The whales are ‘swimming in harms way’ until the U.S. finalizes strict rules to protect them from collisions with large ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear, one activist says.
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Abortion pill access is unchanged after Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what you need to know
Here’s a look at what Thursday’s decision does and does not mean for abortion access.
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Reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, to stand trial
The Biden administration has sought to negotiate his release, but Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it would consider a prisoner swap only after a verdict in his trial.
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Supreme Court sides with Starbucks, makes it harder for labor board to win court orders
The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.
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Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
The Supreme Court has preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
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Republicans vote to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Here’s what that means
Successfully holding the attorney general in contempt is just the latest broadside by Republicans against the Justice Department.
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Sanford man accused of assaulting Capitol officer with bear spray during Jan. 6 riot
Christopher Belliveau, 38, was arrested in Berwick on Wednesday in connection with the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. He is charged with 5 felonies and 3 misdemeanors.
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Three deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home was threatening to kill themself or others.
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White House isn’t ruling out potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction
President Biden definitively ruled out pardoning his son during an ABC News interview last week.
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Wreck of famed explorer Shackleton’s last ship found off Canada coast
The Quest was found using sonar scans, sitting on its keel under 1,280 feet of churning, frigid water, 62 years after it went missing.