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This election brought historic firsts for women. Haaland became the first Native American woman elected governor, and Amy Acton the first woman elected governor of Ohio. The next challenge is making sure women have a real voice in governing.
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A family can earn $70,000 and still struggle to cover housing, childcare, food and healthcare. Too many working families earn too much for assistance but not enough to feel financially secure. That gap deserves attention. axios.com/local/kansas-city/…
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A woman's health shouldn't depend on her ZIP code or her paycheck. Access to affordable reproductive care, cancer screenings and maternal health services should be a basic part of healthcare, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.
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Young people leaving foster care often face a difficult road to college. A new multimillion-dollar scholarship endowment announced in Louisiana aims to give former foster youth more opportunities to pursue higher education. That kind of support can change a young person's future.
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Two people have died after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, with others injured. My thoughts are with the families affected and the first responders still dealing with the aftermath. Construction safety rules exist for a reason. They must be enforced.
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Mississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Scott Colom's victory is a historic moment in a state with a long and painful civil rights history. The right to participate in democracy was hard won, and representation still matters.
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Climate barely featured in many winning Democrats' campaign agendas. But extreme heat, energy bills and home insurance costs aren't going away. Families feel climate policy in their monthly budgets, whether politicians use the word or not.
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JoAnna Mendoza will be the first female Marine veteran in Congress. A dozen women veterans are expected to serve in the House next year, double the current number. Their experience belongs in the rooms where decisions about service members and military families are made.
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Here's a Veterans Day fact worth knowing: about 65,000 people who serve or have served in the U.S. military work for the Postal Service. For many veterans, public service doesn't end when they take off the uniform.
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Sixty-two endangered San Francisco garter snakes raised at the San Francisco Zoo have been released back into the wild. More than 130 young snakes are being raised for next year's release. Years of patient conservation work are finally giving this rare species a chance.
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Millions of women have served in the U.S. military, yet their stories often go overlooked. A Detroit group is raising money for homeless women veterans and their children while making sure these women are seen and recognized.
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Nearly 2,500 acres of the Carter family's Georgia farmland and forest are being protected for the future. The land will become part of a much larger wildlife management area. A piece of Jimmy Carter's personal history will remain open to nature and, eventually, the public.
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The 27th Amendment was proposed in 1789 and wasn't ratified until 1992, more than 202 years later. It limits when Congress can put a pay raise for its members into effect. Democracy can move at a very unusual pace.
A piece of American constitutional trivia!
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The FDA is adding a warning about a rare risk of serious vision loss to popular GLP-1 drugs. These medications help many people, but patients deserve clear information about risks as well as benefits. Health decisions require honest conversations.
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Public education needs oversight, stable funding and accountability. Democrats say they will use their new congressional power to challenge Trump's education changes. Families and students deserve a system built around learning, not political battles.
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Science should bring people together, even when politics pulls them apart. On World Science Day for Peace and Development, the focus is science diplomacy and finding common ground across borders. Shared problems need shared knowledge, not more division.
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This is my father and me at a Grêmio match in Brazil. For most of my teenage years, our family worked selling newspapers and magazines at a small newsstand. Years later, my father developed colon and then gastric cancer. His experience shaped how I think about healthcare. 1/6
ALT Gilberto Lopes and his father Gilberto Lopes Sr. at a Grêmio soccer match.
Voters sent Washington a clear message: families need relief from inflation. The new Congress and the White House should focus on housing, groceries, healthcare and wages. Political victories mean little if household budgets keep falling behind.
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