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SCOTUS skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law; Iowa advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill; new hearings, same arguments on both sides for ND pipeline project; clean-air activists to hold "die-in" Friday at LA City Hall.

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"Squad" member Summer Lee wins her primary with a pro-peace platform, Biden signs huge foreign aid bills including support for Ukraine and Israel, and the Arizona House repeals an abortion ban as California moves to welcome Arizona doctors.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

OH: Nuclear Waste

The Perry Nuclear Power Plant sits 40 miles east of Cleveland on Lake Erie. (Wainstead/CreativeCommons)
Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bill Closer to Full Repeal

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Parts of a bill embroiled in possibly the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history will soon be repealed. However, some groups say …

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An investigation by Rolling Stone magazine found the waste from Marcellus wells that crowds some area roads is radioactive enough to be seen as a threat to workers and the public. (Bill Hughes)
Radioactive Marcellus, Utica Well Waste Flows through 'Loophole'

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal loophole means millions of tons and billions of gallons of radioactive natural gas waste are being disposed of as if they …

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Child Trafficking Advocates: Victims Are not Criminals

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Human trafficking is not only a popular story line on police dramas on television; it also is a growing crime in Ohio as well as …

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Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

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Nuclear Plans Promoted in the Midwest

Columbus, OH - Presidential candidate John McCain is in the Midwest promoting nuclear power as part of the solution for meeting the nation's …

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