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New context for Nex Benedict assault, charges in Kansas City shooting, Iowa’s Religious Freedom act advances, polysubstance use, and a more accessible Starbucks
Find top links about Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ comments of concern following the death of Nex Benedict, Iowa’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a second LGBTQ sanctuary city in Missouri, and more.
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Support for Black and Hispanic teen girls, artificial intelligence and climate change, gun views among multicultural, urban teens
AI is helping to tackle climate change: Detecting ocean garbage for removal, deforestation patterns that may be harmful, and icebergs melting the fastest are ways that artificial intelligence is having a positive impact on the world, writes the World Economic Forum....
Progress on minimum wage, lack of progress on racial and gender leadership in Hollywood, and more
Minimum wage. Climate change. Women and people of color in Hollywood. And Claudia Gay’s resignation. It’s in today’s curated briefs and links.
Understanding new blood donation rules, stopping pre-textual stops, dangers of doomsaying, and are Iowa Republicans standing down on LGBTQ+ issues this year?
Will Iowa Republicans stand down this session when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues? The Quad-City Times writes, yes. But is that good news? Caleb McCullough writes that Republicans also plan to focus more strongly on education and "religious freedom." A quick reminder of...
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What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?