Month: August 2022
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Some Women ‘Self-Manage’ Abortions as Access Recedes
In states that have banned abortion, some women with unwanted pregnancies are pursuing an unconventional workaround: They are “self-managing ...
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Your Friday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Passing the package would be a major victory for…
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Why Australia’s Climate Bill Matters
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. CANBERRA, Australia…
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U.S. and Russia Ready to Negotiate Griner’s Release
On the day after Brittney Griner was sentenced to a Russian penal colony, the top diplomats of the United States…
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Israel Hits Gaza, Prompting Rocket Barrage and Ending Relative Calm
TEL AVIV — Israeli airstrikes hit several targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, prompting Palestinian militants to return fire…
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Democrats’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand
WASHINGTON — For decades, as prescription drug costs have soared, Democrats have battled with the pharmaceutical industry in pursuit of…
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Good News on Jobs May Mean Bad News Later as Hiring Spree Defies Fed
America’s job market is remarkably strong, a report on Friday made clear, with unemployment at the lowest rate in half…
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Man Charged With Killing Worker Over Duck Sauce Found Dead, Police Say
A man charged with murder last month in the killing of a Chinese food delivery worker amid a dispute over…
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A U.S. diplomat warns African countries against buying anything from Russia except grain and fertilizer.
Ahead of a trip to Uganda and Ghana this week, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said…
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Stockholm Instead of Rome? October Instead of July? How Heat Waves Are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good: A heat-induced…