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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was reported in partnership with CBS News. Year after year, while Roe v. Wade was the law of the land, Texas legislators passed measures limiting access to abortion — who could have one,
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The United Nations on Tuesday said there was a “high likelihood” a children’s hospital in Kyiv suffered “a direct hit” from a Russian missile Monday. Ukrainian officials accused Russia of hitting the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital with a cruise missile — part of a wave of daytime strikes that killed at least 40 people across the
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The preserved body of an American mountaineer — who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru — has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday. William Stampfl was reported missing in June 2002, aged 59, when an avalanche buried his climbing party on the mountain
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Jakarta, Indonesia — Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble on Tuesday as they searched for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 23 people. More than 100 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in the remote and
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President Biden, in a race to save his reelection campaign, received a welcome boost from members of the Congressional Black Caucus Monday night when he joined a call with CBC call to talk about the election. “We appreciate him reaching out and having this conversation continuing to engage with members,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday launched Turkey’s first domestically-built communications satellite, a powerful relay station designed to carry secure military traffic within Turkish borders while providing expanded commercial services across India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. “We have just launched our domestic communication satellite Türksat 6A into space,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğa said
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 31 people and smashed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv, officials said. The rare day-time Russian barrage came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Warsaw, the Polish government said, before he flies to a NATO
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Pig butchering scams are on the rise. How you can protect yourself Pig butchering scams are on the rise. How you can protect yourself 05:03 A new cyberattack is targeting iPhone users, with criminals attempting to obtain individuals’ Apple IDs in a “phishing” campaign, security software company Symantec said in an alert Monday. Cyber criminals are
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Johns Hopkins receives $1 billion Bloomberg Philanthropies investment, and more top stories Johns Hopkins receives $1 billion Bloomberg Philanthropies investment, and more top stories 01:48 Johns Hopkins medical school will be free for most students starting this fall, thanks to a $1 billion donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Tuition will be completely free for medical students
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Paramount Global, owner of CBS News, to merge with Skydance Media – CBS News Watch CBS News Paramount Global, the owner of CBS News, has made a multibillion-dollar deal to merge with the film production company Skydance Media. To make that possible, Skydance is buying another company, National Amusements, controlled by Shari Redstone, which owns
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