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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

CT: Native American/Indigenous

The greenhouses at Meechooôk Farm have long rows of white containers where seeds are put in small squares of dirt to grow into bundles. Water is an irrigation system from a 1,100-gallon tank, and bees are brought in to pollinate the plants, making a year-round harvest possible. (Adobe Stock)
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe teaches self-sufficiency through farming

By Jeniece Roman for WSHU Public Radio.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for Connecticut News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism …

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Yucca Mountain is in a seismically unstable and potentially volcanically active area. (Public Domain)
House Committee Votes to Revive Nuke Dump Plan

NEW YORK -- A bill reviving plans to ship thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste thousands of miles by road, rail and barge may come up for a …

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A spill in the Atlantic could coat beaches from Savannah to Boston with oil. (USGS)
Environmentalists Sue to Reinstate Drilling Ban

HARTFORD, Conn. – Environmental groups and Alaska Native Americans say President Donald Trump has exceeded his authority by reversing the ban …

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