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A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly
Rob Stein
Doctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.
Community members placed "I voted" stickers on a pole next to the memorial for Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents during the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis last January.
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Democrats plan to widen their probes of fatal ICE shootings
Meg Anderson
Aadvik Jain (third from right) has won a Princess Diana award for starting Team Period to counter menstrual stigma. He's standing with other members of this activist group and teacher Sonia Rao (center, in green sari). "Our work would not be possible without her guidance and support," he says.
Team Period
This teen boy set out to get people talking about periods. He's now a Diana honoree
Kamala Thiagarajan
Taylor Frazier McCollum has been active in the opposition to the possible data center at the site of the demolished Landover Mall in Prince George's County, less than a mile from where she lived. If the project is built, the development could occupy more than 80 acres.
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An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland
Jenny Abamu
Texas Standard
Senfronia Thompson says she has the votes to become the first woman and first Black Texas House speaker
The 87-year-old Houston Democrat, known as Ms. T, has served in the Legislature since 1973. On Tuesday, her party won control of the Texas House for the first time since...
At the dawn of a new Texas frontier, advocates consider possibilities for abortion rights
East Texas fishermen dealt another legal blow in fight over access to a beloved water body
Texas’ new attorney general wants to focus on consumer protection instead of culture wars
Hinojosa taps anti-school-voucher Republican, education and labor allies for Texas transition team
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