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Texas Execution Centers on a Jury’s Assessment of ‘Future Dangerousness’
Ramiro Gonzales, who killed a woman in 2001, was set to be executed on Wednesday, though a psychiatrist who suggested…
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In Texas, Infant Mortality Rose After Abortion Ban
A study points to fatal birth defects as a driver in the increase in infant deaths.
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Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end.
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Biden Expected to Pardon Veterans Convicted of Having Gay Sex
The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that…
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Joe Biden: The Old-School Politician in a New-School Era
President Biden was peeved. What was Chuck Schumer thinking? The Democrats had just temporarily averted a national default with Republican…
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Schools Got a Record $190 Billion in Pandemic Aid. Did It Work?
Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly.
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At Least 11 Americans Among Those Dead in Hajj Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
The daughter of one Maryland couple was still searching for answers about her parents’ deaths. The State Department said it…
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Assange’s Plea Deal Sets a Chilling Precedent, but It Could Have Been Worse
The deal brings an ambiguous end to a legal saga that has jeopardized the ability of journalists to report on…
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Newsom Uses Annual State Address to Confront Republicans Across the Nation
In an unconventional version of the State of the State, Gov. Gavin Newsom attacked Republicans and held up California as…
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How the Midwest Floods Nearly Took Out a Century-Old Dam
The warning from the county government was grim. The Rapidan Dam, a feature of the southern Minnesota landscape for more…