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House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Democrats seek broader prescription drug bill

Thursday’s vote is part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.

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Ukrainian Troops Push Forward as Russian Forces Regroup, Give Back Chernobyl

Ukrainian officials said their armed forces are pressing against Russian military units around Kyiv, while Russian forces handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to Ukraine.

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She Took the White House Photos. Trump Moved to Take the Profit. – The New York Times

She Took the White House Photos. Trump Moved to Take the Profit.  The New York Times

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Russians leaving Chernobyl as fighting rages elsewhere – The Associated Press

Russians leaving Chernobyl as fighting rages elsewhere  The Associated Press Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator  CNN Russians hand control of Chornobyl nuclear plant back to Ukraine, IAEA says  CNBC Signs Russian Troops Departing Chernobyl: Pentagon  Bloomberg Politics Ukraine: Russians

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What It’s Like Living With Aphasia—and How to Support a Loved One With the Condition

Bruce Willis, the 67-year-old actor and star of classic action movies like Die Hard, is halting his acting career after being diagnosed with the language disorder aphasia. On March 30, his daughter Rumer, ex-wife Demi Moore, and other family members

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LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Critics call it the “Don’t Say Gay” law and say its true intent is to marginalize LGBTQ people and their families.

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Hannah Gadsby Threatened to Quit Comedy in Nanette. Her New Memoir Proves She’s Not Going Anywhere

It’s taken Hannah Gadsby the better part of four years to process the international success of her Netflix special Nanette, but it’s taken her 40 more to process everything that led up to her making it. In her new book,

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U.N. seeks record $4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The head of the United Nations says nearly all Afghans don’t have enough to eat and some have resorted to “selling their children and their body parts” to get money for food.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 31)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Image credit: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)

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Ukraine mayor says Russian soldiers who kidnapped him knew nothing about his country

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was held by Russian forces for five days. They told him they wanted to free his town from Nazis. “I told them in my 30 years in this town I’ve never seen a single Nazi.” (Image

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