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What's happening with abortion legislation in America's states
A law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma Tuesday makes it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to perform an abortion in the state. It is the latest in a cascade of restrictive abortion legislation proposed in Republican-led states across the country
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iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over Covid-19 restrictions
The business hub of Shanghai has become the heart of China's biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the virus surfaced more than two years ago, and the city of 25 million has remained almost entirely locked down since the start of the month
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Inflation surges globally amid Ukraine war, pandemic disruptions
After central banks in the United States and Europe have tried for more than a decade to raise inflation to their targets and keep it stable, policymakers are suddenly struggling to tame it
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Tropical storm Megi claims 58 in Philippines amid landslides, floods
Most of the deaths from tropical storm Megi — the strongest to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year — were in the central province of Leyte, where a series of landslides devastated communities
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Biden accuses Putin's forces of 'genocide' in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden's accusation came as Moscow—already accused by the West of widespread atrocities against civilians—was feared to be readying a massive onslaught across Ukraine's east that Washington warned might involve chemical weapons
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Ukraine crisis pushes US inflation to new four-decade high
The consumer price index (CPI) climbed 8.5 percent over the 12 months to March, the biggest jump since December 1981 as Americans paid more for gasoline, food, and other essentials
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Bridges blown up as Ukraine braces for Donbas assault
Since capturing Izyum a few days ago, Russian troops are camped around 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the north of the twin cities of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, the capital of the Ukrainian controlled Donbas
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Sikhs sue Marine Corps over restrictions on beards
The corps' refusal to grant a religious waiver is 'arbitrary and discriminatory, and violates the constitutional right to free exercise of their religion'
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Little progress in wooing India away from neutral Russia stance: US
But White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Joe Biden "made clear that he does not believe it's in India's interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other commodities."
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Man, woman or X: US rolls out gender-neutral passports
The option to receive a passport with an "X" gender designation, which was made available Monday by US President Joe Biden's administration, was hailed as a blessing for an estimated 1.2 million Americans whose gender identity falls outside the categories of man or woman
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New stage of terror? Ukraine braces for likely chemical attack in Mariupol
Zelenskyy's comments on a chemical attack came after Eduard Basurin, a spokesperson for the Kremlin-backed, separatist Donetsk People's Republic, said on Russian television that Russia should bring in "chemical forces" to use in Mariupol, the besieged southern city