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EMILY’s List names first Black president as states pass new abortion restrictions
Laphonza Butler, a veteran union leader who is the first mother to lead the group, takes over after Texas’ abortion ban and ahead of crucial midterm elections.
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Texas is pushing the most anti-trans bills in the country. Advocates fear deadly consequences.
Though more research is needed, as greater numbers of anti-trans bills have been introduced across more states within the last two years, more trans homicides have taken place in those states.
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Barbara Lee is still warning about the perils of “forever wars” 20 years after 9/11
In 2001, the House Democrat was the only member of Congress to vote against the War on Terror. She says we need to “start reimagining our national security strategies.”
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Women first responders were erased from the 9/11 story. This woman wants to change that
Brenda Berkman, who sued the city of New York to ensure that women could become firefighters, has fought to raise awareness of the women first responders on the frontlines during 9/11.
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Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava on what the world has to learn from the Surfside condo collapse
Daniella Levine Cava, the mayor of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, talks about the experience of helping the public grieve one of the deadliest structural building failures in history.
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Department of Justice sues Texas over abortion ban
Attorney General Merrick Garland said his department is seeking a “permanent and preliminary injunction” prohibiting the law from being enforced.
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The pandemic continues to strain nursing homes. What happens if a lot of them close?
Thousands of facilities say they are struggling to keep their doors open. The 19th reached out to experts to discuss what mass closures would mean for the aging and their loved ones.
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Texas’ governor got a basic fact about pregnancy wrong
When asked why the state’s new abortion restriction doesn’t provide exceptions for rape and incest, his answer misstated what six weeks of pregnancy really means.
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How abortion restrictions like Texas' push pregnant people into poverty
A study of hundreds of pregnant women over a decade found that 72 percent of those who were denied care ended up living in poverty.
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Human Rights Campaign fires leader as Cuomo fallout spreads through advocacy communities
HRC’s Alphonso David was one of several advocates who advised Cuomo's team on sexual harassment allegations. Two leaders at Time’s Up resigned last month.