A new nonprofit signals Chris Smalls, president of Amazon's labor union, may be pursuing new projects

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Chris Smalls stands in front of a union banner with a megaphone
Chris Smalls, a leader of the Amazon Labor Union, leads a march of Starbucks and Amazon workers and their allies to the homes of their CEOs to protest union busting on Labor Day, September 5, 2022, in New York City.

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An obscure, 150-year-old morality law has resurfaced in the legal battle over abortion medication

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Anthony Comstock (left) and a cup of pills of mifepristone
A law named for morality crusader Anthony Comstock (left) is being used to argue against abortion medication

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A federal appeals court co-opted anti-abortion terms in its ruling on mifepristone, calling a fetus an 'unborn child'

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Boxes of Mifepristone
Boxes of Mifepristone, an aboriton medication

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Red-flag warnings of dangerous wildfire risks are popping up across the US. Here's how to protect yourself if you see one.

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A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a blaze near Mariposa, California. But wildfires aren't just increasing in the West.

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Donald Trump: Michael Cohen has ruined my reputation

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Michael Cohen (left) and Donald Trump.

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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed a more than $500 million lawsuit in federal court against Michael Cohen, accusing his ex-lawyer-turned-nemesis of ruining his reputation by repeatedly "spreading falsehoods."

DeSantis' hand-picked board is trying to claw back 'superior authority' over Disney World after the previous board hamstrung its power

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Ron DeSantis pointing and speaking

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Kellyanne Conway said Democrats could turn the youth vote into a 'turnout machine,' warning the GOP shouldn't just 'wait for the young to get old'

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Former White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway.

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Photos show a Russian town buried in ash after the Shiveluch volcano erupted, spewing debris miles into the air

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The ash spewed miles into the air, blanketing a Russian town in debris.

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Tennessee state legislature has 'always been a toxic work environment,' according to ousted Black lawmakers who say they've had a' target' on them from the start

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Justin Pearson and Justin Jones raise their hands after being expelled from their seats in Nashville
Justin Pearson and Justin Jones raise their hands after being expelled from their seats in Nashville.

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Russian technicians appear to have sabotaged MiG-29 fighter jets headed for Ukraine, Slovakia says

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A Yugoslav airforce Mig-29 fighter flies over Belgrade, on June 1998, during patrol duty.
A Yugoslav airforce Mig-29 fighter flies over Belgrade, on June 1998, during patrol duty.

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