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D.C. Council to Consider New Corporate Tax, a JLG Campaign Promise

Jul 07, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

The District will look into how realistic it is to create a corporate tax on large corporations such as law firms and lobbying groups – a frequently discussed policy from D.C. councilmember and presumptive mayor Janeese Lewis George. The Business Activity Tax, proposed by Lewis George on the campaign trail, would tax the District’s many law firms, lobbying shops and large corporations with nonresident owners.

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D.C. Releases RFK Stadium Master Plan

Jun 30, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

The city’s planning office on Tuesday released a master plan for the new $3.7 billion RFK stadium, the most comprehensive look so far at what Mayor Muriel Bowser called “the largest economic development project in DC history.” The plan for the 180-acre development near Kingman Park and Hill East includes up to 6,500 new homes, a 13-story stadium, more than 260,000 square feet for retail and commercial use, 1,200 hotel rooms and 60 acres total of park and recreation space.

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This Fourth of July To Have Most Security in Years

Jun 29, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

This Fourth of July is going to be very different from others. Think less condensation-covered coolers and sunsets and more magnetometers and members of Congress. For the first time ever, officials said, the Independence Day celebration on the National Mall will require TSA-level screening. Visitors may not bring anything bigger than a clutch or a clear container the size of a gallon freezer bag. If your bags don’t meet the standards, they will be thrown away because there’s no storage.

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Was Jon Ossoff the ‘deciding vote’ in 2022 Inflation Reduction Act passage? We examine.

Jun 29, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| PolitiFact

Four years after Congress narrowly approved the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, a Republican Senate hopeful in Georgia, blamed the measure for worsening inflation and pointed voters to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s support for the legislation. Ossoff "cast the deciding vote for the inflation disaster that cost Georgia families at the gas pump, the grocery store, and the border," Collins said in a television ad released June 17.

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I Went To the Great American State Fair So You Don’t Have To

Jun 26, 2026 |

By Kaela Cote-Stemmermann , Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

“Nobody, there’s seriously nobody!” a man shouted into his phone as he exited the Great American State Fair. It was a pretty good one liner for what I was about to experience. I got there at 5 p.m. on opening day and walked right in. Despite being one of America 250’s “biggest attractions,” there was no line. Suddenly, I was a lone Sims character dropped into a brand new game. There was nothing but me and a vast expanse of awe-inspiringly verdant grass.

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Ally Wants Investigation of Campaign Finance Office that Fined JLG

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

A top D.C. Council ally of Janeese Lewis George is demanding an investigation of the office whose bombshell ethics ruling against the mayoral candidate threatened to upend last week’s primary. Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau wants to know whether the city's Office of Campaign Finance improperly inserted itself into the election by declaring days before the vote that Lewis George had violated campaign finance rules, a charge the candidate denied.

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Great American Fair Not Drawing Great American Crowd

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

If Americans are going to flock to the Trump administration’s Great American State Fair, they certainly weren’t doing it when the doors opened Thursday. The massive, nostalgic fair has overtaken much of the National Mall, with a presidential rally to kick things off and Air Force flyovers to punctuate opening day. But within the gates of the fair itself, there were vast stretches of open grass and a high ratio of workers to actual visitors.

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D.C. Council Passes Budget, Hints to New Battles

Jun 23, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| City Cast DC

The D.C. Council approved its 2027 budget Tuesday, pushing through a version that avoided some of the severe reductions to social services initially proposed by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser. The Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Program, which had been targeted for cuts, was given an additional $1.5 million in funding.

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Did Mike Collins ‘admit’ that Trump was in the Epstein files? A Jon Ossoff ad omits critical facts

Jun 18, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| PolitiFact

An ad by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, revealed information about President Donald Trump and the Epstein files. The ad said Collins covered for Trump and other powerful men when he voted against releasing the Epstein files, a cache of documents and recordings released by the federal government beginning in December 2025 from investigations of financier and deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Is Graham Platner’s oyster farm ‘totally fake’? Fact-checking attack on Senate candidate from Maine

Jun 16, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| PolitiFact

The head of a Maine conservative news outlet said Graham Platner, the Democrat running to represent the state in the Senate, is lying about his blue-collar oyster farming job. In a June 5 Fox News appearance, Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steven Robinson told Laura Ingraham that Platner’s business is "a campaign prop." "The oyster business, totally fake," said Robinson, whose outlet was founded in 2011 by the conservative think tank Maine Policy Institute.

