Arguments over South Carolina abortion ban returns to newly all-male state Supreme Court
The right to an abortion is back before the highest court in South Carolina as Republicans try to restore a ban that was overturned by the court earlier this year
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Stock market today: Asia mixed after Wall St drifts lower following run-up
Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street drifted lower following its latest rally
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What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
For residents, Islam's most sacred city Mecca is simply home
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Asian stocks, yuan perk up on brighter China prospects
By Kane Wu HONG KONG Asian stocks shook off earlier losses on Tuesday, helped by assurances that Beijing
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Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen's car. Law allows the death penalty
A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020
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One of America's first elected lesbian governors is visiting Ireland on LBGTQ rights anniversary
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been invited to address the Irish Senate on Tuesday
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China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year
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Buffalo shooting survivor's mom faces former mayoral hopeful in local NY primaries
A candidate who nearly became Buffalo’s first female mayor is competing for a council seat against a woman thrust into prominence after her son survived a racist mass shooting
1970-01-01 08:00
US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department
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Washington's long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
Washington next month will become the first U.S. state to deduct taxes from workers’ paychecks to finance a new long-term care benefit for residents who can’t live independently due to illness, injury or aging-related conditions like dementia
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Analysis-Companies' derivative bets to save on US debt costs turn riskier
By Shankar Ramakrishnan NEW YORK A type of derivative trade that became popular with companies over the past
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John Goodenough, the Nobel Prize winner whose development of lithium ion batteries helped create 'a rechargable world', has died at 100
John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, has died. He was 100.
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