americaâs Political and Cultural Wars
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/business/right-wing-chatbots-gab-arya-chatgpt-gemini.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U8.8nrk.hTTWGUAr9JOS&smid=url-share
6 days ago
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Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-children-unwed-mothers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U8.GYZy.9EgSmyp2zUvh&smid=url-share
6 days ago
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A Furious Debate Over Autismâs Causes Leaves Parents Grasping for Answers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/health/autism-parents-genetics-vaccines-tylenol.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U8.VrCw.4lO2DZPx4iEp&smid=url-share
6 days ago
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The Surrender Caucus
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The Surrender Caucus
Eight Democrats crossed the party line to vote with the Republicans to clear a key procedural hurdle to ending the shutdown.
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7 days ago
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Gift article from Bloomberg, good for 7 days:
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Can Anyone Save Gary, Indiana?
To rebuild its devastated downtown, the city has a plan to tap local capital and small developers â an approach that might be a model for other Rust Belt towns.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-04/in-gary-indiana-a-struggling-steel-town-plots-an-old-school-comeback?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2Mjc4MDM4MywiZXhwIjoxNzYzMzg1MTgzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTdOUjVHUTdMN1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMDlDREQ4MjI3MUI0NkUzOTc1QThDNUVGNDMxMkIxRSJ9.K8omg42ZqOOyZs_W-3UaFDutPzmxA25nziltJkOgqPo
7 days ago
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These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy
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These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy
Carlson recently conducted a softball interview of Nick Fuentes, who advocates for racial segregation, praises Hitler, and argues that women should not be allowed to vote.
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/these-companies-are-sponsoring-tucker?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
7 days ago
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New York Times gift link - a photographer's long time project and her personal story:
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Opinion | I Photographed an Appalachian Family for 15 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/appalachia-family-photographs-poverty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.iTCd.TloRR8i6X0lm&smid=url-share
8 days ago
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NYT gift link. While a complete list of the imprisoned men has not been released by the Trump administration, the Times investigation found only 13% had a criminal past.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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âYou Are All Terroristsâ: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/americas/el-salvador-prison-migrants.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.z08.vhZI.B1k09yFfrdSG&smid=url-share
8 days ago
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Not proud of this: NYT gift link
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/climate/trump-climate-international-bullying.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.s1xi.4MGpdrC3kiix&smid=url-share
8 days ago
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Washington Post gift link:
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A closer look at Trumpâs apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
https://wapo.st/4oTia5k
8 days ago
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The âWorst Test in Medicineâ is Driving Americaâs High C-Section Rate
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/health/electronic-fetal-monitoring-c-sections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z08.Fy8b.pu5oeuu8763d&smid=url-share
8 days ago
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NEWS: Trump Flees DC and Attends Opulent Party as Government Shutdown Severely Impacts Air Travel and SNAP
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NEWS: Trump Leaves DC as Government Shutdown Severely Impacts Air Travel and SNAP
Trump leaves Washington and attends opulent party during government shutdown for second week in a row, air travel several disrupted, and much more.
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/news-trump-leaves-dc-as-government?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
8 days ago
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Stranded at the Gate of Greed
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Stranded at the Gate of Greed
As America heads into Thanksgiving with grounded flights and a grounded government, GOP cruelty has turned national travel into a metaphor for a country stuck in political turbulence.
https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/stranded-at-the-gate-of-greed?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
8 days ago
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Ross Douthat Somehow Not Worst Person On 'Did Women Ruin Everything Ever?' Panel
Meet Helen Andrews.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/ross-douthat-somehow-not-worst-person?r=2hor7
8 days ago
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Uh Oh, Donald Trump Classing Up The White House Again Some More
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Uh Oh, Donald Trump Classing Up The White House Again Some More
Aw jeez.
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/uh-oh-donald-trump-classing-up-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
9 days ago
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9 days ago
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If you are interested in statistics on SNAP benefits, this site has accurate information based on 2024 numbers:
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A Closer Look at Who Benefits from SNAP: State-by-State Fact Sheets
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is the nationâs most important anti-hunger program, reaching some 41 million people nationwide in 2024. These...
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-closer-look-at-who-benefits-from-snap-state-by-state-fact-sheets#Alabama
9 days ago
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DEPORTING DONNA HUGHES-BROWN
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DEPORTING DONNA HUGHES-BROWN
A $22 check. A detention cell. A husband waiting for answers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/closertotheedge/p/deporting-donna-hughes-brown?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
10 days ago
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Dallas Cowboy Marshawn Kneeland's Death Reminds Us That With Mental Illness, "Everything" Isn't Enough
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Dallas Cowboy Marshawn Kneeland's Death Reminds Us That With Mental Illness, "Everything" Isn't Enough
On Monday night, 24-year-old Marshawn Kneeland ran a blocked punt into the end zone, scoring a touchdown for his Dallas Cowboys, amid the deafening roar of 80,000 home crowd fans and before the eyes o...
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnpavlovitz/p/dallas-cowboy-marshawn-kneelands?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
10 days ago
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New York Times Architects Urged Ballroom Review.
11 days ago
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From the Lincoln Project
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Demolishing Democracy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
https://youtu.be/tC15GjhzAJY?si=bVlXzIFzQ9xvZ8uz
11 days ago
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Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino Got More âSplainin To Do
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Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino Got More âSplainin To Do
And uh oh, did he already lie under oath?
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/border-patrol-chief-gregory-bovino?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
11 days ago
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Trumpâs CBS âConfessionâ Should Be the Biggest Story in America
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Trumpâs CBS âConfessionâ Should Be the Biggest Story in America
Imagine if Joe Biden admitted to selling pardons like this.
https://open.substack.com/pub/endlessurgency/p/trumps-cbs-confession-should-be-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
11 days ago
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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man whoâs been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines whatâs b...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/top-researchers-consider-leaving-u-s-amid-funding-cuts-the-science-world-is-ending
11 days ago
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Bloomberg gift link, good for 7 days:
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Trumpâs 90,000-Square-Foot Ballroom Plan Puzzles the Experts
His planned space would be much larger than luxury banquet halls in the US capital and a departure from traditional presidential style.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-01/trump-s-white-house-plan-is-sized-for-a-convention-center-not-a-ballroom?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MjQzNTc2NywiZXhwIjoxNzYzMDQwNTY3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTFVVTVHUEwzWDMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMDlDREQ4MjI3MUI0NkUzOTc1QThDNUVGNDMxMkIxRSJ9.kdooefjE7HzjPkJZKNjEAJO80Jx6f9Xp7keTp4I8j2Q
11 days ago
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The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption
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The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption
The ballroom can trigger long overdue reforms
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/the-hideous-symbol-of-maga-corruption?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
11 days ago
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nationâs seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
11 days ago
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Six election results that didnât make the headlines
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Six election results that didnât make the headlines
Although Democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California dominated the headlines, significant contests were held across the nation.
https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/six-election-results-that-didnt-make?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
11 days ago
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