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Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’

by MICHELLE L. PRICE and PETER SMITH Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Trump has repeatedly taken credit for the overturning of a federally guaranteed right to abortion – having nominated three of the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade – but has resisted supporting a national abortion ban.

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Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers

by MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

If it wins final approval, the drug, donanemab, would only be the second Alzheimer’s drug cleared in the U.S. that’s been shown to convincingly slow cognitive decline and memory problems due to Alzheimer’s.

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Library of Congress launches new ‘Collecting Memories’ exhibit in a bid to draw more tourists

by ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The eclectic new exhibit draws on the institution’s vast historical archives and features everything from ancient Hebrew texts to the first sketches of Spider-Man.

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UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

by EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The resolution calls on Israel and Hamas ‘to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.’

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Promotions are becoming rarer, blocking entry-level workers from even starting

by Daniel Neligh, Jo Constantz and Ella Ceron Bloomberg June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

A main feature of the 2024 labor market is that fewer workers are quitting. A lesser-known one is that fewer are getting promoted.

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Jurors begin deliberating whether Hunter Biden is guilty of federal firearm charges

by CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Hunter Biden is charged with 3 felonies stemming from the October 2018 purchase of a gun he had for about 11 days.

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90 countries to attend Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing

by JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

The summit, on Saturday and Sunday, will aim to chart a path toward possible peace nearly 28 months after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and the war grinding on.