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ABORTION, ROE, BAN, WADE
The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse
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The U.S. Supreme Court's apparently imminent decision to overturn its landmark
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UKRAINE, JILL, BIDEN, LADY
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with the nation’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, as Russia presses its punishing war in the eastern regions.
Biden
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SCHOOL, DEAD, FEARED, RUSSIAN
A Russian attack on a school building in the Bilohirivka village of Luhansk, Ukraine, left at least 62 presumed dead, officials said.
Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai announced on Telegram Saturday that a Russian airstrike hit the school which contained
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RUSSIA, PUTIN, DAY, VICTORY
(CNN) President Vladimir Putin takes Russian anniversaries seriously. It was no coincidence that his invasion of Ukraine came a day after Defender of the Fatherland Day, a celebration of Russia's military achievements. It was on that same occasion in 2014 that
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ABORTION, ANTI, WISCONSIN, OFFICE
As RedState reported on Saturday evening, protesters gathered outside the homes of John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh in a disturbing attempt to influence the Supreme Court’s coming decision on Roe v. Wade. A recently leaked majority decision showed the landmark
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KONG, HONG, LEADER, BEIJING
On Friday afternoon, supporters of John Lee gathered for what his adviser described as a preelection rally, a final push in Lee’s campaign to secure victory in the election to be Hong Kong’s next chief executive.
Don’t let the vocabulary fool you. No members
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MOTHER, DAY, ABORTION, JUDD
Actress Ashley Judd — daughter of Grammy-winning country music star Naomi Judd, who committed suicide last week — attacked the potential overruling of Roe v. Wade, saying, “Motherhood should always be a choice,” as she prepared for her first Mother’s Day without
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INMATE, WHITE, CASEY, ALABAMA
The capital murder suspect who escaped jail with a corrections officer has likely stopped taking medication for a diagnosed mental illness, making him a danger to himself and others, according to his lawyer.
“When Casey is on his medication and in jail in
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NCUTI, DOCTOR, GATWA, NEW
The BBC has ended speculation over the iconic Time Lord's regeneration, announcing that Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on “Doctor Who.”
LONDON -- Ncuti Gatwa will take the mantle from Jodie Whittaker on “Doctor Who,” the BBC announced
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HOTEL, TOLL, HAVANA, DEATH
HAVANA — Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30.
The Hotel Saratoga, a five-star 96-room hotel in Old Havana,
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U2’s Bono and The Edge held a surprise concert in a Kyiv subway station Sunday at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The superstars performed such U2 classics as “With or Without You” and “Angel of Harlem” along with a cover of Ben E. King’s
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NEW, MEXICO, WILDFIRE, RESIDENTS
Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions of extreme fire conditions
LAS VEGAS, N.M. -- With the worst of the thick wildfire smoke having blown out of town, residents
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CLINTON, JUDGE, DURHAM, JOINT
A federal judge placed limits on special counsel John Durham’s evidence in court meant to demonstrate a “joint venture” involving Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign to discredit rival Donald Trump with Russia collusion claims.
A ruling Saturday evening
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COWBOY, GILLEY, MICKEY, URBAN
Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire 'Urban Cowboy,' dies at 86
NEW YORK — Country star Mickey Gilley, whose namesake Texas honky-tonk inspired the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" and a nationwide wave of Western-themed nightspots, has died. He was 86.
Gilley died
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WARRIORS, GRIZZLIES, MORANT, JA
CNN —
Before Saturday night, the Golden State Warriors’ usual offensive fluidity had looked slightly out of sorts.
But that all changed at Chase Center against the Memphis Grizzlies as they put in a near-historic postseason offensive performance in a convincing
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STEEL, CIVILIANS, UKRAINE, MILL
Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in the bunkers beneath the sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontline
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine
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REMAINS, HUMAN, LAKE, MEAD
More human remains have been found at Lake Mead less than a week after authorities discovered the remains of a man in a barrel amid a drought that has dropped the reservoir's water level to historic lows.
A witness saw human skeletal remains in the Calville
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MARKS, UK, UKRAINE, EUROPE
Britain will provide an extra 1.3 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) in military support to Ukraine to help the country defend against Russian forces, officials said Sunday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from other
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STRIKE, RICH, DERBY, WINS
Rich Strike, right, winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby, was in the field only because another horse was scratched.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Sport of Kings. Ha!
Thoroughbred races have increasingly surrendered to the sheikhs and princes, the hedge fund wizards
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CARS, MOLOTOV, SETTING, FIRE
Police shot and killed a man who was throwing Molotov cocktails at officers and setting cars on fire Saturday afternoon outside a Raleigh, North Carolina police station.
The incident began at around 1:20 p.m. when an officer observed a man lighting vehicles
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