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Overturning Roe v. Wade could erode other rights such as same-sex marriage

Thursday, May 05, 2022

Democrats are warning that the draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade could threaten other rights rooted in privacy — including marriage and contraception.

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News brief: Supreme Court leak, Georgia primaries, kids and the war in Ukraine

Thursday, May 05, 2022

Democrats say the leaked Supreme Court draft decision may erode more than abortion access. The leak also ups the attention on midterms. Moscow agrees to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians.

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Russia is wrongfully detaining WNBA star Brittney Griner, U.S. officials say

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

It's the strongest statement by the Biden administration since Moscow authorities arrested Griner in February with what they said was hashish oil in vape cartridges in her luggage.

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The Federal Reserve is expected to take a big step to try to lower inflation

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

The Fed is likely to raise interest rates by a half-percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to crack down on inflation. It's the first rate hike of that size in more than two decades.

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News brief: Supreme Court abortion shift, Ohio primary, Mariupol steel plant

Wednesday, May 04, 2022

What the overturning of Roe v. Wade could mean for U.S. politics. The field is set for Ohio's U.S. Senate race in November. Some civilians and Ukrainian soldiers are still trapped in a steel plant.

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Voters in 13 states head to the polls in May — starting with Ohio and Indiana

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with contests in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio's Republican Senate primary has top billing.

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News brief: Leaked draft opinion, 2 state primaries, South Asia heatwave

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

Politico reports that a leaked draft opinion suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. Voters in Ohio and Indiana head to the polls for primaries. A brutal heatwave is hitting South Asia.

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The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Roe v. Wade

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

A leaked draft opinion published by Politico suggests that earlier this year a majority of Supreme Court justices supported overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide.

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News brief: Mariupol evacuation, Russian troops in ex-Soviet republics, Long COVID

Monday, May 02, 2022

Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Russia looks for ways to maintain influence beyond its borders. Scientists want to know why some COVID-19 long-haulers develop multiple medical issues.

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Scientists explore why some COVID long-haulers develop multiple health issues

Monday, May 02, 2022

NIH scientists are looking for people to take part in a study on long-COVID. They want to find out why some people with lingering symptoms get better, and others end up with chronic health problems.

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Russian missile hits Kyiv just after the head of the U.N. spoke there

Friday, April 29, 2022

Attacks on Ukraine's capital had mostly stopped until Thursday's missile strike. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Kyiv trying to negotiate humanitarian corridors for civilians.

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News brief: missile strike, Biden wants more Ukraine funding, education poll

Friday, April 29, 2022

A missile hit Kyiv after the U.N. chief finished a news conference. President Biden urges lawmakers to send more money to Ukraine. NPR poll: most parents are happy with what schools are teaching.

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News brief: Russia cuts gas exports, Title 42 hearing, GDP preview

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Moscow cut off all energy supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. A federal judge blocks Title 42, a pandemic immigration policy, from being rolled back. New economic data is released Thursday morning.

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Last year the FBI raided Giuliani's home. A year later he's still under investigation

Thursday, April 28, 2022

One year after the raid on Rudy Giuliani's home and office, we look at his career from prosecutor, to mayor, to Donald Trump's lawyer, to target of an investigation by the office he used to lead.

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A cruise ship in Tallinn, Estonia, is housing Ukrainian refugees

Friday, April 22, 2022

More than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded. Tens of thousands are in Estonia, where people remember what it was like to be occupied by the former Soviet Union.

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News brief: Russian attacks, Marjorie Taylor Green hearing, Florida Vs. Disney

Friday, April 22, 2022

The Russia-Ukraine war. Florida's legislature voted to strip Disney World of its self-governing status. A hearing will decide if GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should be disqualified from office.

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Cypress Hill's impact comes into focus in new documentary

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.

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Putin orders troops not to storm Mariupol's last holdout

Thursday, April 21, 2022

The Russian president called it a victory, but Ukrainian soldiers maintain control of a sprawling steel plant. Putin said a blockade of the plant will save the lives of Russian fighters.

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News brief: Mariupol resistance, drug overdose deaths, mask mandate appeal

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Russia says it controls most of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. The White House has a plan to reduce drug overdose deaths. The Justice Department will appeal the mask ruling by a federal judge.

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The White House has a strategy for reducing drug overdose deaths

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Drug overdose deaths are at a record high — more than 100,000 in the latest single year. And the Biden administration has a plan to slow that epidemic by emphasizing harm reduction.

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