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Supreme Court abortion ruling touches off second day of raucous protests nationwide

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Image: Doses of Mifepristone, the abortion pill, and Misoprostol, which is taken the day after to cause cramping and bleeding to empty the uterus, at a clinic in Santa Teresa, N.M. on May 7, 2022.

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Off-duty Rhode Island officer running for state Senate accused of attacking opponent at abortion rally

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Thomas wants Supreme Court to overturn landmark rulings on contraception, same-sex marriage

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Biden signs landmark gun legislation: 'God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives'

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

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Biden looks overseas for ways to ease economic pressures at home

Image: Delegates arrive for the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center on August 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C.

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Tensions escalate in Nashville over whether to host 2024 GOP convention

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Sens. Warren, Smith urge Biden to declare public health emergency following abortion ruling

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

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Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, went rogue endorsing Carl Paladino in New York, sources say

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

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

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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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