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Librarian. Find deleted government data:
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CalMatters
about 10 hours ago
A Trump administration attorney conceded âthere arenât enough Americans to take these jobsâ at a federal court hearing in Fresno this week as he defended a policy that would cut pay to immigrant laborers.
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Global Abortion Rights News
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Researchers looked at birth rates across a dozen states with total abortion bans and found that Black women living in those states were more likely to have preterm babies. Inability to overcome an abortion ban - limited resources, a lack of prenatal care etc. can increase the risk of preterm birth.
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Abortion bans led to higher preterm birth rates among Black women, study finds ⢠Stateline
Black women living in states with abortion bans were more likely to have preterm babies, compared with what would be expected in the absence of those bans, according to a study published in this month...
https://stateline.org/2026/03/18/abortion-bans-led-to-higher-preterm-birth-rates-among-black-women-study-finds/
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âBy the end of 2025, an estimated 39 percent of the gas power capacity being developed in the United States was designed to serve data centers on-site...â Gift link
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Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid (Gift Article)
Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/energy-environment/data-center-energy-gas-generators.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.d5u6.1yLKzxETZQ8Q&smid=url-share
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Los Angeles Times
about 8 hours ago
Former SoCal university cop, father of 3, admits to possessing more than 600 child porn files
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Former SoCal university cop, father of 3, admits to possessing more than 600 child porn files
A former San Diego State University police sergeant pleaded guilty to possessing hundreds of files of child pornography, some featuring girls as young as 6, authorities said.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-19/sdsu-police-officer-pleads-guilty-child-pornography
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Kyle Clark
about 9 hours ago
Viewer feedback on the acquisition of 9NEWS by the parent company of Fox31
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The Tennessee Holler
about 16 hours ago
Wow BBC- âlands next toâ and acting like it fired itself is wild when Israel killed over 100 journalists last year, but do your thing
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Ryan J. Reilly âpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of⌠disarrayâ
about 11 hours ago
NEW: Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job
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Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job
Hegseth said "family after family" of service members killed urged the administration to ânot stop until the job is done." President Donald Trump made a similar claim earlier this month.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/father-servicemember-killed-iran-war-never-told-hegseth-finish-the-job-rcna264297
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Itâs ok though because we have money to bomb kids. âIn a new KFF poll released Thursday, 55 percent of returning ACA marketplace enrollees said they are already or are planning to cut back on food or basic household items so they can afford health care-related costsâŚâ
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Ian Weissman, DO
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Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Safety tips as dangerous temperatures hit the West. Extreme heat is considered the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S.
abcnews.com/US/heat-wave...
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Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Safety tips as dangerous temperatures hit the West
A dangerous and unprecedented heat wave is hitting the West, with temperatures reaching 25-to-40 degrees above normal across the region.
https://abcnews.com/US/heat-wave-envelops-us-pets-safe/story?id=56312558
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The Verge
about 21 hours ago
Unlike information obtained from cellphone providers, this data can be accessed without a warrant â and used to track anyone.
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The FBI is buying Americansâ location data
âWe do purchase commercially available information.â
https://www.theverge.com/news/897145/kash-patel-ron-wyden-fbi-location-data-no-warrant
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Reuters
about 12 hours ago
Lebanonâs electricity authority says Israeli attack put a main substation in south out of service
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Lebanonâs electricity authority says Israeli attack put a main substation in south out of service
The Lebanese state âelectricity company said on âThursday that Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon âearlier in the day had âput a main power substation â out of service, âa sign of expanding âIsraeli attacks on Lebanese infrastructure.
https://reut.rs/4byB1O3
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Feena van
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"Under this standard, there were 5,748 mass shootings between Jan. 1, 2013, and Sept. 15, 2025, according to the GVA. âOF THAT NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, there have been FIVE CONFIRMED Transgender shooters"
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Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender - FactCheck.org
Q: Have many of the mass shooters been transgender? A: The number of transgender mass shooters in the U.S. varies depending on how âmass shootingâ is defined, but is relatively small. The Gun Violenc...
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/few-mass-shooters-have-been-transgender/
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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The U.S. Treasury Department will take over the Department of Educationâs responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt, President Donald Trumpâs administration announced Thursday, Shauneen Miranda reports.
