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How did trucks conquer every corner of America, and is it Gerald Ford’s fault?

by Andrew Van Dam The Washington Post April 23, 2023April 18, 2023

Light trucks now dominate U.S. roadways, outnumbering cars among registered vehicles in all 50 states.

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Inside the movement to remake America’s city streets

by Reis Thebault, Alice Li The Washington Post April 23, 2023April 18, 2023

The pandemic turbocharged the push to make America’s streets more pedestrian friendly. As the COVID-19 emergency ends, many are fighting to make those changes permanent. Not everyone is happy about it.

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Abortion pill ruling threatens pharmaceutical innovation

by Lisa Jarvis Bloomberg Opinion April 16, 2023April 11, 2023

Bringing new drugs to market is already expensive and time-consuming. Undercutting the FDA will only make it harder.

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Texas abortion pill ruling threatens FDA

by David Ovalle, Laurie McGinley, Rachel Roubein The Washington Post April 16, 2023April 11, 2023

This opens the door to the courts’ second-guessing any FDA approval — especially for drugs for controversial areas like gender-affirming care,’ expert says.

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The abortion pill’s 1992 Supreme Court battle and the woman who started it

by Timothy Bella The Washington Post April 16, 2023April 11, 2023

Leona Benten was 6½-weeks pregnant when she volunteered to be the test case in the 1992 legal fight over the legality of importing mifepristone.

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Donald Trump ceded the moral high ground on presidential indictments long ago

by Aaron Blake The Washington Post April 9, 2023April 5, 2023

It’s wrong to indict a former president and presidential candidate, says the man who pushed for indictments of the last two Democratic presidents and last four Democratic nominees.

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What Donald Trump’s business fraud charges mean

by Jeffrey Bellin William & Mary Law School April 9, 2023April 5, 2023

False business records — not hush money payments — are at the heart of New York’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But not all the alleged crimes have been revealed.

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FAQ: What’s next for Donald Trump after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts

by Perry Stein, Shayna Jacobs The Washington Post April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

During a historic arraignment hearing Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first former president to be charged with a crime. Now, the legal proceedings continue as New York prosecutors set out to build a case and convince a jury that Trump […]