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Justices block women from getting abortion pill by mail
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Justices block women from getting abortion pill by mail
The Associated Press5 days ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though…

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More women, Blacks, LGBTQs in Missouri Legislature
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More women, Blacks, LGBTQs in Missouri Legislature
Missouri Independent7 days ago0

Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier-breaking.  The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 women lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving…

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Once again, job losses hit unequally
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Once again, job losses hit unequally
The Associated Press1 week ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still bearing the brunt of job losses — an unusual and harsh feature of the pandemic recession that…

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No candy, cake for children under 2
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No candy, cake for children under 2
The Associated Press3 weeks ago0

Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday,…

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Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
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Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
The Associated Press3 weeks ago0

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace…

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Abortion fight sparks revamp of Missouri petition laws
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Abortion fight sparks revamp of Missouri petition laws
The Associated Press1 month ago0

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Laws used by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last year to slow the collection of signatures on a referendum seeking to overturn the state’s restrictive…

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Krewson won't seek another term as mayor
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Krewson won't seek another term as mayor
Jim Merkel2 months ago0

CITY HALL – Looking two years ahead to her 70th birthday, Mayor Lyda Krewson decided one term as mayor was enough. In a press conference Wednesday afternoon outside City Hall,…

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Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden's abortion stance
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Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden's abortion stance
The Associated Press2 months ago0

Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of…

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Record number of women will serve in 117th Congress; 51 are women of color
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Record number of women will serve in 117th Congress; 51 are women of color
The Associated Press2 months ago0

Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018, the nation elected 127 women – and 48 women of color –…

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Harris pays tribute to Black women in first speech as VP-elect
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Harris pays tribute to Black women in first speech as VP-elect
The Associated Press2 months ago0

Vice president-elect Kamala Harris paid tribute Saturday to the women, particularly Black women, upon whose shoulders she stands as she shatters barriers that have kept white men entrenched at the…

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BIDEN-HARRIS WIN 2020 ELECTION
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BIDEN-HARRIS WIN 2020 ELECTION
The Associated Press2 months ago0

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in an election that played out against the backdrop of…

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Changes on Supreme Court spur moves to protect abortion access
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Changes on Supreme Court spur moves to protect abortion access
The Associated Press3 months ago0

A vast swath of West Texas has been without a clinic that performs abortions for more than six years. Planned Parenthood plans to change that with a health center it…

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