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Education Department to transfer management of defaulted student loans to Treasury ⢠Iowa Capital Dispatch
The U.S. Treasury Department will take over collection of defaulted federal student loan debt from the Department of Education.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/19/repub/education-department-to-transfer-management-of-defaulted-student-loans-to-treasury/
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Kyle Clark
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Evangelical Christians have successfully placed two anti-trans measures on the November ballot to "stop the transgender plague in Colorado." The initiatives sidestep the Democrat-controlled legislature, which a ballot measure organizer says is inhabited by "actual demons."
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Kyle Clark
about 20 hours ago
NEW: Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) joins seven other state AGs in suing to block the acquisition of TEGNA (9NEWS) by Nexstar (Fox31), citing anti-monopoly law. The lawsuit says deal would raise prices for consumers and lead to newsroom closures in combined markets like Denver.
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Jennifer Jacobs
1 day ago
Scoop: FBI and IRS agents are forming a new initiative to investigate nonprofit organizations over suspected possible links to domestic terrorism, sources briefed on the matter told @SarahNLynch and me.
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs...
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FBI and IRS to investigate nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say
In December, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered law enforcement officials to prioritize efforts to probe and prosecute groups and individuals belonging to the antifa movement or are deemed "extremist....
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-irs-investigate-nonprofits-domestic-terrorism-links/
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Mara Abolish I.C.E.
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Jfc.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal
The familyâs lawyers plan to appeal the judgeâs decision to deport the family to Ecuador.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/18/judge-orders-removal-of-liam-conejo-ramos-family-after-asylum-denial
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Jonathan Cohn
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"The attacks have increased while international attention has been focused on the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Settlers have killed seven West Bank Palestinians so far this year, six of them since the war began on Feb. 28."
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/w...
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Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/world/middleeast/west-bank-sexual-assault-israel-settlers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UVA.SJB5.TkgBSxCAqbAb&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Jeff Youngblood
about 21 hours ago
This is incredible...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Unprecedented March heat wave shatters records across Southwest with triple-digit highs
Pheonix, Arizona, is known for 100 degree temperatures, but not this early in the year.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unprecedented-march-heat-wave-shatters-200402067.html
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Max Berger
about 21 hours ago
It might have been a mistake to put the dumbest motherfucker alive in charge of the most powerful government on earth.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Eric Panzer
3 days ago
An under-appreciated fact about California Forever's ongoing evil Pokemon evolution is that it is now explicitly aligning itself with Trump's planned war machine, and seeking to turn parts of Bay Area and Delta into a new shipbuilding/robotics hub for global fascism
www.kqed.org/news/1206995...
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California Forever Eyes New Trump Initiative to Bring Its Shipbuilding Plans to Life | KQED
The company and its partners are urging the federal government to designate the California Delta a âMaritime Prosperity Zoneâ aimed at creating jobs and attracting investment.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12069959/california-forever-eyes-new-trump-initiative-to-bring-its-shipbuilding-plans-to-life
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Jonathan Wosen
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@statnews.com
conducted a national survey of NIH-funded researchers and found that, a year after Trump's return, many scientists are reeling, with some closing labs entirely. âThis is like the Titanic,' one respondent told me. For full details, see our special report
www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...
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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science â âThis is like the Titanicâ
A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling
https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/nih-funding-national-researcher-survey-finds-cutbacks-disruptions/
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Jen Bendery
about 21 hours ago
Senate committee advances Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead DHS. 8-7 vote. Rand Paul votes no. John Fetterman votes yes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Senate Committee Advances Markwayne Mullinâs Nomination To DHS
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latest-news-live-updates_n_69b7cd6ce4b0e8cdfdd30114/liveblog_69bbfe34e4b06f4d9c8137dd
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WIRED
about 19 hours ago
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
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ChatGPTâs âAdult Modeâ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-adult-mode-new-era-of-intimate-surveillance/
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Calling TouchPay to put money on a family memberâs commissary account and the hold music is Free Bird⌠Assholes.
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Le Monde in English
1 day ago
At the Arab World Institute, an exhibition on Byblos, Lebanon's millennia-old city, loses key artwork due to war
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At the Arab World Institute, an exhibition on Byblos, Lebanon's millennia-old city, loses key artwork due to war
Precious objects attesting to the cultural wealth of the ancient port city have, for security reasons, not made the journey to Paris, while others crossed borders under military protection.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/03/19/at-the-arab-world-institute-an-exhibition-on-byblos-lebanon-s-millennia-old-city-loses-key-artwork-due-to-war_6751584_30.html
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Dee Chan
1 day ago
When I disabled all the notifications on my smart phone, I felt such an enormous sense of relief. It took me a while to figure out why. It was because I wasn't being constantly interrupted New psychology research reveals the cognitive cost of smartphone notifications
www.psypost.org/new-psycholo...
