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Forty-Two Percent of Children Under 5 Live in a Child Care “Desert”
There are more than four infants and toddlers in need of care for every one spot in a licensed center.
Israel Denounced for Attack After Late-Night Raid Kills Seven Palestinians
Witnesses say Gaza was slammed with as many as 40 airstrikes in less than an hour.
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Measure to Cap Dialysis Profits Pummeled After Record Spending by Industry
The dialysis industry spent nearly $111 million in California to defeat a ballot measure capping its profits.
New Report Finds Half a Million Killed by Global “War on Terror”
This new body count signals that, far from diminishing, the war is only intensifying.
Georgia Voter Purge Victim: “This Was a Strategy From Kemp”
Yasmin Bakhtiari says she was purged from the rolls and blocked from using a provisional ballot.
The Fight for Net Neutrality Heats Up as Democrats Take the House
Every House Democrat who opposes Trump's attacks on net neutrality held onto their seat in the 2018 midterms.
Voters in Alabama and West Virginia Approve Anti-Abortion Measures
The two states doubled down on anti-abortion laws as Oregon overwhelmingly rejected an abortion restriction measure.
Voters Expand Medicaid While Defeating GOP House That Tried to Destroy It
Voters sent a strong message to politicians last night, advocates for health care justice say.
Arkansas and Missouri Approve Minimum Wage Increases
The wins are a rebuke to GOP lawmakers who had blocked legislative efforts to raise the minimum wage.
New Evidence Shows Texas Senate Race Was Vulnerable to Manipulation
Was the critical contest between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz counted correctly?