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As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
May 04, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of…
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Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned
May 03, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MARK SHERMAN and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to…
First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant; hundreds remain
May 02, 2022 by Rick Watts
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of bombardments and deprivation as they arrived Monday in Ukrainian-held territory, where officials and relief workers anxiously awaited the…
Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort
Apr 29, 2022 by Rick Watts
By DAVID KEYTON and INNA VARENYTSIA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack…
Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids
Apr 28, 2022 by Rick Watts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press - Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of…
Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange
Apr 27, 2022 by Rick Watts
By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States have carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving…
Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
Apr 26, 2022 by Rick Watts
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press - Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s…
Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
Apr 25, 2022 by Rick Watts
By DAVID KEYTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive, which Britain said…
Biden order aims to protect old-growth forests from wildfire
Apr 22, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MATTHEW DALY and JOSH BOAK SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an…
This Earth Day, Biden faces ‘headwinds’ on climate agenda
Apr 21, 2022 by Rick Watts
By MATTHEW DALY and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
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