News Analysis: ‘The party is in shambles.’ But some Democrats see reasons for optimism

In recent weeks, the beleaguered opposition party has begun to exhibit signs of life, with polling improving, Trump’s numbers faltering and some fiery pushback from Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker.

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Supreme Court upholds a state law banning some gender-affirming care for trans kids

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.
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Before-after fire storm images: Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods where some homes remain

Eaton and Palisades fire damage was uneven in many neighborhoods, with homes surviving next to others that were destroyed.

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Trump repeatedly praised Hitler, said Nazi leader ‘did some good things,’ John Kelly says

In an interview published two weeks before election day, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff said he had grave concerns about Trump’s fitness for office.

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Some NC nursing homes still without water, 3 weeks after Hurricane Helene

Some nursing homes in the Asheville, North Carolina area are still without water, three weeks after Hurricane Helene.
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California passes school cellphone restrictions. But some students find workarounds

The California Legislature approved a statewide cellphone ban this week. LAUSD schools that have had bans in place for years provide a window into the future.

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Do Some Electric Fish Sense the World Through Comrades’ Auras?

It would be a game-changer if all members of a basketball team could see out of each other’s eyes in addition to their own.
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Sleep apnea raises risk of long Covid by up to 75% for some, study says

Having sleep apnea and another chronic condition such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease raises the risk of developing long Covid by up to 75% on average, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER Initiative.
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USDA issues alert over some ready-to-eat salads after lettuce recall

Certain brands of fresh ready-to-eat salads that include chicken or ham may also contain lettuce contaminated with listeria, a potentially deadly bacteria, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
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‘I’m still buried.’ Some SoCal mountain residents still trapped by snow more than 2 weeks later

Many residents in San Bernardino County’s mountains are still far from back to normal, more than two weeks after the historic snowstorms brought unprecedented snowfall.

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