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Gloria Steinem’s calls to protect bodily autonomy live on as Roe faces reversal

Activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women’s rights for decades. She has no plans to stop even as the Supreme Court is poised to reverse Roe v. Wade. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP)

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‘A severe chilling effect’: abortion bans will inhibit doctors’ advice to patients, experts fear – The Guardian

‘A severe chilling effect’: abortion bans will inhibit doctors’ advice to patients, experts fear  The Guardian John Roberts calls Supreme Court leak ‘absolutely appalling’  CNN A timeline of Utah’s history with abortion rights and Roe v. Wade  Salt Lake Tribune Once Roe is

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She Lost Her Family in the Holocaust. She Finally Knows the Name Her Parents Gave Her

More than 75 years since V-E Day—the May 8, 1945, celebrations marking the end of World War II in Europe and the surrender of Nazi Germany—Holocaust survivors are still recording their stories for future generations. One recently found out her

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WATCH LIVE: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing on Friday following reports that the U.S. had shared intelligence with Ukraine prior to the sinking of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva.

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After deadly attack, chief rabbi urges synagogue-goers to bring guns

Yitzhak Yosef latest to call on civilians to arm themselves amid terror spate, with suspects from Thursday night assault in Elad still on loose

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Brazil deforestation shatters April record

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometers of the world’s biggest rainforest, nearly double the previous high, according to official figures published Friday. The record — the third in

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CNN’s Zain Asher is grateful for her mom’s tough love — even if it meant no TV

Asher’s dad died in a car crash in Nigeria when she was 5. Her grief-stricken mother used strict and innovative methods to raise 4 kids. Asher honors her mom in the memoir Where the Children Take Us. (Image credit: Courtesy

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Jill Biden to travel to Eastern Europe for Mother’s Day meeting with Ukrainian refugees

Jill Biden is using her second solo overseas trip to get an up-close look at the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The White House says she’ll spend Mother’s Day meeting with displaced families in a small Slovakian village on the border with

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What Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Can Tell Us About the Future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness At this point, the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” is a misnomer. Recent films, like Spider-Man: No Way Home and the just-released Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, have

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A Russian oligarch’s $325M superyacht has been seized in Fiji

U.S. authorities say the 348-foot vessel is owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged money laundering. (Image credit: Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP, File)

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