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Suit of armor: Young cancer patients find joy from patches created by child leukemia survivor

When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he entered the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands....
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Public outrage at the corporate oligarch’s schemes slowly escalates into an anti-Musk protest movement

Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign to fight the Trump administration’s push to gut federal...
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The AI boom: Microsoft’s data centers may give Three Mile Island a new life for supplying power

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply...
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Trump increasingly viewed as a sock puppet as Musk expands his personal grip on the federal government

Elon Musk called on February 13 for the United States to “delete entire agencies” from the federal government as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending...
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Trump makes threatening comments about Canada’s sovereignty in push for its concession as 51st state

President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired on February 9 during the Super Bowl pre-show. “Yeah it is,” Trump told...
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Covering the losses: Some steps small businesses can take to recover quickly from break-ins and theft

Break-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security. In the retail sector alone, more than half of small businesses said they had been victims of shoplifting in...
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Learning how to work well together can help bridge divides in the office when political tensions rise

There is no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families, and friendships. But workplace morale and productivity can take a hit when ideological...
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Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power

As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just could not see herself...
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Poll finds Americans who voted for Trump to quickly lower food prices now doubt he can in his first year

Worries about everyday expenses helped return Donald Trump to the White House. But with his second term quickly underway, many U.S. adults are skeptical about his ability to actually bring down...
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American citizens to be deported to El Salvador in controversial deal brokered by Secretary Rubio

El Salvador has offered to take in people deported from the U.S. for entering the country illegally and to house some of the country’s criminals, even if they are American citizens. U.S....
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A clear and present danger: How Elon Musk masterminded a coup to seize the U.S. government

Elon Musk is rapidly and illegally consolidating personal control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining...
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Beyond the Border: How enforcement powers inside a 100-mile zone affect Milwaukee’s immigrant families

Under a federal regulation enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, authorities claim an extended reach of 100 miles into the interior...
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