U.S. officials cleared a once-a-day pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
Erica Nitschke
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Trump lashes out after Justice Department no longer says presidency shields him from defamation suit
On Tuesday, the department said it no longer believes the former president can claim his comments about E. Jean Carroll are protected from liability.
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Black Lives Matter marks 10 years of activism, renews call to defund police
The movement first emerged in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
The U.N. and others are striving to keep the fragile deal intact, with Ukraine and Russia both major suppliers of wheat, barley, vegetable oil and other food products that countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia rely on.
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Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars
Scientists said the breathtaking shot provides the best clarity yet of this brief phase of a star’s life.
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Snow shovels in hand, Vermonters volunteer to clean up after epic floods
President Biden has declared an emergency in Vermont and authorized federal disaster relief assistance.
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At NATO summit, Biden declares ‘our unity will not falter’ on Ukraine
A joint declaration lays the groundwork for each nation to negotiate agreements to help Ukraine bolster its military over the long term.
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Director Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans
Chris Wray refused to engage in specific questions about ongoing federal investigations, including those involving former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden.
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Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, poll finds
The poll was conducted in late June, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing a nationwide right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
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Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94
Kundera’s novel ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ won critical acclaim, earning him a wide readership among Westerners.