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France is holding the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring…

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Florida arts groups left in the lurch by DeSantis veto of state funding for theaters and museums

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year.…

Alec Baldwin’s case on track for trial in July as judge denies request to dismiss

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Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot

RENO, Nev. — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has…

US miners’ union head calls House Republican effort to block silica dust rule an ‘attack’ on workers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he…

Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity during the presidential debate to lay out…

Fact checks were prevalent during and after the Biden-Trump debate — but not for real-time viewers

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Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender…

Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors

Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors