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A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it’s over

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights, ending a decadelong legal battle that saw many of the plaintiffs grow from children and teenagers

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Columbia student protester who came to the US as a kid sues to stop deportation order

By MICHAEL HILL, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Another Columbia University student said Monday that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials in a lawsuit of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists. Yunseo Chung,

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Trump’s portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was ‘distorted’

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed that his was “purposefully distorted,” according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. House Democrats said in a statement that the oil

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Takeaways from AP’s report on sexual misconduct in US statehouses

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press The #MeToo movement hit critical mass in 2017, toppling politicians and public figures across the country. Allegations of harassment and misconduct — some from many years prior — emerged. Many state legislatures responded by adopting or enhancing policies against sexual misconduct. In the years since, women’s representation in U.S. statehouses

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Trump administration is set to drop lawsuit pushing Idaho to allow emergency abortions, filing shows

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a closely watched lawsuit. The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss

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Demonstrators across 50 states look to unify a disparate opposition to Trump and his sweeping agenda

By BILL BARROW, CHARLOTTE KRAMON and NADIA LATHAN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the country to assail his presidency as dangerous and un-American. The rallies and marches — set in motion by

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The Oscars get their biggest audience in 5 years despite dominance of ‘Anora’ and other small films

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years, according to figures released by ABC on Tuesday. The triumph of “Anora,” which won five Oscars including best

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