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May 13

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News Wrap: Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for powerful Cyclone Mocha

In our news wrap Saturday, a massive tropical cyclone barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh, Egypt says it brokered a new cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis, North Carolina’s governor vetoed a state ban…

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Mar 18

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News Wrap: Trump says he expects to be arrested by New York authorities

In our news wrap Saturday, Trump said on social media that he expects to be arrested Tuesday in New York and called on his supporters to protest, Wyoming became the first state to categorically ban abortion pills, protests against raising…

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Mar 03

Communities struggle over abortion clinics crossing state borders in post-Roe era

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there.

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Jan 22

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The shifting battle over abortion rights 50 years after Roe

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson

Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade gave constitutional protection to the right to seek an abortion. But after a different Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, ending a pregnancy is now a crime in…

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Dec 31

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News Wrap: Russian missiles destroy homes and cars in Kyiv

In our news wrap Saturday, a fresh wave of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen, and an Arizona state appeals court ruled that doctors cannot be prosecuted…

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Dec 30

Court says abortion doctors can’t be charged under Arizona law

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

An Arizona court ruled abortion doctors can't be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law…

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Nov 27

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A Brief But Spectacular take on saving lives with abortion services

By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila

Dr. Warren Hern runs a clinic in Boulder, Colorado, that has provided abortion services since 1973, the year Roe v. Wade was decided. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on being on the front line of the fight over…

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Sep 29

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How Democrats and Republicans are courting Hispanic and Latino voters ahead of midterms

By Laura Barrón-López

This year, Latino voters will be critical in deciding a number of key races that could determine the balance of power in Congress. For years, they have voted solidly Democratic, but the preferences of this diverse group are shifting. Progressive…

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Jul 31

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Early America’s complicated history with abortion access

By Paul Solman, Lorna Baldwin

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade relied heavily on the argument that, in Justice Samuel Alito’s words, “a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the nation’s history and traditions.” Paul Solman takes a look at that…

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Jul 30

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Texas woman describes ordeal with state abortion law after miscarriage

When Marlena Stell suffered a miscarriage last year in Texas, she says she begged her doctor for help but instead was forced to go for weeks with fetal remains inside of her because of strict anti-abortion laws. It's a story…

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