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Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided in Emergency Abortion Case

The justices weighed whether a federal law aimed at protecting access to emergency medical care superseded Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

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Highlights From Today’s Arguments
  1. On abortion ban
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  2. Opening statement
  3. “Impossible position.”
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  4. Stabilizing patients
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  5. On emergencies
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  6. Protesters outside
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Read five takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments.

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Arizona lawmakers advanced a bill to scrap an 1864 abortion ban that could go into effect on June 8 if not repealed.

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‘Go Back to Class’ Johnson Tells Columbia Students as Unrest Spreads in U.S.

Speaker Mike Johnson invoked the possibility of bringing in the National Guard. The police arrested protesters at the University of Texas at Austin.

 

College activists see divestment as a clear way to force colleges to take action on the issue.

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Biden Says Weapons Will Flow to Ukraine Within Hours as He Signs Aid Bill

The $95.3 billion measure includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Gridlock had put the centerpiece of President Biden’s foreign policy in jeopardy.

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NATO Puts on a Show of Force in the Shadow of Russia’s War

The alliance’s largest exercises offer a preview of what the opening of a Great Power conflict could look like. How it ends is a different story.

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In pushing back against G.O.P. isolationists, Mitch McConnell was a linchpin in winning aid for Ukraine.

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The U.S. secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official.

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‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

Lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

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Congressional representatives joined TikTok creators at the Capitol last year ahead of a House vote to ban the app. The Senate passed a version of the bill this week.

Critics of the law targeting TikTok say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people.

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Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?

Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting can increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.

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‘It’s Just Agony’: A Suburban Family Mourns Nearly 200 Gaza Relatives

Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah are absorbing a loss few can imagine, and are striving to help family in Gaza while trying to get their kids to school on time.

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  1. Adam and Ola Abo Sheriah said they make around 150 calls a day to check on siblings, cousins and other relatives trapped in Gaza.
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  2. “We feel guilty,” said Ola, far right, when hearing what her family endures in Gaza.
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  3. The customers at Adam’s pharmacy sometimes ask about his family. One of his regulars embraced him after finding out that his parents were killed.
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  4. Ameer, Adam’s son, says he sometimes feels helpless when he thinks about his relatives stuck in Gaza: “You can’t protect them, you can’t save them.”
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  5. From his car, decorated with a Palestinian flag, Adam sees support for Israel throughout his neighborhood. For him, there is no escape from the conflict.
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Hamas Releases Video of Injured Israeli American Hostage

The video appeared to be the first time that Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was badly wounded in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, has been seen alive since.

 

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Inside the Crisis at NPR

Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around?

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Trump’s Immunity Claim Joins His Plans to Increase Executive Power

Former President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to put the presidency above criminal law as he pursues a broader agenda of expanding the office’s power.

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In Immunity Case, Donald Trump Can Lose in Ways That Amount to a Win

After the justices hear arguments on Thursday, how they decide may be just as important as what they decide.

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Here are five moments that have defined Donald Trump’s criminal trial so far.

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An investigator said in court that former President Trump conspired to overturn his 2020 defeat in Michigan.

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F.D.A. Approves Antibiotic for Increasingly Hard-to-Treat U.T.I.’s

Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades to treat urinary tract infections, will become available next year to women 18 and older.

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The Venice Biennale and the Art of Turning Backward

Every art institution now speaks of progress, justice, transformation, our critic says. What if all those words hide a more old-fashioned aim?

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Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann

The Supreme Court Has Already Botched the Trump Immunity Case

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Michelle Cottle

Michelle Cottle

The Humbling of Marjorie Taylor Greene

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John McWhorter

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I’m a Columbia Professor. The Protests on My Campus Are Not Justice.

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David Brooks

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Why I’m Getting More Pessimistic About Biden’s Chances This Fall

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Daniela J. Lamas

Daniela J. Lamas

Skepticism Is Healthy, but in Medicine, It Can Be Dangerous

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Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep Tufekci

Bird Flu Is a Disaster. Why Are We Doing So Little?

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David Firestone

David Firestone

Could Justice Barrett Limit Her Own Damage on Abortion?

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Peter Coy

Peter Coy

The Volkswagen Union Win Shows That Labor Is Becoming a Bigger Tent

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