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Abortion rights protesters in Louisville, Ky., after the Supreme Court announced it had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. On Monday, abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit arguing that the Kentucky state constitution protects the right to abortion.
Jon Cherry/Getty ImagesIn a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.
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Americans are deeply divided on transgender rights, a poll shows National News
An NPR/Ipsos poll shows a stark partisan split on laws that prevent transgender youth from accessing medical care for gender transition.
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War in Ukraine is driving demand for Africa's natural gas. That's controversial National News
The African natural gas industry is booming as Europe looks to replace Russian supplies. But some worry new African gas projects don't make financial sense in a warming world.
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On Martha's Vineyard, tribal elders work to restore land to its pre-colonial state National News
On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.
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Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the two biggest threats to declining species of whales, along with collisions with ships.
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The school will be demolished so "students and staff will not have to return to the building at the site of the tragedy," the district said.
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The first woman speaker of France's parliament defends the right to abortion National News
The National Assembly elects Yael Braun-Pivet as speaker as it prepares to tackle proposals on fighting inflation and enshrining abortion rights in the French Constitution.
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The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks National News
The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.
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