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Roe v. Wade overturned; states can ban abortion

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century.

 
Biden says ‘we have to act’ after school shooting in Texas

An anguished and angry President Joe Biden is calling for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman massacred at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.

 
19 children killed in Texas school rampage

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said.

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After 3 months, Russia still bogged down in Ukraine war

When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, it had hoped to overtake the country in a blitz lasting only days or a few weeks. Many Western analysts thought so, too.

 
US to provide Ukraine more aid, ammunition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informed Ukraine’s president of a more than $300 million package of foreign military financing and a $165 million sale of ammunition.

States plan to fight inflation by sending money to taxpayers

At least a dozen states have proposed giving rebate checks of several hundred dollars directly to taxpayers, among them California, Kansas and Minnesota.

 
US, allies hit Russia with more sanctions

President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine.

 
War in Ukraine may be entering more dangerous phase

President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees — and provide an additional $1 billion in food, medicine, water and other supplies.

 
Russian troops push close to Ukrainian capital

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers that Russian mechanized forces that entered from Belarus were about 20 miles from Kyiv, according to a person familiar with the call.

 
CDC expected to ease mask mandates

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

 
Biden says Putin ‘chose’ war, hits Russia with new sanctions

The United States and its allies will block assets of four large Russian banks, impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.

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