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Abortion rights supporters cheer as the proposed constitutional amendment that would severely restrict abortion access fails at a primary night watch party in Overland Park, Kansas, on Aug. 2, 2022.
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Abortion Rights

Kansas' vote on abortion rights turns spotlight on the next battlefront: State constitutions

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., appears on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Aug. 7, 2022.
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Abortion Rights

‘Handmaid’s Tale’ was ‘not supposed to be a road map’: GOP lawmaker warns party on abortion

President Joe Biden
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Joe Biden

Biden ends isolation in White House after negative Covid tests

2022 Election

GOP Rep. Newhouse, who voted to impeach Trump, wins Washington primary, NBC News projects

biden's donor dilemma

Will Trump run in 2024? Some of Biden's top donors are banking on it

2022 Election

GOP Rep. Newhouse, who voted to impeach Trump, wins Washington primary, NBC News projects

biden's donor dilemma

Will Trump run in 2024? Some of Biden's top donors are banking on it

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monkeypox

Monkeypox cases are increasing across the U.S. See a state-by-state breakdown.

Image: The "No Worries" dispensary in Pine Ridge, S.D.
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Health news

On a reservation where alcohol is banned, Oglala Sioux Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales

Image: Jackie Trapp looks over a billing statement in Muskego, Wisc.
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Health news

Millions struggle to pay for heart medication. A provision in the reconciliation bill could be a lifeline for them.

Coronavirus

With hundreds still dying of Covid daily, CDC is sticking to current restrictions

Health news

What to know about polio vaccines and symptoms

Coronavirus

With hundreds still dying of Covid daily, CDC is sticking to current restrictions

Health news

What to know about polio vaccines and symptoms

Animal news

A pig and piglets walk in a pen
David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Cell reanimation in the organs of dead pigs confounds conventional understanding of life and death

The excavation site mostly holds broken bones from the mammoths’ ribs and spine. The most prominent fossil is a portion of the adult mammoth’s skull.
Timothy Rowe / The University of Texas at Austin

Mammoth bone findings suggest humans may have lived in North America much earlier than previously thought

Border collie
Jakub Kudlovsky / 500px / Getty Images

Why won't your dog play with you? Maybe because he's not so gifted.

Beluga whale looks from underwater
HighKey / Getty Images/iStockphoto

Rescuers face race against time to rescue beluga whale in France’s River Seine

A newly discovered species of giant panda named Agriarctos nikolovi that lived around six million years ago.
Velizar Simeonovski

Extinct panda species found in Europe reinforces that the animal's origins are not all black and white

Fish biologists work to rescue the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnows from pools of water in the dry Rio Grande riverbed on July 26, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Brittany Peterson / AP file

A race to save fish as Rio Grande dies, even in Albuquerque

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Robert Brockman in 2011.
Dave Rossman / Houston Chronicle via AP

U.S. news

Robert Brockman, billionaire charged in $2 billion tax evasion case, dies at 81

Elon Musk
Susan Walsh / AP file

Business News

Elon Musk alleges fraud in countersuit. Twitter says he was not 'hoodwinked' into merger.

Sammy Chapman.
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Social Media

Their children were killed by drugs found on Snapchat. Their activism could push Congress to act.

Economy

Employers added a whopping 528,000 jobs last month. So why does the economy still feel off?

Latino

Higher prices are hitting these communities the hardest

Economy

Employers added a whopping 528,000 jobs last month. So why does the economy still feel off?

Latino

Higher prices are hitting these communities the hardest

Science

A local fire chief and his daughter drop off goods for a local community member
Seth Herald / AFP via Getty Images

Climate in Crisis

Locals and lawyers point the finger at Kentucky coal companies in region's deadly floods

Nightly News

High temperatures engulf the nation showing the growing dangers of climate change 

Image: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO, lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 4, 2022.
John Raoux / AP

Space

South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st

Data Graphics

Use our interactive map to see where wildfires are burning across the U.S.

Health news

Why won't your dog play with you? Maybe because he's not so gifted.

Data Graphics

Use our interactive map to see where wildfires are burning across the U.S.

Health news

Why won't your dog play with you? Maybe because he's not so gifted.

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Amazon Prime Day is over, but there are still ongoing discounts on AeroGarden, Ninja, Apple, iRobot and more.
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Best ongoing Prime Day deals to shop now

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Back to school: Top lunch boxes for kids

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Consumer Reports: Best and worst laundry detergents

A Costco Wholesale Corporation logo is seen displayed on the exterior of their warehouse. Costco Wholesale Corporation, a membership-based retail store, is the fifth-largest retailer globally, with 828 warehouses worldwide. With 572 warehouses located in
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How to make a Costco membership work for two

REI

REI's Big Bike Sale is live

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES - 2022/06/03: A Costco Wholesale Corporation logo is seen displayed on the exterior of their warehouse. Costco Wholesale Corporation, a membership-based retail store, is the fifth-largest retailer globally, with 828 wareho
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What to know about a Costco membership

A Kid wearing an outfit from Stitch Fix Commons, a Stitch Fix Kids collection. Porter Lunch Box and Ariana Grande's r.e.m. beauty
r.e.m. beauty ; W and P ; Courtesy Stitch Fix

W&P launches their first ever lunchbox

Saucony 3D GRID HURRICANE sneaker, Woman wearing workout top from Girlfriend Collective, Yeti Cooler and a top from the Aerie collection
Aerie ; Saucony ; Yeti ; Girlfriend Collective

Yeti debuts new cooler — with wheels

Illustration of the Jonathan Adler Inkdrop Lapis Blue Rug, T3 LUCEA, Wordle the Party Game and the Sony SRS-XG300 speakers
Amazon ; Becca / NBC for select ; T3 Micro

Sony launches three water-resistant speakers

Illustration of someone wearing hiking gear, tribute speaker, On-Running Bra and a Tagine from Our Place
Lululemon ; On-Running ; Tribit ; Our Place

Lululemon launched a hiking collection

Illustration of different New and Notable products
Allbirds ; Avocado Green Mattress ; Sony ; Cloudpaper

Sony launches INZONE gaming headsets

Illustration of the Nano 6000 Training Shoe, Billie Body Buffer exfoliating bar and someone wearing Teva shoes and holding an igloo cooler
Reebok ; Igloo ; Billie

Reebok introduces first-of-its-kind training shoe

Woman wearing the Lululemon hijabs, Dell XPS 13 laptop, electric bike from REI in yellow and the HomeCHEF 7-in-1 Compact Oven
Lululemon ; REI ; Panasonic ; Dell

Lululemon introduces hijab collection — and other new products worth knowing about

Image of baked eggs and a Brava Oven
Courtesy Zoe Malin

We tried the Brava smart oven to learn how it cooks food quickly

Split image of the Instax Ode Camera and someone using the Camera
Courtesy Gabriella DePinho

Instax offers my favorite way to capture memories