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In 2023, Ohioans voted to guarantee reproductive health care access in the state. Since then, lawmakers in the Statehouse continue to propose laws that advocates say are in conflict with what voters decided.
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A federal judge late Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including hundreds of out-of-state soldiers.
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Bad Bunny returned to SNL as a host for the second time, and the musician addressed criticism over his upcoming Super Bowl performance.
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North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he hopes Hamas will have returned all remaining hostages by Oct. 13.
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It's the latest example of tech giants bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Legal experts say the developer of the app has free speech rights that may have been violated.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said it's not likely the state would send National Guard troops to places like Portland and Chicago where Trump is sending federal forces.
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Hamas said it would agree to release the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Despite not agreeing to the full U.S. peace proposal, President Trump said Hamas seemed ready for peace.
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Chung was the first Asian American and the second woman to be a nightly news anchor at a major American TV network.
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Ohio's food banks are open as usual, though the organization overseeing them is carefully watching the shutdown situation.