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Rival TV ads in Ohio’s US Senate race play up donors’ Epstein links. Are they legit?

Jun 08, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| PolitiFact

The Ohio Senate campaigns of Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Sen. Jon Husted both are running ads accusing their rival of receiving six-figure donations from people they call "associates" of disgraced financier and deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Each candidate received donations from people mentioned in the Epstein files, the federal government’s investigative archive that included the public release of more than 3.5 million pages of records, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos.

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Protesters take to streets nationwide to decry ICE tactics in Minneapolis

Jan 30, 2026 |

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske , Ben Brasch, Tim Craig , Kyle Rempfer

| MSN

MINNEAPOLIS For the second frigid Friday in a row, thousands of demonstrators skipped work or school, and businesses shuttered, as a march took over downtown to protest President Donald Trumps immigration crackdown in this city. The march, and an earlier demonstration outside the nearby federal building that has become a focal point for protests against aggressive immigration operations that have roiled this city for weeks, was one of several that spilled into streets across the country.

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Tulsi Gabbards appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

Jan 30, 2026 |

By Jeremy Roebuck , Emily Davies , Warren Strobel , Ben Brasch, Ellen Nakashima

| MSN

At a televised Cabinet meeting last August, President Donald Trump turned to his top intelligence official, noting that she had evidence of how corrupt the 2020 election was, and asked when shed produce it. I will be the first to brief you once we have that information collected, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard replied.

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Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

Jan 30, 2026 |

By Ellen Nakashima , Warren Strobel , Ben Brasch, Jeremy Roebuck , Emily Davies

| Flipboard

2 hours ago When Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem strode into the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters last week, ahead of a monster winter storm that walloped much of the country, she caught staffers buzzing around the agency’s response center off guard. “I was shocked she showed up after …

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FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton Countys 2020 election

Jan 29, 2026 |

By Jeremy Roebuck , Ben Brasch

| MSN

The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at the elections warehouse of a Georgia county at the heart of right-wing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, a significant escalation of the Trump administrations efforts to challenge the narrative of his loss that year. A bureau spokesperson confirmed that agents were conducting court-authorized law enforcement action at the warehouse in Fulton County, home to most of Atlanta and more than 1 million residents.

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FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election

Jan 28, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch, Jeremy Roebuck

| The Washington Post

FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election (washingtonpost.com) FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election By Ben Brasch; Jeremy Roebuck 2026012821350300 The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at the elections warehouse of a Georgia county at the heart of right-wing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, a significant escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to challenge the narrative of his loss that...

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Two federal agents shot Alex Pretti, initial government review reveals

Jan 27, 2026 |

By Kadia Goba , Ben Brasch, Joanna Slater , Kelly Kasulis Cho

| The Washington Post

Two federal agents shot Alex Pretti, initial government review reveals (washingtonpost.com) Two federal agents shot Alex Pretti, initial government review reveals By Kadia Goba; Ben Brasch; Joanna Slater; Kelly Kasulis Cho 2026012714180500 Two federal officers fired at Alex Pretti during Saturday's fatal shooting in Minneapolis, according to a statement sent to some members of Congress by the Department of Homeland Security that provides the first official timeline of the deadly encounter...

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Thousands march in Minnesota and hundreds of businesses close to protest ICE

Jan 24, 2026 |

By Natalie Allison , Michelle Boorstein , Justine McDaniel, Lauren Kaori Gurley , Ben Brasch

| MSN

MINNEAPOLIS Thousands of people converged at a downtown park on Friday afternoon in the states biggest show of opposition yet to the Trump administrations immigration operations in Minnesota, braving subzero temperatures and skipping work and school.

