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SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ROE V. WADE

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Rage, despair, tears fill streets across nation as thousands protest Roe reversal

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An employee talks on the phone in a recovery room inside the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La., on April 15, 2022.
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Abortion clinics close immediately or scramble to move up appointments as Roe ends

Image: Anti and Pro Abortion Rights Protest At the Supreme Court After Overturning Roe v. Wade
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Prosecutors in states where abortion is now illegal could begin building criminal cases against providers

Legal implications

With Roe v. Wade overturned, here's where things stand with ‘trigger’ laws and pre-Roe bans

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Men should fear the fall of Roe as much as women

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2022 Election

By ending national abortion rights, Supreme Court lights a fire in the 2022 election

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general, speaks during an event to award the Public Safety Officer Medals of Valor in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2022.
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Abortion Rights

Garland signals brewing battle with GOP-led states over access to abortion pills

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Biden calls court's decision to overturn Roe a 'sad day for the country'

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Trump tried to rope DOJ officials into helping him overturn the election

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Jan. 6 panel reveals GOP lawmakers sought Trump pardons after Capitol attack

Jan. 6 hearings

'Say the election was corrupt': Jan. 6 panel details Trump's DOJ pressure campaign

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Biden visits D.C. clinic after approval of Covid shots for kids under 5

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Primer for parents: Covid vaccine timing, side effects and efficacy for kids under 5

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Business, Tech & Media

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Federal appeals court puts FDA ban on Juul e-cigarette sales on hold

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Dow rallies 800 points on Friday to cap big comeback week for stocks

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ER doctor who became sick with Covid at work says she was told to 'finish the shift'

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Some of YouTube's biggest creators are missing from VidCon this year. So who is actually there?

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Looming 'crypto winter' has experts worried, but not these blockchain advocates

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Some of YouTube's biggest creators are missing from VidCon this year. So who is actually there?

Crypto

Looming 'crypto winter' has experts worried, but not these blockchain advocates

Science

This microscope photo provided by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in June 2022 shows part of a Thiomargarita magnifica bacteria cell.
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World’s biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp

A formerly sunken boat sits along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, on May 10, 2022, near Boulder City, Nev.
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Lake Mead is nearing dead pool status. The engineer for whom it was named would be 'horrified.'

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Climate in Crisis

Lake Mead comes close to 'dead pool' status, posing serious risks across the Southwest

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Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods

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661 pounds, 13 feet long and a mouth 'the size of a banana': The largest freshwater fish ever caught

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Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods

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661 pounds, 13 feet long and a mouth 'the size of a banana': The largest freshwater fish ever caught

Pride 30: The new generation

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Pride 30: Meet the new generation of LGBTQ leaders, creators and newsmakers

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Meet Charlie Amáyá Scott, a transgender Indigenous scholar and social influencer

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Nyle DiMarco is a role model for the Deaf and LGBTQ communities

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Lil Nas X wants to 'open doors' for 'other queer people to simply exist'

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Trailblazing 'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach reflects on 23-game win streak

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Amid ongoing debate, Lia Thomas made history for transgender athletes

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Oscar winner Ariana DeBose proves 'there is indeed a place' for queer actors of color

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