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TL/DR - The article highlights the unaffordability of medical care in California, particularly affecting minority communities. It mentions the story of Daisy Chavez, an uninsured Californian struggling with managing her diabetes due to high medical costs. The California Office of Health Care Affordability proposed a 3% cap on medical spending…

TL/DR - The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the state should follow an extremely restrictive abortion law dating back to the 1860s, which outlaws abortions except in cases where the pregnant person's life is at risk. The law, which makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, carries a prison sentence of two to five years for those who…

TL/DR - The U.S. Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes major focus on clean and sustainable energy, making it the largest bill for these reforms in U.S. history. The Act allocates more than $360 billion towards modernization efforts such as investing $60 billion in manufacturing and implementing wind turbines and solar…

TL/DR - Arab Americans became involved in US politics through organized campaigns such as those of Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988, leading to increased voter registration and participation in national and state conventions. However, their involvement was met with resistance from pro-Israel groups, and attempts to exclude them from political…