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A princess butter sculpture is sculpted.
Arts & Entertainment

In Minnesota, ‘dairy princesses’ take home a 90-pound butter bust of their own heads

By Mark Vancleave, Steve Karnowski and The Associated Press
August 22, 2025
America’s 926 Boys & Girls Clubs on edge as Trump sits on funding
Politics

America’s 926 Boys & Girls Clubs on edge as Trump sits on funding

By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated Press
July 15, 2025
An illustration of a hand with a bundle of cash luring an employee from a competitor.
Newsletters

A new Florida bill about non-compete agreements could mean big changes to the employment landscape  

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May 9, 2025
States have introduced 240 anti-China proposals from banning coffee mugs to ending sister-city ties: ‘Politicians…pay no price for vilifying China’
Politics

States have introduced 240 anti-China proposals from banning coffee mugs to ending sister-city ties: ‘Politicians…pay no price for vilifying China’

By John Hanna and The Associated Press
April 24, 2025
New Trump executive order may have DOJ go after states with laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gases
Environment

New Trump executive order may have DOJ go after states with laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gases

By Marc Levy and The Associated Press
April 10, 2025
Trump signs order to make voters show proof of citizenship in elections, with swift pushback expected from states which set their own voting rules
Politics

Trump signs order to make voters show proof of citizenship in elections, with swift pushback expected from states which set their own voting rules

By Ali Swenson, Christina A. Cassidy and The Associated Press
March 26, 2025
Trump is trying to do away with Daylight Saving Time. So are these states.
Lifestyle

Trump is trying to do away with Daylight Saving Time. So are these states.

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February 24, 2025
Trump publicly taunts Trudeau saying Canada should be a U.S. state
Politics

Trump publicly taunts Trudeau saying Canada should be a U.S. state

By Brendan Murray and Bloomberg
December 18, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sitting in a chair on stage and speaking into a microphone
Newsletters

California Governor’s desk overflows with AI bills as state leads the charge on regulation

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September 19, 2024
American kids are losing fundamental skills—states should address this now before they lose billions in federal funding
Commentary

American kids are losing fundamental skills—states should address this now before they lose billions in federal funding

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August 28, 2024
Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Leadership

New York City is home to most Fortune 500 companies and second place isn’t even close

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June 4, 2024
California beats out Texas and New York for the most Fortune 500 companies
Leadership

California beats out Texas and New York for the most Fortune 500 companies

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June 4, 2024
Americans’ cognitive well-being has improved since 2022, according to the 2024 Muse Brain Health Report, a survey of 5,000 U.S. adults.
Mind

These states and cities have the best—and worst—brain health in America

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April 17, 2024
Taylor Swift’s AI porn deepfakes have prompted a wave of proposals to protect women from abuse–but Congress and the states need to take action
Commentary

Taylor Swift’s AI porn deepfakes have prompted a wave of proposals to protect women from abuse–but Congress and the states need to take action

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March 15, 2024
AI is already screening job resumes and rental apartment applications and even determining medical care with almost no oversight
Tech

AI is already screening job resumes and rental apartment applications and even determining medical care with almost no oversight

By Jesse Bedayn and The Associated Press
March 5, 2024

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