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Biden signs new rule aimed at reforming active-shooter drills in schools
The executive order focuses on the effectiveness of training while also reducing potential harms after hearing concerns of parents, students and educators across the country.
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More than 8,000 Catholic employers can now deny workers time off for an abortion or IVF
The Trump-appointed judge also ruled that thousands of Catholic employers don’t have to use workers’ preferred pronouns.
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The 19th welcomes its third cohort of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows
The 19th is excited to announce its third cohort of fellows to the groundbreaking Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship, which seeks to create a meaningful pipeline for those historically excluded from U.S. newsrooms still woefully lacking in diversity.
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Men of color are finding their place in abortion rights conversations
This advocacy group is mobilizing to engage Black men and Latinos in abortion discussions — a space where they've been underrepresented and for some, unsure of where they fit in.
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Social isolation could be a factor in why more older men are dying from extreme heat
U.S. men, who are less likely to have social networks or ask for help, are proving to be more vulnerable to heat-related deaths than women.
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These two states are responsible for most of the nation’s school book bans
It’s Banned Books Week, and books by James Baldwin, Terry McMillan, Amy Tan and Agatha Christie made PEN America’s index of school book bans for the first time.
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Will Big Tech be held accountable when it comes to violence against women?
The White House outlined actions tech companies are taking to prevent image-based sexual abuse. Some advocates remain skeptical.
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Millions of Americans have long COVID: Will Kamala Harris acknowledge them?
She is part of an administration that many advocates believe turned its back on COVID. Still, some see more hope in a potential Harris presidency.
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Harris holds a big lead with Asian-American voters, new survey shows
Support for the Democratic ticket is back up to 2020 levels among AAPI voters, many of whom say racism and discrimination is their top issue.
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Despite federal protections, LGBTQ+ people are being mistreated at work
The experiences of nonbinary people, who are largely young and racially diverse, are especially fraught, new data shows.