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Aadvik Jain (third from right) has won a Princess Diana award for starting Team Period to counter menstrual stigma. He's standing with other members of this activist group and teacher Sonia Rao (center, in green sari). "Our work would not be possible without her guidance and support," he says.
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Taylor Frazier McCollum has been active in the opposition to the possible data center at the site of the demolished Landover Mall in Prince George's County, less than a mile from where she lived. If the project is built, the development could occupy more than 80 acres.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are seen here on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026. The pair of Democratic leaders have acknowledged the public wants them to act quickly on issues of affordability with their newfound majority come January.
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