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Click to expand Image The Adelaide Women’s Prison, South Australia, 2026. © 2026 Dean Faulkner/ABC News Prison authorities in the Australian state of South Australia are harming people with disabiliti
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As Americans head to the polls, affordability is top of mind for most U.S. voters: Ninety percent of them say the cost of living is a “very” or “extremely” important issue for candidates to discuss Bu
A woman’s vote belongs to her and no one else. It is a fundamental expression of her independence, her judgment and her equal standing in American democracy. Yet some Christian nationalist leaders are
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MAGA Republicans are back in the White House, and Project 2025 is their guide: the right-wing plan to turn back the clock on women’s rights, remove abortion access, and force women into roles as wives
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Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance are going to see changes both big and small, as open enrollment for 2027 coverage kicks off. These include premium increases, possible additional
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