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How open primaries, ranked-choice voting can break gridlock

How the parties select their candidates is a major factor in the increasing partisanship we've seen in recent years. Recently, Alaska has been trying something different. It's already showing results but facing some resistance. Judy Woodruff traveled there for her ongoing series about divisions in the country, America at a Crossroads.

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2,123 lives: Inside the stats and stories of those arrested by ICE from the S.F. area
2,123 lives: Inside the stats and stories of those arrested by ICE from the S.F. area
See the path from arrest to removal for immigrants detained by ICE in the Bay
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An injured, endangered sea turtle washed ashore; after 7 months, it has a new chance at life
An injured, endangered sea turtle washed ashore; after 7 months, it has a new chance at life
A rehabilitated sea turtle was set free several miles off the coast of Long Beach on Monday after seven months of intensive veterinary care at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty.
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Sacramento Report: Five Bills We’re Watching
Sacramento Report: Five Bills We’re Watching
When California legislators come back from summer recess in a couple weeks, it will be crunch time to get their proposals passed.
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