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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Texas governor defends abortion ban with vow to ‘eliminate all rapists.’ Democrats call it ‘magical thinking.’
The law, which effectively bans most abortions in the state, has no exceptions to the six-week rule for victims of rape or incest.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Nursing home licenses revoked after deaths of evacuees at Louisiana warehouse
Seven nursing homes that evacuated more than 800 patients to a warehouse in Independence, La., in advance of Hurricane Ida are are being investigated by the Louisiana attorney general.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Strong quake hits near Acapulco, buildings sway in Mexico City
The powerful earthquake struck in southern Mexico near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200 miles away.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
Appointed to the key post of interior minister was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on the FBI’s most-wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head and is believed to still be holding at least one American hostage.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
White House asks Congress to pass emergency funding for disaster aid
The White House is asking for $14 billion in aid to respond to natural disasters that occurred before Hurricane Ida, as well as $6.4 billion to pay for the ongoing relocation of tens of thousands of Afghans who partnered with the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
‘Make it unthinkable’: Missouri Republican will push anti-abortion bill similar to Texas law
Missouri law already includes a ban on abortion after eight weeks, but the state cannot enforce it while a legal challenge to the restriction makes it way through federal court.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Andrea Constand writes of Cosby trial, #MeToo in new memoir
She is embracing a role as an advocate for sexual assault victims.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Mexico decriminalizes abortion, a dramatic step in world’s second-biggest Catholic country
The vote comes as a powerful women's movement is transforming Mexico, where female politicians now make up half of Congress.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
In New Jersey, New York Biden calls climate change ‘everybody’s crisis’
Biden said the threat from wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and other extreme weather must be dealt with in ways that will lessen the devastating effects of climate change.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021
Texas governor signs restrictive Republican voting bill into law
The laws are part of a national GOP campaign, including in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, to tighten voting laws, partly driven by Trump's false claims that the election was stolen.
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