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Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings
Hundreds of avoidable deaths also projected over 2-year period
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January 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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US health insurance executives testify before Congress about increasing costs of healthcare
CEO of UnitedHealth Group said his company will return profits earned from Affordable Care Act plans to customers
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January 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Republican-led House blocks effort to limit President Trump's war powers in Venezuela
Two Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the war powers resolution, but the motion failed in a 215-215 vote.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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www.nytimes.com/1982/11/14/e...
REAGAN RECORD IN EDUCATION: MIXED RESULTS (Published 1982)
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January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Inflation fears are high for most Americans. But a new poll shows one group is particularly worried
A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that anxiety about costs and affordability is particularly high among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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Judge orders state commission to redraw Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district
The ruling could let New York join other states in mid-decade redistricting.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Some voters who backed Trump say ICE is going 'too far'
A new focus group of Biden-to-Trump voters weighs in on immigration operations and Trump's foreign affairs leadership on Greenland and Venezuela.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Netanyahu to join Trump ‘board of peace’ despite previous objections
Israeli prime minister accepts position on US-proposed body with initial remit to oversee Gaza ceasefire
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January 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
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January 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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New NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill immediately acts to freeze utility rates
The former four-term congressmember, Navy helicopter pilot and mother of four is New Jersey's first female Democratic governor.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
1 year into Trump's second term, a consumer watchdog agency is 'hanging by a thread'
The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Europe can wield this $8 trillion 'sell America' weapon as Trump reignites a trade war over his Greenland conquest ambitions | Fortune
"Europe owns Greenland, it also owns a lot of Treasuries."
fortune.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I’d give anything just to see her again’: owners’ grief for their beloved pets
As a study says a pet death can hurt as much as that of a relative, three people describe their emotions
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January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival
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January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Anti-ICE protester attacked in Sacramento and car vandalized
A person was attacked on Saturday while demonstrating in downtown Sacramento, police said. A vehicle was also damaged.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump’s tariffs
Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs are not borne by foreign exporters. Instead, they hit the American economy itself. Importers and consumers in the US bear 96 percent o...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump’s tariffs
Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs are not borne by foreign exporters. Instead, they hit the American economy itself. Importers and consumers in the US bear 96 percent o...
www.kielinstitut.de
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Can exercise and anti-inflammatories fend off aging? A study aims to find out
New research is underway to test whether a combination of high-intensity interval training and generic medicines can slow down aging and fend off age-related diseases. Here's how it might work.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Trump has rolled out many of the Project 2025 policies he once claimed ignorance about
Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Manufacturing Employment Data Confirm the Concentrated Benefits—and Dispersed Costs—of Trump’s Tariffs
For the sake of American manufacturing, policymakers should finally learn the lesson and remove the tariffs.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Now Hear This: Black Man Spy's 10 BAD Greenland Invasion Consequences
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
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January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows
A new AP-NORC poll finds nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, his work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM