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Protesters at an LGBTQ rally in Des Moines on March 5. (Kathryn Gamble for The Post)

Iowa’s sharp right turn: From centrist state to ‘Florida of the North’

From Obama to Trump, from supporting same-sex marriage to anti-LGBTQ bills, Iowa has turned conservative amid shifts by working-class and independent voters.

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Drone strikes, sabotage, shelling: Russia’s war on Ukraine comes to Russia

The war now encroaches on the daily lives of Russian citizens with near-constant reports of fires, drone attacks and shelling.

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Is Sean Hannity a journalist? Role of hosts is key in Fox News lawsuit.

It’s an issue that could cut both ways for Fox News in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.

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Deadly fungal infection rapidly spreading in U.S. health facilities

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Did AI make this? Test your knowledge.

Take this quiz to see if you can correctly identify whether AI did work tasks like producing images, articles and slogans.

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LIVE: NCAA women’s TOURNAMENT

Miami upsets No. 1 Indiana; U-Conn., Baylor battling in the third quarter

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Sailboat crew rescued in Pacific after abandoning ship sunk by whale

Raindancer owner Rick Rodriguez and his three friends escaped the sinking ship and sent out a distress signal after an encounter with a massive whale.

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Xi and Putin hold talks in Russia, trading compliments, amid war in Ukraine

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Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers convicted in Capitol riot

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St. John’s hires Rick Pitino, bringing him back to the Big East

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