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Velshi Banned Book Club: 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison with 'Kin' author Tayari Jones - Velshi - MS NOW
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Environment & Energy
5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds
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National Security & Defense
Iranian Missiles Strike Far-Off Target, but U.S. Remains Out of Range
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Omaha Steve's Labor Group
A Meatpacking Strike in Colorado Is Another Stress to Trump's Economy
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Democrats
Democrats Keep Chasing the 'MODERATE' Voter -- This Pollster Says That's a Mistake
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Veterans
Requesting permission to share our story from the daughter of a 2nd Lieutenant who volunteered for duty in Vietnam in 68
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth
NC: Charlotte Council advances Red Line rail to Lake Norman with $37.9m investment
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Civil Liberties
Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos
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Gun Control & RKBA
Philadelphia sues Glock, says gunmaker's firearms are too easy to make fully automatic
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Social Security & Medicare
Social security sent a text saying I have a new message. Can't log in. Suggestions?
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Occupy Underground
Central Ohio please turn out to E.N. Broadway and High Streets @ noon in Columbus, Ohio
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Campaigns
Trump has a $1.4B war chest for the midterms. Republicans still fear he'll 'never spend' that money on their races, repo
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Pro-Choice
'The Moral Property of Women': Mifepristone, Fibroids and the Stakes of Suppressed Science
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Gun Control Reform Activism
Not all computer code protected as speech, US appeals court finds in ghost gun case
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Single Payer Health Systems
Let's check on that "Golden Age"... "Debt collection lawsuits are rising in U.S. states." Oh.
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