Iowa’s 6-week abortion ban goes into effect, prohibiting procedures before many women know they’re pregnant

Minnesota clinics, leaders reaffirm commitment to abortion rights as Iowa’s ban looms Minnesota clinics, leaders reaffirm commitment to abortion rights as Iowa’s ban looms 01:47 Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa’s Republican leaders have been

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2024 Paris Olympics hit by early COVID cases, but organizers don’t seem worried by risk of major outbreak

Paris — Thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world have descended on Paris for the looming 2024 Summer Olympics. They’ve brought with them the potential for a COVID-19 outbreak to spread within the tightly confined Games atmosphere. Officials expect Paris to receive as many as 15 million visitors, including 2 million tourists from abroad,

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Americans spend more on health care than any other nation. Yet almost half can’t afford care.

Protest outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters ends in arrests Protest outside UnitedHealthcare headquarters ends in arrests 00:37 Americans spend more money on health care on a per capita basis than people in any other developed nation, yet almost half say they’ve struggled recently to pay for medical treatment or prescription drugs, according to a new study from

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