A number of competing bills, including Gov. Janet Mills’ effort to expand existing protections, keep the issue on the front burner in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling.
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Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103
The Transylvanian-born Jew presented to a U.S. tribunal the massive case against 22 authorities of the mobile Nazi killing units that operated World War II.
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Ukraine’s coal miners dig deep to power a nation at war
Russia’s attacks on nuclear, thermal and other stations continue to disrupt electricity service as the war grinds on for a second year.
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Biden’s ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome
He will visit Belfast to mark 25 years since the Good Friday peace accord before heading south to address the Dublin parliament.
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Chinese military starts drills encircling Taiwan after president’s visit
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is the the highest-ranking official to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil since 1979.
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Chicago postal carriers robbed at gunpoint
The robbers are armed with semi-automatic handguns, police say.
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Can you recycle that? Cheat sheet to what can go in the bin
For example, Christmas lights are a nightmare, and putting food in your bin is a no-no.
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Six people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach
Two teens are arrested on firearms charges.
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Three rockets fired from Syria toward Israel
The launches come at a time of heightened religious fervor – with Ramadan coinciding with Passover and Easter celebrations.
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Israel’s Netanyahu faces multiple crises amid violence, rocket strikes
His coalition is the most right-wing and religiously conservative in the nation’s history.