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5 days ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
Throughout the first few months of President Donald Trump’s second term, I’ve been asking myself one question. Where are the Democrats? Sure, there have been some moments of true resistance to the Trump administration. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, heckling the president during an address to a joint session of Congress comes to mind. So does the tour that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, took to energize people across the country.
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1 week ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
This North Carolina election seems over, but expect GOP to try to override voters | OpinionThe saga of North Carolina’s never-ending election seems to be over, at least for now. But don't expect Republicans to give up that easily. On May 5, a federal judge ruled against Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court who attempted to throw out more than 65,000 ballots after losing to Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
I'm proud to be gay. Trump's hate-filled first 100 days won't take that from me. | OpinionI didn’t always know I was gay, but I grew up scared that someone would label me that way. I was scared of being bullied, scared that I wouldn't be accepted and, most of all, scared that something was wrong with me. Growing up in a small, conservative North Carolina town, I never knew a single out gay person through my childhood.
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
America promised them safety. Now they fear what Trump will do next. | OpinionMujib Mehrdad, 40, and his wife, Aria Mushahed, 35, were supposed to be on their honeymoon when Afghanistan collapsed in 2021. Instead of leaving the country for a romantic getaway, they were forced to flee without any of their belongings to escape persecution from the Taliban.
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
Last September, Hurricane Helene decimated western North Carolina, nearly destroying entire towns and in the state. In February, the state reported that it would cost $60 billion to repair the region. Despite these costly repairs, President Donald Trump’s administration recently denied the state’s request to extend a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that matched 100% of the costs for eligible recovery expenses.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
North Carolina Republicans might just get away with stealing an election | OpinionRepublicans in North Carolina may actually subvert the will of voters to put their candidate on the state Supreme Court, despite Democratic Justice Allison Riggs being the rightful winner. On April 4, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Judge Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court who lost to Riggs in the 2024 election.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
J.K. Rowling can't leave the LGBTQ+ community alone and it's getting weird | OpinionIt’s no secret that “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has spent the past few years spewing transphobic hate any chance she gets. Now, her hatred of other members of the LGBTQ+ community is making headlines. She just can't stop. April 6 was International Asexuality Day, celebrating members of the LGBTQ+ community who do not experience sexual attraction.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
Congratulations, Republicans! Your fear of pronouns is tanking the economy. | OpinionWe are quickly seeing the consequences of reelecting Donald Trump to a second presidential term and expecting him to be an effective leader. Last week, Trump announced a 10% tariff on all countries, sending the global economy into a tailspin. China announced 34% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, with other countries threatening their own tariffs. It would appear we're in a tariff war.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
Morgan Wallen wanted to get back to 'God's country.' He was already there. | OpinionIt sounds like country music star Morgan Wallen didn’t enjoy his time in New York City. Wallen, the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" last week, generated buzz after abruptly walking off stage during the show’s signoff. Instead of standing around and mingling with the cast, he briefly hugged host Mikey Madison before he walked in front of the camera and off the stage.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sara Pequeno
Cory Booker gave a 25-hour speech. That's great! But Democrats, it's not enough. | OpinionOvernight, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., made history with the longest speech on the Senate floor in history. For 25 hours and five minutes from Monday into Tuesday, he showed Democrats what a protest in Donald Trump’s second presidency should look like. But it's not enough.
