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In Vegas, Speaker Mike Johnson describes aftermath of Oct. 7 as fight of ‘good vs. evil’

The event was billed as a place to honor and remember the more than 1,200 people killed a year ago, but Johnson’s speech focused little on the attack itself and more on the importance of God and America’s “weakness” on the global stage.

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Youth, parents call for better learning environments, gun control

Complaints about Clark County school environments led to emotional testimonies from parents and former educators who voiced concerns about pupil treatment, a lack of protection from youth violence — particularly in “Black and brown communities” — and too much or too little discipline.

Sex workers push back on Super Bowl trafficking narrative

“Quite often … they get human trafficking, sex trafficking, child trafficking, they get all those different things convoluted,” Brittany Andrews said. “There are very distinctly different groups that are going on, with all those different words, lexicon that's being used.”

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