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For feminists, the deaths of Parton and Steinem days apart deliver a double dose of griefTrump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes' and defends Vance's position that it's not a 'war'Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midtermsKey moments in the Lindsay Clancy case: the 911 call, mental health care, mistrialMistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocksMissouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midtermsUS diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goodsHiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the USUS issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a 'critical financial lifelin