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Biden Administration Aims to Trump-Proof the Federal Work Force (www.nytimes.com)
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Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin will resume offering abortions (wapo.st)
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‘One of the Most Hated People in the World’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s 250 Pages of Justifications (www.nytimes.com)
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Gov. Newsom signs bill replacing California’s state travel ban over LGBTQ laws with outreach funding (www.mercurynews.com)
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Opinion | The Iranian regime keeps cracking down. Iranian women keep pushing back. (wapo.st)
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Librarians say they were fired for rainbow autism symbols, accused of ‘LGBTQ agenda’ (wapo.st)
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Opinion | Life after prison: Iranian women who stood up for Mahsa Amini (wapo.st)
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Germany’s Oldest Hops Thrived for Centuries. Then Came Climate Change. (www.nytimes.com)
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What are the UAW strike demands? Here are the issues amid negotiations (wapo.st)
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DeSantis took undisclosed private flights and lodging through wealthy donors (wapo.st)
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What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate (www.theatlantic.com)
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Wisconsin Republicans vote to fire elections director, who may not leave the job (wapo.st)
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The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits (wapo.st)
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When a fetal scan showed problems, she fled Idaho for an abortion – now she’s suing (www.theguardian.com)
Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
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‘Tron’ fan finds rare ‘holy grail’ arcade game abandoned on sidewalk (wapo.st)
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Acceptance is on the horizon for Iceland’s drag performers (wapo.st)
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Libya floods: Why damage to Derna was so catastrophic (www.bbc.co.uk)
From ‘Data Dumping’ to ‘Webbing’: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sells Misleading Ideas (www.nytimes.com)
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U.S. has seen a record number of weather disasters this year. It’s only September. (wapo.st)
“It takes a lot to surprise me," said a government scientist who tracks billion-dollar disasters. "But this year has been a surprise.”...
A Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work at All, an F.D.A. Panel Says (www.nytimes.com)
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Philippine court acquits Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of final charges (wapo.st)
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Embracing Neurodiversity: Have We Been Inclusive Enough? (jewishdisabilityinclusionnews.substack.com)