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WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court overturned the month past the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, the White House said. Biden, a Democrat, has been pressured by her supporters, especially progressives, …

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The economy added 372,000 jobs in June, a warmer-than-expected boost in the labor market that may ease concerns about an impending recession, but which also complicates the work of the Federal Reserve as it seeks to stifle inflation. The unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, the same as a month earlier, the Department of Labor said …

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Russia’s foreign minister rejects “frantic” criticism of the war Lavrov leaves during the virtual speech of the Minister of Ukraine Indonesia warns that food prices will further affect low-income nations UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss is interrupting the trip to Bali NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 8 (Reuters) – The G20 host, Indonesia, on Friday urged …

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TOKYO – Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, was in critical condition after being shot Friday morning while delivering a speech in western Japan, according to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Images on social media showed Mr. Abe, 67, collapsed and bled to the ground in the city of Nara, near Kyoto. The Japan Fire and …

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Comment on this story Comment Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered state National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to detain and return migrants suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-US border. Mexico, testing the extent to which its state can go so far as to try to enforce immigration law, a federal responsibility. The …

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Comment on this story Comment An 8-year-old boy shot during the July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, remains hospitalized in critical condition, with his spinal cord severed. Cooper Roberts is sedated and ventilated at a Chicago children’s hospital, family spokesman Anthony Loizzi said during a news conference Thursday. The elementary student is among the …

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8-year-old boy who enjoys critical sports, but “fights as hard as he can” – Highland Park USA TODAY shooting updates Crimo’s father washes his hands of guilt, but spoke with his son about a mass shooting the night before the Highland Park massacre New York Post Illinois’ “red flag” gun laws come under scrutiny after …

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Comment on this story Comment The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 was hired this week as a lone police officer in a small Pennsylvania town, nearly eight years after the boy’s murder helped to stimulate protests across the country over the use of lethal force by law enforcement. Black …

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Comment on this story Comment President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, to 17 people in a variety of endeavors on Thursday, including gymnast Simone Biles, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, and posthumously, inventor Steve Jobs and former senator. John McCain. Biden’s list of recipients, his first as …

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