Trump's possession of intelligence documents raises fears for national security

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California moves closer to mandating kindergarten

Story at a glance California’s Senate passed a bill that would mandate kindergarten for all children in the state.  Currently, kindergarten is voluntary, but research has shown kids that do enroll have higher reading and math gains. An estimated 5 to 7 percent of students do not enroll in kindergarten in California in an average year

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Biden makes plea for assault weapons ban: 'What the hell’s the matter with us?'

President Biden on Tuesday made a passionate plea for an assault weapons ban, invoking the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to push Congress to pass such a ban. Biden said during remarks in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., that parents had to use DNA to identify their children’s bodies following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in May when an 18-year-old killed 19 students and two teachers. “Could not identify the body,” Biden said, yelling into the microphone. “A 20-year-old kid can walk in and buy one? DNA to say that’s my baby. What the hell’s the matter with us?”

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Major evangelical organization says Christianity demands climate action

The National Association of Evangelicals (NEA) called climate action a Christian responsibility in a 50-page report this week, a call to action for a demographic far less likely than the general population to consider climate change a threat.  The NAE’s report, “Loving the Least of These,” addresses the scientific evidence for the reality of climate change and the role of greenhouse gas emissions in driving it, as well as examining and debunking common arguments agains

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White House to boost monkeypox vaccination through large LGBTQ events

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans of expanding the response to the monkeypox outbreak by providing vaccinations and education at large LGBTQ-centered events around the country following a recent pilot program carried out in Charlotte, N.C. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy director for the White House's national monkeypox response, stated during a briefing that the administration was aiming to make its response more "intentional and targeted." "Given the progress we've made toward making the tools available to end this outbreak, our vaccine strategy is to meet

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