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A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states
Hansi Lo Wang A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights Act in seven mainly Midwestern states. For decades, private individuals and groups have brought the majority of lawsuits for enforcing the landmark law’s Section 2 protections against…
Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.
By Brian Mann , Katia Riddle During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim contradicted by research. Kennedy’s comment at Wednesday’s hearing was one of a number of controversial claims he has made about…