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The Senate just passed a new $900 billion defense bill. Here’s what’s in it.

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act includes provisions related to parental leave — but notably excludes provisions ...
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Hannah Bernstein joins The 19th as our new audience growth manager

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Some countries recommend fewer childhood vaccines. That plan is riskier in America.

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This single mom is squeezed by LA’s cost of living. Now she’s running for mayor.

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She reimagined dolls for her daughter — and defied stereotypes about Indigenous women

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Christine Choy, pioneering Asian American documentary filmmaker, dies at 73

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ICE arrests are forcing American moms to leave their jobs

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A big queer Texas wedding party celebrates LGBTQ+ marriage while it’s under threat

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In New Mexico, grandparents caring for grandkids can also get free child care now

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