A committee voted against a half-dozen gun-control bills Friday, and is set to consider five more on May 28.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Activists give jailed moms a Mother’s Day gift: bail
Dozens of mothers are getting time with their children instead of time behind bars.
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‘Heartbeat’ laws could ban most abortions across Deep South
Louisiana is halfway toward joining Mississippi and Georgia in passing a law banning abortions at six weeks.
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Texas executes avowed racist in black man’s dragging death
John William King is the second man executed for the 1998 hate crime.
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Spotlight turns to Stephen Moore after Cain drops bid for Fed board seat
The economics writer hasn’t yet been formally nominated, but he says he’s ‘staying in despite the slime campaign’ as his background check continues.
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‘Pharma Bro’ in solitary confinement for alleged phone use
Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison.
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Analysis: Most states’ sports betting revenue misses estimates
The reasons vary from state to state, but in Rhode Island, the loss is attributed to heavy favoring of the Patriots to win Super Bowl – which they did.
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Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook
Ads featuring state governor photos and promoting fake solar energy tax breaks prospered on Facebook for more than a year.
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Our View: Facebook finally acts to counter online hate
The company has been slow to deny a platform to advocates of racial violence.
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Voila! Book provides inspiration to make vegan breakfast at home
Courtesy of The Experiment There’s no excuse to sleep in when the authors of “VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook” are back, this time slinging breakfast grub. Their latest, “The Ultimate Vegan Breakfast Book” is a full-color paperback that’s crammed with photos and inspired ways to start the day, both savory and sweet. Look for […]