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Saturday

Conservative member of Parliament Neil Parish speaks at a business breakfast on June 1, 2016. He says he will resign after admitting that he watched porn in the House of Commons. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian Ulrich, a Georgia man affiliated with the Oath Keepers militia group, became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the attack. Jose Luis Magana/AP file photo hide caption

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MONTGOMERY, AL - MARCH 30: Sydney Duncan holds a sign during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation introduced in Alabama on March 30, 2021 in Montgomery, Alabama. There are so far 192 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in state legislatures across the United States. Of those, 93 directly target transgender people. Julie Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

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Republicans are favored to take back the House in November's midterm elections, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Here, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives for a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 18. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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How can small countries have a global impact?

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Then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is seen on May 17, 2018. The scandal-plagued Republican is now seeking the GOP nomination for the state's upcoming U.S. Senate primary. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Why many Missouri Republicans fear Eric Greitens could win the state's Senate primary

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Rachel Levine, U.S. assistant secretary for health, says, "The language of medicine and science is being used to drive people to suicide." Political attacks against trans young people are on the rise across the country. Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Rachel Levine calls state anti-LGBTQ bills disturbing and dangerous to trans youth

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The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise

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Thursday

Sage Steele, an ESPN veteran anchor, has filed suit against ESPN and Disney over claims of violating her right to free speech and breaching her employee contract. Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Bullseye Event hide caption

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Jerome Adams, who served as Trump's U.S. surgeon general, says he hopes that coming out of the pandemic, people can have a healthier respect for the scientific process. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Florida is set to dissolve Walt Disney World's special district next summer — but many questions are unanswered about what will happen to the resort's nearly $1 billion in debt. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption

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Disney says Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve special district

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