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House Passes Assault Weapons Ban That Is Doomed in Senate
WASHINGTON — Responding to a string of mass shootings, a divided House passed a ban on assault weapons on Friday,…
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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Youth
Alabama lawmakers voted on Thursday to criminalize medical care for transgender young people who are transitioning, adopting some of the…
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House Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service, Working to Avert Insolvency
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved the most significant overhaul of the Postal Service in nearly two decades, seeking…
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Congress Passes Ban on Goods From China’s Xinjiang Region Over Forced Labor Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to approve legislation that would ban the import of a wide array…
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Austria Announces Covid Vaccine Mandate, Crossing a Threshold for Europe
ROME — Austria on Friday became the first Western democracy to announce that it would mandate Covid vaccinations for its…
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A ‘Race-Free’ Approach to Diagnosing Kidney Disease
A scientific task force on Thursday called for jettisoning a common measure of kidney function that adjusts results by race,…
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