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New psychology research reveals the cognitive cost of smartphone notifications
A recent study in Computers in Human Behavior provides evidence that a single smartphone pop-up derails mental focus for seven seconds. Researchers found that fragmented digital habits cause more cogn...
https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-reveals-the-cognitive-cost-of-smartphone-notifications/
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The New Republic
1 day ago
ICE agents detained a Texas father trying to deliver milk to his infant daughter in the neonatal intensive care unit, disregarding his status as a DACA recipient.
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ICE Seizes DACA Recipient on His Way to Visit Baby in NICU
ICE knew he was a DACA recipientâand detained him anyway.
https://trib.al/BOeMew3
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The Colorado Sun âď¸
1 day ago
New measles case reported in Weld County, Coloradoâs 12th of the year
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New measles case reported in Weld County, Coloradoâs 12th of the year
Colorado reported its 12th measles case of 2026 on Wednesday, in a Weld County adult who is unvaccinated and recently traveled out-of-state.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/18/colorado-measles-12th-case-weld-county/
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The Washington Post
1 day ago
Exclusive: The Pentagon asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to an administration official, a new ask that will likely run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict.
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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war
That figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said.
https://wapo.st/4bt8UQk
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MeidasTouch
1 day ago
NEW: Families requested no cameras at today's dignified transfer at Dover, yet Trumpâs White House released and promoted photos from the ceremony across social media, including TikTok.
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Trump Releases Dignified Transfer Photos Despite Families Requesting Private Ceremony
White House posts transfer case photos to social media
https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-releases-dignified-transfer-photos-despite-families-requesting-private-ceremony
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Black PantherđđŞđŚŤđ¨đŚ AÉ´á´ÉŞŇá´âď¸
2 days ago
Science has an Epstein problem. Women in paleontology say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny. When paleontologist Riley Black learned that several scientists in her field had appeared in the Epstein files, she wasn't remotely shocked.
www.cbc.ca/radio/epstei...
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Paleontology has an Epstein problem. Women in the field say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny | CBC Radio
The names of hundreds of scientists have appeared in the Epstein files, including prominent dinosaur researchers. As the paleontology community reckons with the fallout of these revelations, women in ...
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/epstein-sciences-paleontology-9.7128103
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Scientific American
1 day ago
We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say
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COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show
We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-killed-150-000-more-people-in-its-first-two-years-than-official-toll/
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More Perfect Union
1 day ago
The cost of vegetables jumped 49% last month as inflation hit hard and companies raised prices.
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Producer Price Index News Release - 2026 M02 Results
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.htm
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Scientific American
2 days ago
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the worldâs commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible
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The Iran war disrupts global helium supply and artificial intelligence chip makers
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the worldâs commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-iran-war-disrupts-global-helium-supply-and-artificial-intelligence-chip/
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Angus Johnston
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Update: Dolores Huerta has released a statement. In it, she confirms the Times's reporting, and supports the other women who have come forward. "I have kept this secret long enough. My silence ends here."
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March 18, 2026
Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement:
https://medium.com/@dolores_huerta/march-18-2026-e74c20430555
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting
2 days ago
"SHRINKING HARVESTS": Arizona produces 25% of the entire US lettuce supply and about 90% of its leafy greens & winter vegetables â but hotter summers & dwindling water threaten crops. Each degree of warming reduces crop harvests 10%. Will policy makers act?
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
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Why you should worry about Arizona's farms | Opinion
Arizona farmers face increasing stressors due to climate change, but there are solutions. It will take some effort, but they are in reach.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2026/03/12/crops-under-assault-how-to-help-opinion/89086710007/
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Kansas Reflector
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Sales tax break for guns, ammo and accessories in Kansas could weaken firearm safety, critics say | via
@anna-writes.bsky.social
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Sales tax break for guns, ammo and accessories in Kansas could weaken firearm safety, critics say ⢠Kansas Reflector
A proposed sales tax break for Kansas gun owners could undermine gun safety goals, according to some opponents, and cut millions in state revenue if passed.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/18/sales-tax-break-for-guns-ammo-and-accessories-in-kansas-could-weaken-firearm-safety-critics-say/
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WIRED
2 days ago
In February, a user named EricKeller2 posted on Reddit. âI mapped every connection in the Epstein files,â he wrote. He had built a website and database of more than 1.5 million files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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He Built the Definitive Epstein Databaseâand It Consumed His Life
The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most extensive network graph of the sexual predatorâs shadowy world.
https://www.wired.com/story/he-built-the-definitive-epstein-database-and-it-consumed-his-life/
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Adam Serwer
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Well this is horrible.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html?nl=breaking-news&segment_id=216850
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NBC4 Washington
3 days ago
Developing: Operations at the Washington Monument are suspended after someone poured gasoline on a car and set it on fire nearby, police say. News4 video shows a gas can.
