First electoral test for abortion since america's court overturned rovers wade in june. Abortion is legal until the 20 second week of pregnancy, with some limitations. Amendment put before voters would limit that right. The vote isn't just a moral imperative but an opportunity to test usiasm and tactics ahead of midtims.
For decades Ayman al-Zawahiri was the chief ideologue of the terrorist group. We ask what his death in Afghanistan means for the broader jihadist movement. A vote on abortion in Kansas today is a sharp test of the electorate following the gutting of Roe v Wade. And remembering Diana Kennedy, an indefatigable food writer and champion of Mexican cuisine.
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