Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue is still consuming the nation’s courts, legislatures and political campaigns — and changing the course of lives. On Wednesday, a ban on...
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Donald Trump’s bitter reality will bite Thursday when he swaps his adoring campaign trail crowds for a courtroom he complains is “freezing” after a one-day respite. But the presumptive Republican nominee did not waste the brief moments Wednesday when his time was his own, making a quick trip to two...
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A whistleblower who accused a Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX has died after a sudden illness, family members and his former employer have said. Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who alleged he was fired in retaliation for flagging lax standards...
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The US Federal Reserve has held interest rates at a 23-year high amid stubborn cost-of-living increases. The central bank on Wednesday kept the benchmark lending rate at 5.25-5.50 percent after a series of economic reports indicated that inflation was easing at a slower pace than hoped.Keep reading...
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At the 11th hour, the US Congress last month approved the long-awaited bill to provide essential support to Ukraine. The delays, however, have led to severe shortages in ammunition and air defenses, allowing the Russian president to appear happy and self-assured while his soldiers made some tactical...
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