In the I.C.U., Dying Sometimes Feels Like a Choice

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Exclusive: Concern about abortion explodes among Democrats, fueling a push to vote

As the Supreme Court moved to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, 29% of Democrats said the ruling made them more likely to vote in November. Now, 64% do.

     

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New drugs and surgery can deliver major weight loss. But they come at a cost.

As the scientific understanding of weight loss deepens, new treatments are getting better but most are expensive and require a life-long commitment.

     

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Arizona primary: An election denier wants to run Arizona's elections as secretary of state

GOP State Rep. Mark Finchem is running for secretary of state in the August 2 primary. He's been linked to QAnon and he's backed by Donald Trump.

     

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Abortion rights face a key test in upcoming Kansas vote, the first of its kind since the fall of Roe

Kansas primary voters Tuesday will be the first in the U.S. to decide on a state right to abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

     

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Pelosi Heads for Singapore, but Is Silent on Taiwan

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Nancy Pelosi begins Asia tour, with no mention of Taiwan

Nancy Pelosi will visit four East Asian countries - and China has warned her not to include Taiwan.

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Excitement, Then Ambivalence, For the Pope’s Visit to Quebec

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Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr supporters storm parliament again

At least 60 people are injured as demonstrators again break into Iraq's parliament building.

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Cascade of crises: Unexpected events test Joe Biden's leadership, popularity

From Afghanistan to inflation to the baby formula shortage, Joe Biden has been hammered by events that have eroded his support even among Democrats.

     

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Francis Calls Abuse of Indigenous People in Canada a ‘Genocide’

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Gazprom stops Latvia's gas in latest Russian cut to EU

The EU rejects Russia's demand that member states pay for Gazprom gas in roubles, not euros.

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A European official denounces ‘inhumane, barbaric acts’ as dozens of prisoners of war are killed.

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Migrants in Mexico: Mass escape from abandoned truck after recent deaths

It comes after 53 people died in a locked lorry in stifling heat in Texas last month.

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Spanish beach body campaign used my image without asking - model

British model Nyome says she had "no idea" a Spanish body positivity campaign had used her photo.

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Ukraine's shadow army resisting the Russians

Sarah Rainsford meets the underground partisans resisting Russian occupation in southern Ukraine.

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Lamar Jackson is backing Ravens into a corner in the most respectful way possible | Opinion

Lamar Jackson has yet to reach a contract extension with the Ravens, but the quarterback is keeping his cool as negotiations continue.

     

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The Anti-Abortion Movement Is in Denial

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Kenya elections: Why farmers like William Ruto's big ambitions

The BBC visits the heartland of Deputy President William Ruto as he vies for the presidency.

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Neighbours finale: 'Goodbye to a character I've grown up with'

The actors behind Paul Robinson and Harold Bishop reflect on the TV soap coming to an emotional end.

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A tragedy transformed: 40 years after fencing accident, Ukraine war reunites impacted families

In 1982, German Matthias Behr killed Ukranian Vladimir Smirnov in a tragic fencing accident. Now, Behr and Smirnov's former wife are united by war.

     

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