Latest from Mariel Padilla
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Law enforcement keeps making women remove hijabs for mugshots
Three women in Dallas are the latest to file lawsuits citing a failure to protect religious liberty during the booking process.
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‘Opera has never been White’: The invisible legacy of Black women in classical music
For hundreds of years, much of the repertoire of Black classical musicians and composers has been lost, hidden or destroyed.
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With AI, anyone can be a victim of nonconsensual porn. Can laws keep up?
States around the country are scrambling to respond to the dramatic rise in deepfakes, a result of little regulation and easy-to-use apps.
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Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened
The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.
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The 19th Explains: Why there’s growing momentum for paid leave policies
The 19th talked to experts about why the U.S. has lagged when it comes to paid leave policies, who typically benefits and what states are doing to address the issue.
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Did the pope just bless LGBTQ+ couples? Not really.
Here’s what the Vatican just declared about when and how to bless same-sex couples.
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Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022, according to latest CDC data
The latest CDC data shows a significant increase for women between the ages of 25 and 34. The number of suicides for men increased 2 percent.
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How four nuns became the first Native American women to serve in the U.S. military
About 125 years ago, four Lakota nuns enlisted as Army nurses, traveling from North Dakota to Florida, to Georgia and eventually Cuba to help wounded soldiers.
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She was asked to research nuclear missiles. What she found was a story about Native Americans and land.
In her new podcast, 20-year-old Ella Weber uncovers stories from her home and the history of the only Native American reservation hosting nuclear weapons in the country.
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Defend and deny: What we know about Trump and accusations of sexual misconduct
As Trump runs for president again — and leads in every GOP primary poll — The 19th is examining allegations of sexual misconduct against him and others in his orbit.