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Thousands march in Minnesota and hundreds of businesses close to protest ICE

Jan 23, 2026 |

By Lauren Kaori Gurley , Justine McDaniel, Natalie Allison , Michelle Boorstein , Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Thousands march in Minnesota and hundreds of businesses close to protest ICE (washingtonpost.com) Thousands march in Minnesota and hundreds of businesses close to protest ICE By Lauren Kaori Gurley; Justine McDaniel; Natalie Allison; Michelle Boorstein; Ben Brasch 2026012311012200 MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people converged at a downtown park on Friday afternoon in the state's biggest show of opposition yet to the Trump administration's immigration operations in Minnesota, braving subzero...

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Church says limits on bell tower are religious discrimination, sues town

Jan 21, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Church says limits on bell tower are religious discrimination, sues town (washingtonpost.com) Church says limits on bell tower are religious discrimination, sues town By Ben Brasch 2026012116290300 A disagreement over a proposed bell tower has led a Ukrainian Catholic church near Pittsburgh to sue local government leaders in federal court, claiming that religious discrimination is preventing the parish from properly honoring its dead.

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Supporters press for a D.C. memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War

Jan 18, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NEW YORK — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country. A Paine memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by a 2022 law, awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Interior.

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St. Louis officials search for runaway monkeys enters new phase

Jan 13, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| MSN

Nearly a week after the first reports of monkeys on the loose in St. Louis, and a fruitless search, officials there are shifting focus to find the animals owner. Owning a monkey is against the law in St. Louis, said Justen Hauser, head of the city health departments environmental health bureau.

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South Carolina says the Revolutionary War was won there. But was it?

Jan 13, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

South Carolina says the Revolutionary War was won there. But was it? (washingtonpost.com) South Carolina says the Revolutionary War was won there. But was it?

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Minnesota sues DHS, ICE over immigration enforcement

Jan 12, 2026 |

By David Nakamura , Brianna Tucker , Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Minnesota sues DHS, ICE over immigration enforcement (washingtonpost.com) Minnesota sues DHS, ICE over immigration enforcement By David Nakamura; Brianna Tucker; Ben Brasch 2026011222420500 Minnesota officials sued federal immigration authorities on Monday, claiming the Trump administration's "unprecedented surge" of immigration agents is politically motivated and violates the U.S. Constitution.

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At annual ‘sexy circus,’ strippers raise money for children’s hospital

Jan 08, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| Toronto Sun

Skip to Content Portland strippers who perform at an annual fundraiser called Tatas for Toys, raising $243,000 to buy items for patients at the children's hospital over the last 15 years • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Jazmine Walter knows the difference a toy can make to a sick child. Don't have an account?

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At annual ‘sexy circus,’ strippers raise money for children’s hospital

Jan 07, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

At annual ‘sexy circus,’ strippers raise money for children’s hospital (washingtonpost.com) At annual ‘sexy circus,’ strippers raise money for children’s hospital By Ben Brasch 2026010711020200 Jazmine Walter knows the difference a toy can make to a sick child. As a high school junior, she endured a lengthy stay at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon, to treat a digestive problem that left her with five ulcers and two holes in her stomach.

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Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England

Jan 02, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| New Hampshire Union Leader

A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft. Forty thousand oysters and the 14 watery cages in which they sat were discovered missing from a facility in Falmouth, Maine, on Nov. 22, authorities said. The mollusks and equipment were valued at nearly $20,000. Then, authorities believe, thieves took a shipment of crab Dec.

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Seafood heists expose the underbelly of cargo theft in New England

Jan 02, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| Independent On Saturday

TOP TARGET Ben Brasch and Washington Post|Published 8 minutes ago 3min Seafood heists in the US are not only uncovering a startling increase in cargo crime, but also revealing a complex network of organised thefts that could put consumers at risk. Image: File A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft.

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Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England

Jan 01, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Spokesman-Review

A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft. Forty thousand oysters and the 14 watery cages in which they sat were discovered missing from a facility in Falmouth, Maine, on Nov. 22, authorities said. The mollusks and equipment were valued at nearly $20,000. Then, authorities believe, thieves took a shipment of crab Dec.