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Washington Monument operations suspended after someone set car on fire
Operations at the Washington Monument were suspended Tuesday morning after someone set a car on fire nearby, authorities say.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/washington-monument-operations-suspended-after-someone-set-car-on-fire/4077106/
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Atlanta News First
3 days ago
Person arrested after reported shooting at Pickens County VA Clinic, sheriff says
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Person arrested after reported shooting at Pickens County VA Clinic, sheriff says
Atlanta News First is working to learn more about what happened and whether anyone was hurt.
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/03/17/person-arrested-after-reported-shooting-pickens-county-va-clinic-sheriff-says/
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Marisa Kabas
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SCOOPâ Trump wants a 24k gold coin w/ his face on it for America 250, but an official at a late February coin advisory committee meeting called it something only done by "nations ruled by kings or dictators." After NYT reported the criticism, US Mint yanked online vid of the meeting w/o explanation.
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US Mint takes down video of meeting criticizing proposed Trump 24K gold coin
A coin advisory committee called the design for the America 250 coin something only produced by "kings or dictators."
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/mint-trump-gold-coin-ccac-video-removed
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Her family owned the aviation company at the airport Epstein used, gave Ghislaine Maxwell housing after her father died, introduced Epstein to his plea deal lawyer & to Prince Andrew, & she joined Deutsche Bankâs advisory board just before they accepted Epstein as a client despite his conviction.
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The Woman Nobody Asks About Is the Person Connecting Every Thread of the Epstein Network
Lynn Forester de Rothschild connects the Clintons, British royalty, the legal protection apparatus, banking infrastructure, and the physical transportation network. She has never been questioned.
https://kaitjustice.substack.com/p/the-woman-nobody-asks-about-is-the?utm_medium=ios&_src_ref=go.bsky.app
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Scientific American
3 days ago
From the new issue: High in the Rockies, researchers are discovering that wind-borne pollution and rising heat are fueling unprecedented algal blooms
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We are polluting the Rockiesâ clearest lakes without even touching them
High in the Rockies, researchers are discovering that wind-borne pollution and rising heat are fueling unprecedented algal blooms
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-reveal-why-rocky-mountain-lakes-are-turning-green/
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Alex Ip č㏠é
3 days ago
BREAKING: first reported by
@floridaphoenix.com
, Floridaâs Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who havenât committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nationâs most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state.
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Florida Sheriffs rebel against Trump's, DeSantis' mass deportation efforts ⢠Florida Phoenix
Florida Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who havenât committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nationâs most agg...
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/16/florida-sheriffs-rebel-against-trumps-desantis-mass-deportation-efforts/
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Seyward Darby
4 days ago
I don't know why I'm still shocked by headlines. Maybe it means I still have a modicum of faith in humanity. Anyway, wtf.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
3 days ago
Terminals A-West and F will temporarily close Wednesday, with A-West closing at 5 a.m. and F closing at 4:30 a.m. There is no indication when these terminals will reopen, according to an airport spokesperson.
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Two more security checkpoints at PHL will close Wednesday due to TSA staffing shortages
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/tsa-philadelphia-airport-government-shutdown-staffing-shortage-wait-times-20260317.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1773776249
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Peter Head
3 days ago
This report shows that cities can achieve what was once thought impossible: cutting toxic air pollution by 20-45% in a little over a decade. London, Beijing and San Francisco have done it with EVâs, bike lanes and shutting down fossil fuel burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve âremarkable reductionsâ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution
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More Perfect Union
3 days ago
The Postmaster General says USPS might be forced to stop deliveries in 2027 if current trends continue. Postmaster David Steiner says the postal service "will be out of cash in less than 12 months." Steiner has has also been on the board of directors of FedEx since 2009.
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Postal Service may be forced to stop deliveries by 2027 amid cash crisis
The U.S. Postal Service may be forced to stop deliveries next year if current trends continue, according to the postmaster general.Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers this week that the Po...
https://www.rawstory.com/postal-service-budget/
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