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Today is the 144th day of 2022 and the 66th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first electrical telegraph message, “What hath God wrought,” from the U.S.

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Helping Ukraine puts America first —That’s why President Biden should have helped Ukraine all along

Let’s be clear: Supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia puts American security interests first. With the military aid the U.S. and our partners have already delivered, our friend Ukraine has pushed back Vladimir Putin’s invasion, dramatically weakened the Russian military, and prevented them from encroaching even closer to NATO territory. Continuing this aid now makes it less likely that our sons and daughters will have to fight a war against Russian aggression later.

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Teacher’s spouse concerned by toll job has taken

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s job brings him a great deal of unhappiness, but he doesn’t want to quit. He has been a high school Spanish teacher for 13 years. It’s the only career he’s ever known. There have always been ups and downs, but the problems over the past few years seem to be that the majority of kids at his school, and the school environment in general, has become increasingly apathetic, dysfunctional and lacking in civility.

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Preparing for future health security threats

Public health security is national security. As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, public health crises can be as much a national security risk as war and terrorism. Without question, America must be better prepared to confront similar public health threats in the future. Republicans, through the work of our Healthy Future Task Force, are committed to strengthening America’s biodefenses and producing more American-made medicines to protect against future threats.

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Today is the 140th day of 2022 and the 62nd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided western settlers free land for farms.

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