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Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England

Jan 01, 2026 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England (washingtonpost.com) Oyster, crab, lobster thieves strike back-to-back in New England By Ben Brasch 2026010112001800 A trio of recent commercial seafood thefts in New England highlights a titanic problem: cargo theft. Forty thousand oysters and the 14 watery cages in which they sat were discovered missing from a facility in Falmouth, Maine, on Nov. 22, authorities said. The mollusks and equipment were valued at nearly $20,000.

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Class demonstration uncovers dangerously large kidney stone in medical student

Dec 25, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Philadelphia Inquirer

Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra University’s campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ultrasound as part of the day’s lesson on the gastrointestinal system. It probably saved her half a kidney. As the ultrasound wand hovered over Moreno’s abdomen, Amanda Aguiló-Cuadra, the class instructor, noticed dark patches over Moreno’s right kidney. She suspected a buildup of fluid caused by a blockage.

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A retired police officer was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Seattle Times

A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest. Attorneys for Larry Bushart, 61, filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against a sheriff, an investigator and Perry County, which lies about halfway between Nashville and Memphis.

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A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now hes suing.

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| MSN

A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest. Attorneys for Larry Bushart, 61, filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against a sheriff, an investigator and other local authorities of Perry County, which lies about halfway between Nashville and Memphis.

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A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Flipboard

Now There is a presidency at work in Washington, but it is not clear that there is a president at work in the Oval Office. Ask Donald Trump about the goings on of his administration, and there is a good chance he’ll defer to a deputy rather than answer the question. “I don’t know her,” he said when …

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George Washington portrait that helped inspire $1 bill will go to highest bidder

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| MSN

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washingtons rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait in U.S. history. And now one of the original painted portraits that inspired the U.S. Mints engraving can be yours, if you have 500,000 to 1 million Washingtons to spare. On Jan. 23 in New York, the auction house Christies will put up for bidding an 1804 oil portrait of Washington by Gilbert Stuart.

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George Washington portrait that helped inspire $1 bill will go to highest bidder

Dec 17, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

George Washington portrait that helped inspire $1 bill will go to highest bidder (washingtonpost.com) George Washington portrait that helped inspire $1 bill will go to highest bidder By Ben Brasch 2025121710300000 The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington's rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait in U.S. history.

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How Nick Reiner struggled with addiction, and his parents

Dec 16, 2025 |

By Sonia Rao, Ben Brasch

| Yahoo Entertainment

David Manheim believed Nick Reiner could control his drug addiction. It’s the reason he invited him to his conversational podcast about substance abuse and recovery. “I just saw potential, and I wanted him to do it,” Manheim told The Washington Post. “I wanted to be a part of his potential.” Nick first appeared on “Dopey” in September 2016, and came back again and again. His frank stories resonated with listeners despite his apparent privilege as the son of renowned Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner.

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Library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy

Dec 15, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Detroit News

A North Carolina county dissolved the board overseeing its public library after the board voted to keep a picture book about a transgender boy in the children’s section. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners made its 3-2 decision last week at a hearing where about 40 people spoke on the matter, county spokeswoman Amy Rudisill said.

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Brown University shooting: Police release photos, offer $50K reward in search for gunman

Dec 15, 2025 |

By Niha Masih, Jeremy Roebuck , Leo Sands , Daniel Wu , Ben Brasch, Kim Bellware

| The Washington Post

Brown University shooting: Police release photos, offer $50K reward in search for gunman (washingtonpost.com) Brown University shooting: Police release photos, offer $50K reward in search for gunman By Niha Masih; Jeremy Roebuck; Leo Sands; Daniel Wu; Ben Brasch; Kim Bellware 2025121509063200 Authorities are still searching Monday for a shooter who killed two students and left nine others injured on Brown University's campus Saturday.

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Class demonstration uncovers dangerously large kidney stone in medical student

Dec 14, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| New Hampshire Union Leader

Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra University’s campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ultrasound as part of the day’s lesson on the gastrointestinal system. It probably saved her half a kidney. As the ultrasound wand hovered over Moreno’s abdomen, Amanda Aguiló-Cuadra, the class instructor, noticed dark patches over Moreno’s right kidney. She suspected a buildup of fluid caused by a blockage.

