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Apr 2023
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Friday, April 21, 2023

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The Supreme Court allows abortion pill mifepristone to remain widely available in the U.S. as courts continue to review the case, the GOP 2024 field stands divided on the issue of abortion, an American is among at least 400 people killed during the recent fighting in Sudan, an arrest made in a 20-year-old cold case in New York, and the latest on China's oppr ... Show More
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