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Jul 15, 2022 • 13min
Indiana abortion shines light on post-Roe chaos
The account of a 10-year-old Ohio girl seeking an abortion in Indiana has garnered international attention amid the fall of Roe v. Wade. Indiana's Attorney General is threatening criminal charges against the doctor who performed the abortion. Alice Miranda Ollstein reports.
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Jul 14, 2022 • 10min
The 'small, lonely girls club' of former aides fighting Trump
As the January 6 hearings progress, a cadre of young, female, former Trump aides have created an informal network to support each other. Meridith McGraw reports.
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Jul 13, 2022 • 10min
FDA weighs first-ever OTC birth control pill
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a first-of-its-kind application from HRA Pharma for Opill. If green-lit by the agency, Opill would become the first daily, hormonal birth control pill sold without a prescription. The submission of the application follows more than six years of studies the company has run. Alice Miranda Ollstein reports.
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Jul 12, 2022 • 13min
What, exactly, is Biden getting from his Middle East trip?
The Biden administration argues that the president's upcoming visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia are of great strategic importance. But possible images of him glad-handing with the Saudi crown prince threatens to be the defining moment. Alex Ward reports.
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Jul 11, 2022 • 10min
Did Minnesota accidentally legalize weed? Kinda, sorta, it’s complicated.
Earlier this month, a Minnesota law took effect that allows adults to purchase edibles or beverages with up to 5 milligrams of hemp-derived THC per serving. But some key state lawmakers were confused when they realized they had made those THC products legal. Paul Demko reports.
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Jul 8, 2022 • 14min
Boris Johnson’s downfall was his own making
Boris Johnson resigned Thursday after fighting all week to hang on to his post as the U.K.'s Prime Minister, surviving lashings in the press, investigations and a narrow confidence vote last month. Even as the walls closed in around him, he remained defiant. Ryan Heath on how it could have been even messier.
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Jul 7, 2022 • 12min
Battered FDA hopes new advisers will solve PR problems
Stung by messaging missteps over the coronavirus crisis, baby formula shortage and abortion access, the Food and Drug Administration is planning to hire Vin Gupta and other senior-level advisers to shore up the agency’s communications. Adam Cancryn reports.
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Jul 6, 2022 • 13min
Seven states have 60 days to divide a key water source
Climate change and worsening drought have driven water stores to dangerous lows. Now states have to figure out who has to live with less. Lara Korte reports.
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Jul 5, 2022 • 15min
Tech surveillance in a post-Roe world
Our digital footprints can easily reveal who’s providing abortion care, who’s seeking an abortion and who’s protesting. Sam Sabin reports on digital privacy after Roe.
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Jul 1, 2022 • 13min
SCOTUS handcuffs Biden on climate
The Supreme Court delivered a major setback to President Biden’s ambitious climate change goals in Thursday's West Virginia v. EPA ruling. The 6-3 ruling is an obstacle for Biden’s hopes of dealing with global warming through executive order, barely six months after a Senate stalemate shut down his hopes for Congress's biggest-ever climate bill. Alex Guillén reports.
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