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Health
Abortion Pills Take the Spotlight as States Impose Abortion Bans
In the hours after the Supreme Court released its decision overturning the legal right to abortion in the United States,…
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Politics
Despite Growing Evidence, a Prosecution of Trump Would Face Challenges
As new questions swirled this past week about former President Donald J. Trump’s potential criminal exposure for seeking to overturn…
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World
U.K. Vows to Press Ahead With Rwanda Deportations
LONDON — The British government on Wednesday promised to press on with plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a…
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Politics
Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive actions to…
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Business
Before Roe Ruling, All Clinics in Some States Have Already Stopped Abortions
Although Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, women can no longer get a legal abortion in two…
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Business
Biden Administration, Settling a Long Fight, Plans to Block a Mine in Alaska
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday took a major legal step toward protecting Bristol Bay in Alaska, one of…
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World
The 17th-Century Judge at the Heart of Today’s Women’s Rights Rulings
Reporting trips, for me, are always an exercise in finding similarities among differences: the ribbons of shared dilemmas, conflicts and…
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Politics
They Have Sold Pot for Years. Now They Want to Go Legal. Can They?
“I was always known as the guy that loved cannabis,” said Lou Cantillo, who grew up selling it to friends…
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Business
What Would the End of Roe Mean? Key Questions and Answers.
A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade describes a United States not seen in half…
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Politics
Early Lines and Free Doughnuts: Legal Marijuana Sales Begin in New Jersey
The customers began lining up before dawn at Rise Paterson, a marijuana dispensary in New Jersey that was welcoming customers…
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