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By Shivani Majmudar Medill Reports After last week’s confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the nation’s highest court, reproductive health advocates across the country say
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By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports When President Donald Trump stood before Americans and called his bout with COVID-19 this fall a “blessing in disguise,” he
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