Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.
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Russian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
He could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window.
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In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says ‘evil will not win’
Speaking to victims’ families, local officials and first responders, Biden said America’s diversity is its strength and the nation must not be be distorted by a ‘hateful minority.’
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Mariupol on verge of falling to Russians, as Ukrainian fighters leave steel plant
More than 260 fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — left the ruins of the Azovstal plant on Monday and turned themselves over to the Russian side in a deal reached by the two warring parties.
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Will social media companies crack down on the racist conspiracy theory behind the Buffalo massacre?
In the past, the major social media companies have cited a clear connection to real-world violence as an impetus for cracking down on specific categories of extremist speech.
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FBI investigating Dallas shooting in Koreatown as hate crime
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has said last Wednesday’s shooting at Hair World Salon could be connected to two other shootings at businesses run by Asian Americans.
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Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience
The increase was driven by greater sales of cars, electronics, and at restaurants, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
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Elon Musk says $44 billion deal won’t happen unless Twitter proves bot claims
Musk’s latest online pronouncement complicates an already chaotic takeover, potentially one of the largest acquisitions the internet industry has ever seen.
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Once neutral, Sweden now seeks NATO membership in historic shift
Sweden’s prime minister warned that the country would be in a “vulnerable position” during the application period and urged her fellow citizens to brace themselves for the Russian response.
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U.S. hits 1 million deaths from COVID, less than 2½ years into pandemic
Most deaths happened in urban areas, but rural places – where opposition to masks and vaccinations tends to run high – paid a heavy price at times.