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Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington hold elections today to kick off a busy primary month across the U.S. Notable Trump allies and election deniers are on the ballot, as well as Republicans who voted to impeach him after Jan. 6. And, all eyes are on Kansas, where abortion rights are on the ballot.
When the Tennessee Medicaid agency TennCare accidentally sent vital paperwork to a horse pasture instead of the Lester family's home, they lost their insurance. The next few years were a nightmare that may be a warning of what's to come for many poor Americans.
Music Midtown, a major music festival in Atlanta, was canceled yesterday. Organizers cited "circumstances beyond our control," but local outlets say concerns over the organizers' ability to ban guns during the two-day event led to its cancelation.
Scientists say the name monkeypox is "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name, and some say the name doesn't need changing.
Yesterday's newsletter mistakenly said that Bill Russell was integral to the fight for racial inequality. He was, of course, integral to the fight against racial inequality.
Beyoncé is the latest artist to remove an ableist slur from one of her songs. The word "spaz" was used in one of the songs off her new album, Renaissance.
The Space Force is doing away with fitness tests and opting to give its members wearable fitness devices that would monitor physical activity and health throughout the year.
California's Redwood National Park wants you to stay away from Hyperion, the world's tallest living tree. Visitors risk a $5,000 fine and six months in jail.
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