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“Fetal heartbeat” abortion ban signed into law by Wyoming governor

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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often before women know they’re pregnant. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to bar abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other

The Human Costs of Ultracompetitive Youth Sports

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The drive for elite child athletes shoves recreation-level programs aside and discourages collective participation, federal lawmakers fear. Add to My List Save (Left) The New Jersey Jets 8u practice at the SportsCare Arena in Randolph, N.J., on Feb. 19, 2026. (Right) Lacrosse girls teams 2027 YJ Gaghan-Torre and 2028 YJ Bertolone practice at KK Athletics

‘She’s Definitely Cosplaying as a Poor Person’: Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Claims She Worked in an ‘iPhone Case Factory.’ It Was Actually a Hipster Artisanal Workshop.

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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a self-styled “working class” Washington Democrat, claims she worked in an “iPhone case factory” in college to pay her tuition after her father cut her off because she wouldn’t go to church. But the shop was actually a boutique artisanal workshop that made wooden, hand-crafted cases, according to her former roommate.

Putin Discusses Iran War in Phone Call With Trump: Kremlin

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March

Trump, Putin Discuss Iran, Ukraine Wars in Phone Call: Kremlin

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/File Photo/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March

Trump Tells Republicans Passing Elections Bill Would ‘Guarantee the Midterms’

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President Donald Trump speaks at the annual House Republican retreat at his Doral, Florida, golf club on March 9, 2026. Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times DORAL, Fla.—President Donald Trump told House Republicans on March 9 again to pass his Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, as it remains held up in the Senate. He said