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How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
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New Florida laws go into effect July 1st. Here's how they affect you
There are big changes in sex education at public schools, immigration and the ability to carry concealed guns, among others.
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‘Interests in Foreign Countries' law to go into effect
NBC6’s Ana Cuervo reports on the new law taking effect on July 1.
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This Is Why Executions by Firing Squads Are Being Considered in the US
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.
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Taxes Fall, Wages Rise and Jaywalking OK'd by New State Laws
Taxes will be falling and wages rising as new laws take effect Sunday in numerous states. The new year will bring higher minimum wages in 23 states. More than a dozen states will enact tax cuts. The January list of new laws also includes several affecting personal liberties. Alabama will become the 25th state to allow concealed handguns without a...
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New Year Means New Laws That Can Impact South Florida
A new year means new laws. NBC 6’s Alina Machado has the latest details of how these new laws could impact you.
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New 2023 Florida Laws Going Into Effect New Year's Day
Here are some of the new laws going into effect in Florida at the start of the new year.
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New Government Funding Package Includes ‘Historic Step Forward' for Pregnant Workers, New Mothers
Two changes to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding people will make a huge difference for low-wage workers, one advocate says.
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Here Are Some Laws That Will Go Into Effect in 2023
Here are some state laws that will go into effect around the country in 2023.
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Biden Signs Bill Enforcing Agreement to Avoid Rail Strike
Members in four of the 12 unions involved had rejected the proposed contract as lacking sufficient paid sick leave. The President acknowledged the shortcoming as he said he would continue to push for that benefit for every U.S. worker.
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Make $87.50 in 3 Minutes: Reporting Idling Trucks in NYC Has Become a Lucrative Side Hustle for Clean-Air Vigilantes
Clean-air vigilantes have found a way to make money by taking videos of idling trucks.
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SEC Targets SPACs With Rules on Inflated Business Forecasts, Merger Disclosures
The SEC debuted new rules for SPACs that would amount of one of the broadest attempts to date at cracking down on blank-check companies.
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins Says She Will Vote for Biden Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson, Giving Her Likely Confirmation Bipartisan Support
With Collins’ vote, Jackson, Biden’s first nominee to the Supreme Court, is now all but guaranteed to become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
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Democrats Demand Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas Recuse Himself From Key 2020 Election, Capitol Riot Cases Over Wife's Push to Overturn Biden Win
The request followed news that the justice’s wife, Virginia Thomas, urged then-President Trump’s top aide Mark Meadows to try to overturn Biden’s election win.
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‘Significant' Evidence Suggests Trump Organization Misstated Asset Values for More Than a Decade, NY AG Says
Donald Trump has criticized the probe of his Trump Organization by New York Attorney General Letitia James as politically motivated.
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‘We Will Come and We Will Find You': U.S. Issues Warning to Anyone Helping Russia Bypass Sanctions
The U.S. and international allies have imposed a barrage of punitive measures against Russia since the country launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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Jan. 6 Riot Probe Expected to Seek Interview With Wife of Supreme Court Justice Over Texts to Trump Aide
Texts reportedly showed Thomas urging then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to try to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
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Judge Says Trump Likely Broke the Law by Trying to Obstruct Congress From Confirming Biden Win
A federal judge said Donald Trump likely broke the law by “corruptly” attempting to obstruct the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.
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Senate Democrat Wyden Says Supreme Court Justice Thomas Should Recuse in Cases Involving Trump, Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows to seek to overturn the election of Joe Biden.
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Sen. Joe Manchin Will Vote for Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson, Boosting Her Confirmation Chances
Manchin said he would support Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after he broke with President Biden and his party on some major issues.