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In Egypt, Girls Defy Bedouin Tradition By Running Gas Station

In Egypt, Girls Defy Bedouin Tradition By Running Gas Station

by Annie Klingenberg | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured, Politics

A group of Bedouin girls in Egypt work at a gas station despite their jobs going against their traditional culture. The girls keep track of finances and assist customers that use the facility. While the girls are sometimes criticized for choosing to defy norms, they...
North Dakota National Parks Need Millions In Maintenance

North Dakota National Parks Need Millions In Maintenance

by Annie Klingenberg | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Senate National Parks subcommittee met earlier this week to review the implementation of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors act which was signed into law almost 18 months ago. This law created a national fund intended to tackle...
Blood Shortage Spurs Call for Donor Rule Change for Gay Men

Blood Shortage Spurs Call for Donor Rule Change for Gay Men

by Annie Klingenberg | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Health

United States senators and LGBTQ+ advocates are calling on on the FDA to remove restrictions that add obstacles for blood donations from men who have sex with men, as the American Red Cross deals with a blood shortage it called the worst in more than a decade.Since...
Minority business leaders make case for increased access to federal infrastructure contracts at House hearing

Minority business leaders make case for increased access to federal infrastructure contracts at House hearing

by Annie Klingenberg | Feb 8, 2022 | Business & Tech, Featured

Minority and women-owned businesses risk being sidelined in federal contracts, awarded to implement the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that Congress passed last year, unless deliberate action is taken to ensure they have equal access to succeed in the bidding...
March for Life attendees cite their faith. So do their opponents

March for Life attendees cite their faith. So do their opponents

by Annie Klingenberg | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Since 1974, anti-abortion activists have gathered each January in Washington, D.C., to protest the abortion rights granted under Roe v. Wade in January of 1973. With the Supreme Court set to issue a major ruling on abortion rights later this year...
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