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The FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here's why
(THE CONVERSATION) Soon after taking office for a second time, President Donald Trump pardoned anti-abortion activists who had blockaded and restricted access to the entrance of a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., in October 2020.
These protesters were convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic ... (full story)
5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since the COVID-19
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. educational landscape has been drastically transformed since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered school campuses five years ago.
Access to high-quality teachers and curriculum developed by teachers is shrinking, for example. Likewise, there has been a loss of emotional support for students and a decline i ... (full story)
Sports
Aaron Rodgers may have to wait until after the NFL draft to find a new team

Aaron Rodgers is a four-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion and future first-ballot Hall of Famer.
He still may have to wait until after the draft to find a new team for 2025.
The New York Jets already have announced they're releasing the 41-year-old quarterback after two disappointing seasons. Rodgers hasn't said he definitel ... (full story)
NASCAR countersues 23XI and Front Row, as well as Michael Jordan's manager, in dispute over charters

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR's revenue-sharing charter system is under threat of being disbanded, according to a counterclaim filed by the stock car series against Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports that singles out Jordan's longtime business manager.
The contentiousness began after more than two y ... (full story)
Browns restructure Watson's contract to get under the salary cap, AP source says
Deshaun Watson's contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year.
A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press that the latest restructuring of the quarterback's contract will clear nearly $36 million in cap space for the Browns.
... (full story)
Greenland now much easier to reach
It’s during these long winter months that I truly let the wanderlusting side of myself run free.
And that’s when I start dreaming up all sorts of crazy adventures in exotic destinations that can be carried out during the upcoming summer.
Now eventually, when reality - along with a glance at my bank account - se ... (full story)
State
California and Texas join push to end remote work among state employees

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jonah Paul, a California state employee, says he's lucky if he gets home by 7 p.m. when he takes the train two days a week to his Sacramento office — a lengthy commute that's about to become more frequent.
He is among thousands of state employees across the U.S. being pushed back to the office th ... (full story)
Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages and other consequences of falling behind Big Tech in a race for elect ... (full story)