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   October 28, 2026
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  • Kansas will have back-to-back women governors after Democrat Cindy Holscher wins tight race
    Democrat Cindy Holscher is projected to become the next governor of Kansas, marking the first time the state will have two women governors back-to-back, according to Decision Desk HQ.  In addition to the governorship, Democrats will also hold a Senate seat in Kansas — the first time that’s happened since the 1930s — as the blue wave...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
  • Moms feared what the midterms would mean for their disabled daughters. Then came some hope.
    Yasmin Halim approached this year’s midterms with “a sense of dread.” On election night, the 44-year-old went to bed early after Republicans won the major statewide races in Florida, where she lives with her family. Her 13-year-old daughter, Lily, is dying from a neurodegenerative condition called juvenile Tay-Sachs disease, and Halim works full-time caring for her. That sense of dread...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
  • ikki Goodwin smiles while speaking with someone at a crowded event. She wears a light blue vest over a white shirt.
    Could Texas reverse course on abortion? Democrats think there’s an opening
    After capturing control of key leadership positions, Texas Democrats intend to push for a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban, which has been linked to the death of multiple women.  Texas, the largest state in the country to have banned abortion, has for years functioned as a laboratory for some of the nation’s most novel anti-abortion...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
  • Democrat Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith to be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881
    Democrat Scott Colom’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi was dismissed as improbable — a long-shot effort standing up against the weight of political history that has shut Black people out of statewide representation for generations. While Mississippi was the first in the country to send a Black person to the U.S. Senate, the state has not had...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-11
  • Lawsuit quickly follows Washington ballot measure on trans sports participation
    A coalition of parents, educators and nonprofit organizations sued the state of Washington late Monday over a recently passed ballot initiative banning transgender girls from competing on girls’ K-12 sports teams, arguing that the measure, which is set to take effect next month, conflicts with the state’s own constitution.Washington voters approved the initiative, IL26-638, in last week’s midterms with...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10
  • Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit
    This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Jane Doe is not the only recent student to pursue legal action against Cornell University over its handling of sexual assault on campus, New York Focus has learned. Two female...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10
  • Rep. Sarah McBride, wearing glasses and a bright blue blazer, speaks into two microphones outdoors, with fellow lawmakers standing behind her.
    Republicans bet everything on anti-trans messaging. It didn’t pay off.
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who has passed some of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the country, and Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first transgender member of Congress, don’t have much in common.  But they do have a similar assessment of what drove Republicans’ historic losses in last week’s midterms.  ...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10
  • Sheba Williams wears glasses and a blue collared shirt, with long braids draped over one shoulder, against a dark gray background.
    Her mother lost 24 years of voting rights. Sheba Williams fought to make sure others wouldn’t.
    Each election brings a mix of emotions for Sheba Williams. For nine years, Williams lost the right to vote due to a Jim Crow-era state law that disenfranchised Virginians with a felony conviction. Williams wasn’t the only one: Her parents also faced felony convictions when she was a child. Her mother, Lynette C. Brockington, could not vote for 24 years. ...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-09
  • Lauren Weingarten stands on a grassy hill with a small white dog at her feet. Warm evening sunlight illuminates her face and a brick bell tower and other buildings stand in the background.
    The physical aftermath of sexual assault is often dismissed — even by doctors
    Lauren Weingarten says that the time period after she was raped was a blur; she felt like she was in a new body as her mind processed what had been done to her. She doesn’t remember when the shooting pain in her pelvis started, just that it was suddenly there.  At first, she didn’t want to deal...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-09
  • B2K’s ‘Eclipse’ tops 100,000 ticket and album bundles before it even arrived
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    The last time B2K released a studio album, fans bought it, burned mix CDs, and taped posters to bedroom walls. That was Pandemonium!, in December 2002. On November 6, Omarion, J-Boog, Lil’ Fizz and Raz-B finally delivered the follow-up. By the end of the day, ECLIPSE was sitting at Number...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • I-70 crash near Georgetown: 2 deputies hurt, eastbound closed
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    A multi-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Georgetown, Colorado, injured two Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputies and several motorists today, and closed the highway for hours. The Colorado State Patrol said the crash happened late in the morning. What happened? Three deputies were helping a semitrailer driver whose truck...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • LeBron James sits as Sixers face battered Raptors tonight
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    No, LeBron James will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Toronto Raptors tonight. The team ruled him out with low back and sciatica management after he was listed as questionable earlier in the day. Joel Embiid is still questionable with right foot plantar fascia management, and his status...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • Super Micro erases a 10% gain in one day: What changed
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    Super Micro Computer shares fell about 11% to 12% today, closing near $27 after Bloomberg reported that federal prosecutors are examining possible China smuggling links. The stock had gained nearly 10% a day earlier in a broad tech rally. What are the 3 reasons behind the drop? First, Bloomberg reported...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • Emayatzy Corinealdi on emotional ‘Reasonable Doubt’ scene
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    For four seasons, Emayatzy Corinealdi has made Jax Stewart one of the most commanding women on television. Brilliant, fearless and unapologetic, the high powered attorney became a role model for viewers who saw themselves in her strength. Now, in the fourth season of Reasonable Doubt, Corinealdi is taking Jax somewhere...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • Arian Simone tells her side of the Fearless Fund case in new book
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    Arian Simone built Fearless Fund to address one of venture capital’s starkest numbers: women of color make up about a fifth of the U.S. population but receive a fraction of 1% of venture funding. Before founding the firm, she worked as a public relations and marketing executive with studios including...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • 6 must-know vitamins for women over 40, minus the hype
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    Six nutrients matter most for women over 40: calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium and folic acid. Most women can get them from food, and only some need supplements. Instead of a long list of pills, a blood test and a quick look at your diet show what you...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
  • Stepparenting a Black child? 7 ways to earn trust
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    Seven ways can help you build trust with a Black stepchild without forcing it: allow time, start as a caring adult, connect one on one, support their racial identity, respect their other family, stay steady through testing and get help when needed. Most of them are about patience. Instead of...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-12
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