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Mental Health Reform Is Headed to the President’s Desk
After more than three years of advocating on behalf of mental health reform at the local, state and federal level, NAMI’s hard-fought battle is over. Congress passed mental health reform in the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Bipartisan Anger Grows Over Russian Interference Into U.S. Election
Republican and Democratic senators say it must not become a “partisan issue.”
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Iowa Bets Big on Wind Power
The state’s latest 2,500 megawatts of new projects are part of a wind energy surge around the country.
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Instead of Getting Trashed, Uneaten Airline Food Is Feeding the Hungry
An Australian organization collects uneaten meals and donates them to local charities.
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Holding Up Half the Sky: Women Speak Out on the Status of Feminism in China
Signs of progress abound, but many traditions and cultural mores are yet to be overcome.
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Delaware effectively abandons the death penalty
Delaware Supreme Court ruled in Rauf v. State that the state’s death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
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Forgiveness Ceremony Unites Veterans And Natives At Standing Rock Casino
On Monday, Native Americans conducted a forgiveness ceremony with U.S. veterans at the Standing Rock casino, giving the veterans an opportunity to atone for military actions conducted against Natives throughout history.
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In huge victory, Army Corps of Engineers calls for full environmental impact statement on pipeline
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it will require a full environmental impact statement for the section of the Dakota Access Pipeline that crosses Sioux ancestral lands and passes under the Missouri River.
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From farmworkers to restaurant servers
From farmworkers to restaurant servers, the food system employs millions of laborers around the world to pick, package, transport, deliver, and cook our food every day. Of the 3 billion workers in the world’s labor force, about 40 percent are employed in agriculture alone, according to the International Labor Organization of the United Nations (ILO).
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Abbreviated pundit roundup: Trump’s foreign policy speech failure
By Georgia Logothetis Tuesday Aug 16, 2016 · 4:35 AM PDT on Daily Kos
