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Megan Planovsky watches her daughter, Lydia Planovsky, play with a toy in their home.

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  • Mental Health

Here's what to know about Section 504 protections for Georgia students with mental health needs

For over 50 years, the federal Rehabilitation Act has provided a way for parents to make sure schools accommodate the special needs of their kids. In May 2024, a piece of the Act called Section 504 was expanded to include "gender dysphoria, leading to a 17-state lawsuit joined by Georgia.

March 07, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
ASTROPICAL's self-titled album, out March 7, is a euphoric exploration of South America's coastal sounds.

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  • Music

On 'ASTROPICAL,' Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana unite to celebrate lesser-known Caribbean sounds

The Venezuelan tropical rock band Rawayana joined the electro-cumbia Colombian group Bomba Estéreo in a Miami studio to work on a collaborative single. The songs kept multiplying and the two formed the new super group ASTROPICAL, its self-titled debut out March 7.

March 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
A Hand Holding a Cellphone. The Georgia Senate passed legislation to make doxxing a criminal offense in Georgia on Crossover Day, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Credit: Pexels

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate passes the Georgia Anti-Doxxing Act

On Thursday, the Georgia Senate passed the Georgia Anti-Doxxing Act, legislation to create criminal offenses for doxxing in Georgia, as a part of Crossover Day.

March 07, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Shipping containers sit at the Port of Houston in Texas last month. A raft of new tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico has companies and consumers scrambling.

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  • Business

A look at some of the creative ways companies try to dodge high tariffs

Companies can try to avoid or minimize tariffs by requesting exemptions or legally reclassifying their products. Here's a look at some of the strategies that have worked in the past.

March 07, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman

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  • News

Monthly jobs report to be released. And, the White House to host a crypto event

The Labor Department will release the monthly jobs report card today, which is expected to show solid growth. But that's not the whole picture. And, the White House will host a cryptocurrency summit.

March 07, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Harvested corn grain is dumped into a grain wagon on Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Illinois.

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  • National

Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty

American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.

March 07, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., on Aug. 18, 2020.

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  • Politics

The U.S. Postal Service could face substantial change. What comes next?

The changes Trump reportedly is proposing to the Postal Service, such as a merger with the Department of Commerce, would likely be challenged in federal court, experts say.

March 07, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
A former employee of Afghanistan's Defense Ministry walks in his neighborhood with his youngest daughter on Jan. 21, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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  • World

Afghans in Pakistan awaiting U.S. resettlement are stuck in a treacherous limbo

The Trump administration has halted the U.S. refugee program, Pakistan is taking steps to force Afghans out — and their lives may be at risk if they return to their own country.

March 07, 2025
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  • Betsy Joles
Susan Chardy as Shula in <em>On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Secrets and silence haunt a grieving family in this spellbinding melodrama

In On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, filmmaker Rungano Nyoni weaves a surreal drama about defiance in the face of ritual, and the secrets that flourish in silence.

March 07, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Clocks spring forward this weekend when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Protect your sleep through the time change and sign up for our special sleep newsletter.

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  • Health

Don't let daylight saving time mess with your sleep. Sign up for our special newsletter

Prepare yourself for the time change and sign up for our one-week newsletter series, Life Kit's Guide to Better Sleep. You'll get science-backed strategies to help you get your sleep back on track.

March 07, 2025
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  • Malaka Gharib
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday.

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  • Asia

Five takeaways: China's foreign minister slams Trump's 'two-faced' policies

China's top foreign policy official addressed the escalating trade war with the U.S. and promoted China as an "anchor" on the global stage as America retreats from international involvement.

March 07, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's address at the final hearing of his trial during a news program at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.

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  • Asia

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail

The decision would allow Yoon to stand his criminal trial while not being physically detained. The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.

March 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A new report finds butterfly populations are declining in the U.S.

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  • Science

Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent since 2000.

March 06, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
An artists impression of a black hole flinging a hypervelocity star out of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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  • Space

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.

March 06, 2025
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The National Queer Theater's 2024 Criminal Queerness festival put on a production of The Survival, seen here. The company is among four arts groups suing the NEA for gender-related restrictions imposed by a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

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  • Arts & Life

Arts groups sue NEA for new 'gender ideology'-related grant restrictions

The lawsuit pushes back against a recent executive order from President Donald Trump that asks funding applicants to agree not to promote "gender ideology" in their work.

March 06, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
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