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Opponents to efforts to remove philosophical exemptions from school-vaccine requirements rally outside the Washington Capitol, in Olympia, Wash., Wednesday, Feb. 20,2019. Lawmakers are considering two measures, one that would remove the exemption from the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and another that would not allow personal or philosophical exemptions to be granted for any required school vaccinations. CREDIT: RACHEL LA CORTE/AP

Washington Lawmakers Weigh 2 Vaccine Exemption Bills

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Pope Francis has called Catholic leaders from around the world to the Vatican this week for a meeting about clergy sexual abuse. CREDIT: GREGORIO BORGIA/AP

As Pope Holds Sex Abuse Summit, U.S. Catholics Not Hopeful For ‘Bold Moves’

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File photo. Washington and Oregon lawmakers are considering statewide bans on single-use plastic bags in grocery stores. CREDIT: JULIA REIHS/KUT

Lawmakers Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Bans In Washington And Oregon

Cassandra Profita February 19, 2019

A healthy hive able to pollinate has at least eight frames mostly covered in bees on both sides. But the fear this year is that there will be many weaker hives put into California almond orchards for pollination because so many hives have died. CREDIT: GRETA MART

From Northwest Hives To California Almonds, Bee ‘Deadout’ Threatens Crops And Livelihoods

Anna King February 19, 2019

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U.S. Supreme Court has ended a long legal fight by ruling that a Texas death row inmate is intellectually disabled and thus may not be executed.

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Washington Lawmakers Weigh 2 Vaccine Exemption Bills

As Pope Holds Sex Abuse Summit, U.S. Catholics Not Hopeful For ‘Bold Moves’

Lawmakers Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Bans In Washington And Oregon

From Northwest Hives To California Almonds, Bee ‘Deadout’ Threatens Crops And Livelihoods

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American Anthem: How Buffalo Springfield’s ‘For What It’s Worth’ Captured Youth In Revolt In 1967

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