Articles by Valerie Richardson
The disastrous opening weekend for Disney's boundary-pushing "Strange World" reanimated predictions of dire financial consequences over the studio's embrace of a progressive agenda in children's entertainment.
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November 29, 2022
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The suspect in the deadly massacre at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub is nonbinary, according to defense attorneys, raising questions about whether the attack was motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias.
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November 23, 2022
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The National Hockey League touched off a skirmish Tuesday by tweeting that "Trans women are women," prompting pushback from foes of biological males participating in female sports if they identify as women.
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November 22, 2022
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CBS News joined the slow parade of news outlets belatedly confirming the authenticity of the Hunter Biden laptop, two years after "60 Minutes" headliner Lesley Stahl said its explosive videos and emails "can't be verified."
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November 22, 2022
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A conservation program hailed by the Biden administration as a force for combating climate change is being jeopardized by the president's own tight-fisted approach to oil-and-gas leasing, according to critics.
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November 22, 2022
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Foes of the abortion pill are taking their fight to court, accusing the Food and Drug Administration of placing "politics over science" when it sanctioned the two-drug pregnancy-termination regimen in 2000.
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November 18, 2022
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Democrat Adam Frisch conceded the election to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, saying the state's automatic recount is unlikely to change the outcome in a race separated by fewer than 600 votes.
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November 18, 2022
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About 70% of the FBI's abortion-related cases since the leak of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson involve attacks and threats against pro-life facilities, according to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray.
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November 17, 2022
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The political future of one of the GOP's firebrands was still up in the air Thursday, as Rep. Lauren Boebert remained locked in a too-close-to-call contest with Democratic challenger Adam Frisch.
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November 10, 2022
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The abortion issue was credited with helping shield Democrats from a red tide in Tuesday's midterm election, but as far as pro-life leaders were concerned, the GOP fizzle was self-inflicted.
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November 9, 2022
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt beat back Tuesday a challenge from Democrat Joy Hofmeister, capturing a second term after polls showed her waging an unexpectedly strong campaign.
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November 8, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won his reelection bid Tuesday by defeating former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who trailed the Republican incumbent throughout the campaign despite his national name recognition and image as a rising Democratic Party star.
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November 8, 2022
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Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Democrat, was projected as the winner Tuesday in his bid for a third term, defying the midterm Republican wave by defeating GOP construction company owner Joe O'Dea in the increasingly blue Rocky Mountain state.
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November 8, 2022
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's "no comment" on the attacks on crisis pregnancy centers has become a source of rising frustration and anger for some pro-life advocates.
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November 8, 2022
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied Monday that the administration is targeting anti-abortion activists, despite a recent rash of arrests, and refused to comment on attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers.
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November 7, 2022
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President Biden handed his foes a closing campaign message with his weekend blasts at drilling and the coal industry, providing Republicans with an opening to turn up the heat on his energy policies.
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November 7, 2022
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Voters across the country will decide rules on elections, drug legalization and sports gaming in Tuesday's election. Abortion rules might be the biggest issue on the ballots.
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November 7, 2022
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Some blue-tinged states are facing the prospect of GOP governors as Republicans ride the red wave in the final days before the midterm election, but nowhere is the phenomenon less expected than in Oregon.
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November 2, 2022
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President Biden plans to attend COP27, the annual United Nations climate confab, but he won't be rubbing elbows with Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg.
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November 1, 2022
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Most U.S. voters believe Republicans will capture both the House and the Senate in next week's election, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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November 1, 2022
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