The law is the strictest against abortion rights in the United States since the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.
Julia McCue
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Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates
Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agrees with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
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Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tenn. flood
Saturday’s flooding killed 20 people, taking out houses, roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, with rainfall that more than tripled forecasts.
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Powell signals Fed may start removing pandemic-related support to economy
The central bank has been buying $120 billion a month in mortgage and Treasury bonds to try to hold down longer-term loan rates to spur borrowing and spending.
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CVS limits purchases of rapid COVID-19 tests, citing demand
The renewed demand for testing has arisen just as the delta variant threatens many people’s plans to return to work and school this fall.
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American forces keep up airlift under high threat warnings
A day after the suicide bombing at the airport, the death toll rose to 169 Afghans, a number that could increase as authorities examine fragmented remains, and 13 U.S. service members.
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Without masking, 100,000 more COVID deaths forecast by December in U.S.
Health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces.
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World War II pilot’s remains found in Europe, to be buried in Maine
Ernest N. Vienneau of Millinocket was killed while on a mission over present-day Slovenia in 1944.
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Maine jobless claims hit pandemic low as U.S. claims rise for first time in 5 weeks
A resurgence of cases linked to the highly contagious delta variant has clouded the economic outlook, and claims remain high by historic standards.
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Western nations warn of possible attack at Kabul airport amid airlift
Amid the warnings and the pending American withdrawal, some European nations said they would have to end their evacuations.