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Library board ousted after voting to keep children’s book about trans boy

Dec 14, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Seattle Times

A North Carolina county dissolved the board overseeing its public library after the board voted to keep a picture book about a transgender boy in the children’s section. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners made its 3-2 decisionearlier this week at a hearing where about 40 people spoke on the matter, county spokespersonAmy Rudisill said.

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Library board ousted after voting to keep childrens book about trans boy

Dec 14, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| MSN

A North Carolina county dissolved the board overseeing its public library after the board voted to keep a picture book about a transgender boy in the childrens section. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners made its 3-2 decision earlier this week at a hearing where about 40 people spoke on the matter, county spokeswoman Amy Rudisill said.

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Routine class demonstration reveals dangerously large kidney stone in medical student

Dec 12, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Anchorage Daily News

Aria Moreno at the start of medical school at Hofstra University. (Aria Moreno) Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra University’s campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ultrasound as part of the day’s lesson on the gastrointestinal system. It probably saved her half a kidney.

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A med student volunteered for a class demo. It saved her kidney.

Dec 11, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| MSN

Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra Universitys campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ultrasound as part of the days lesson on the gastrointestinal system. It probably saved her half a kidney. As the ultrasound wand hovered over Morenos abdomen, Amanda Aguil-Cuadra, the class instructor, noticed dark patches over Morenos right kidney. She suspected a buildup of fluid caused by a blockage.

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Class demonstration uncovers dangerously large kidney stone in medical student

Dec 11, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Class demonstration uncovers dangerously large kidney stone in medical student (washingtonpost.com) Class demonstration uncovers dangerously large kidney stone in medical student By Ben Brasch 2025121111002700 Aria Moreno was excited when she walked into class on Hofstra University's campus in Long Island. It was late August, her fourth week of medical school, and Moreno had volunteered to undergo an ultrasound as part of the day's lesson on the gastrointestinal system.

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Gramma, a tortoise who lived through more than 20 presidencies, dies at 141

Nov 27, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Yahoo

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said Gramma lived through the tenure of 20 presidents. The tortoise lived through the tenure of more than 20 presidents. San Diego’s “Queen of the Zoo” has died. Her name was Gramma, and she was a Galápagos tortoise whose 141 years of existence (give or take) included more than 20 presidents, two world wars and a pair of pandemics.

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In major shift, Mormon Church lowers mission age for women to 18

Nov 25, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

In major shift, Mormon Church lowers mission age for women to 18 (washingtonpost.com) In major shift, Mormon Church lowers mission age for women to 18 By Ben Brasch 2025112510001500 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it is lowering the age at which women can go on religious missions by a year — bringing the rule for women in line with the policy for men as the church continues a years-long process to modernize the program.

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Jewish group vies to open nation’s first religious charter school

Nov 22, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| The Washington Post

Jewish group vies to open nation’s first religious charter school (washingtonpost.com) Jewish group vies to open nation’s first religious charter school By Ben Brasch 2025112310002100 A Jewish group based in Florida is seeking permission to operate the nation's first taxpayer-funded online religious charter school in Oklahoma. The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter Foundation notified the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Nov.

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Jewish group vies to open nation’s first religious charter school

Nov 22, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Flipboard

Now Twenty-one of the top 25 teams in the Week 13 US LBM Coaches Poll will be in action on Saturday, Nov. 21. Of those, nine are in the current College Football Playoff field. However, even with a jam-packed schedule, the action figures to be lighter this week, with many of the top teams playing a …

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Pickleball on Sunday: Why some top college players are calling foul

Nov 22, 2025 |

By Ben Brasch

| Frederick News Post

As an elite pickleball player, Rachel Garff faced a tough choice when she enrolled at Brigham Young University. The school famously bars its athletes from playing on Sundays, but that’s when collegiate pickleball tournament finals are usually held. Companies that sponsor top pickleball players often want them to play in those high-profile Sunday events.

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