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Idea of Democrats funding anti-abortion candidates draws ire

By Bill Barrow and David Crary, Associated Press

The head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee suggested his group might help fund candidates who didn't support abortion rights.

Why Google is like truth serum for our most personal thoughts

By PBS News Hour

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz spent five years studying Google search data that revealed people's darkest and weirdest thoughts. It actually made him feel better. It also changed what he thought he knew about how the world works. Stephens-Davidowitz offers his humble opinion…

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U.S. court upends murder conviction of Blackwater contractor

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

A federal appeals court today overturned the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater security contractor, ordering a new trial for the man prosecutors say fired the first shots in the 2007 slayings of 14 Iraqi civilians.

Why Death Valley and the Pacific Northwest are so hot right now

By Roni Dengler

Heat waves are burning up the West Coast. Here’s why things are so toasty right now.

Trump says states can count on federal cash in emergencies

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday that states can count on his administration to dispense U.S. emergency funds efficiently.

Employer-based health coverage likely to stay awhile

By Laurie Kellman, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

Employer-provided health insurance is so ingrained in the American workplace that people expect it to continue even as politicians thrash out the role of government in health care.

The NAACP issued its first statewide travel warning for Missouri. Here's why

By PBS News Hour

The NAACP issued a travel advisory about the state of Missouri for women, minorities and LGBT people, asking those travelers to use “extreme caution.” The NAACP’s first statewide alert comes after Missouri passed a law that the organization says permits…

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At Trump rally, West Virginia's Democratic governor says he's becoming a Republican

By Erica R. Hendry

Justice, a billionaire who made his fortune from the coal industry, became governor in November.

Senate committee moves to suspend U.S. aid to Palestinians

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would suspend U.S. financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it ends what lawmakers said is a long-standing practice of rewarding Palestinians who kill Americans and Israelis.