The rule change’s impact has been blunted by numerous state laws limiting abortion broadly and the pills specifically, and lawsuits are expected.
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Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90
He crewed the 1968 mission with Navy Capt. Walter M. Schirra and Donn F. Eisele, an Air Force major.
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McConnell celebrates milestone as Senate Democrats retain power
He has been the Republican senate leader since 2007.
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What caused Bills’ Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest?
The Buffalo safety apparently suffered a rare type of trauma that occurs when a severe blow to the chest causes the heartbeat to quiver, leading to sudden cardiac arrest.
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Idaho suspect agrees to extradition to face charges in 4 students’ slayings
Investigators have said they are still looking for a murder weapon and a motive for the killings of 4 University of Idaho students in off-campus housing.
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An account of Benedict’s papacy to be sealed in his coffin
A one-page account of Benedict’s nearly eight-year papacy will be put into a metal cylinder and placed inside the coffin, along with other items including Vatican coins minted during his reign.
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China says nations are imposing COVID travel restrictions for ‘political goals’
The U.S., Japan and some other countries are requiring travelers from China to show a negative test before allowing them to enter, and Taiwan has said it will quarantine positive cases.
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Rep.-elect George Santos quiet as speaker vote delays swearing-in
He joined most Republicans in backing Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for speaker.
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Iran upholds death sentences for teenage protesters
The Islamic Republic has already hanged two 23-year-olds arrested in the protests.
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Two cruise ships rescue 2 dozen migrants off Florida coast
The rescues were made amid a wave of migrant landings in the Florida Keys in the past several days that the local sheriff’s office has called a “crisis.”