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Analysis Mitch McConnell had wanted to pass the bill before lawmakers headed home for the 10-day holiday break. Some fear the extended timeline will only make negotiations harder.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, citing grave worries about “socialistic” behavior in the state’s liberal cities, has called a special session next month to consider a host of bills aimed at curtailing local power.
Critics have called Scott Pruitt's bid to launch a governmentwide effort to question the science of climate change an attempt to undermine the long-established consensus that human activity is fueling the Earth’s rising temperatures.
Ayaz Virji gives a lecture on Islam — his third such talk — at City Hall in Granite Falls, Minn. (Salwan Georges/Post)
Ayaz Virji talks to a patient at Johnson Memorial Health Services in Dawson, where he is chief of staff. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
Ayaz Virji reacts as his wife, Musarrat, feeds their daughter, Maya, while Pastor Mandy France checks her phone. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
Larry Olson, 74, makes a comment during Ayaz Virji’s lecture on Islam in Granite Falls, Minn. (Salwan Georges/Post)
Ayaz Virji stops to buy popcorn at a stand with his daughter, Maya, after his lecture on Islam. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
When Ayaz Virji arrived a few years ago in Dawson, population 1,400, “it felt right.” His family made friends who dropped by for kebabs, and the locals figured out how to butcher halal meat to save him the nearly three-hour drive to Minneapolis. But that feeling of community began to change after the 2016 election.
Lawmakers seeking to address the rising cost of oral care describe the American Dental Association as a political force and foe so unified, so relentless and so embedded into U.S. communities that its power rivals that of the gun lobby.
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Analysis The logical foundations for single-payer health care are being laid in the current debate, as Republicans have basically conceded that government involvement in health care is a good thing — or, at least, a necessary thing.
The law could be used to target teaching of climate change and evolution, science supporters warn.
The move comes amid rising tensions in the month since a huge bombing in Kabul and presents President Ashraf Ghani and his government with its most serious challenge since taking office in 2014.
The boy’s father was charged with murder after his son went missing in April, authorities said.
Four-time stage winner Alejandro Valverdo broke two bones in his left leg and is set to undergo surgery in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Spanish rider’s team said his chances of returning to competitive cycling this season are slim.
Former president Barack Obama was greeted by a crowd of thousands in Jakarta, his childhood home.
From the metaphorical to the literal, it was a sizzling week for headlines. How closely did you pay attention? The faster you correctly answer, the higher you can score.
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Black Lives Matter, Occupy, gun control and more are all fodder for directors, musicians and choreographers.
Six easy recipes for the quintessential holiday cookout side.
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