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Most say mifepristone abortion pill should stay on market, Post-ABC poll finds

Comment on this storyComment Two-thirds of Americans say the abortion drug mifepristone, used in the majority of abortions in the United States, should remain on the market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll finds that 66 percent of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24 percent say it should be taken off the market. Just under half, 47 percent,…

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‘Vertigo’ is still the best movie ever. Or the worst movie ever. Discuss.

Comment on this storyComment There are classic movies that were unappreciated in their time, that took years or even decades to come into their own. “It’s A Wonderful Life” was a flop until it turned up on TV every Christmas. “Duck Soup” was a Marx Brothers bomb until the counterculture kids discovered it in the 1960s. Donna Reed’s daughter plays guardian angel for ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ And…

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Backlash Bud Light's Mulvaney ad has united the left and right in anger

Comment on this storyComment Bud Light, America’s most popular beer, has managed to anger just about everybody. Belinda Mendoza manages Dragster, a queer bar in Seattle that caters to the kind of customer Bud Light was hoping to court with its recent partnership with trans actress and influencer Dylan Mulvaney. But when the brand failed to stick up for Mulvaney after her Instagram ad provoked…

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Biden meets with McCarthy and others in an urgent bid to stave off default

Comment on this storyComment President Biden will meet with top congressional leaders on Tuesday at the White House as they try to stave off potential calamity and make progress toward a deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling, although the sides have shown few signs of coming together in recent days. Biden will host House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E.…

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Putin says 'real war' being waged by West against Russia

Comment on this storyComment Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that a “real war” was being waged against Russia amid muted Victory Day celebrations on Tuesday, with many mass events canceled over security concerns after last week’s drone attack on the Kremlin and a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive. “A real war has once again been waged against our homeland. Today, civilization is at a…

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Coronation: Met expresses 'regret' over arresting six anti-monarchy protesters

A controversial new law, used to detain the group, is being criticised as too crude and too broad. Apsny News

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Toll of northeast India clashes now 60 dead, 35K displaced

Comment on this storyComment GUWAHATI, India — Security measures are keeping the peace in a remote northeast Indian state where 60 people were killed and 35,000 civilians were displaced in rioting and ethnic clashes last week, officials said. Manipur state’s chief minister, N Biren Singh, told reporters late Monday that around 230 people were injured and about 1,700 houses were burned by…

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Local elections 2023: Starmer warns Labour 'hardest part lies ahead'

He will tell the shadow cabinet on Tuesday there is “still more work to be done” despite local election gains. Apsny News

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Turkey elections: Aftershocks of anger and grief in the quake-hit nation

On the ruined streets, some blame the president while others tell the BBC the disaster was unavoidable. Apsny News

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Miss Manners: - The Washington Post

Comment on this storyComment Dear Miss Manners: Thank you for addressing the issue of “intent to offend” as opposed to being slow to adapt to newly identified verbiage. The issue our family is experiencing relates to pronoun identity. I have a family member who has declared they/them pronouns, along with a change to their given name, in the last year. The elderly members of our family are…

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Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floods

Comment on this storyComment WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangārei, a high school student was missing after a school group that was exploring caves got into trouble when floodwaters hit. Fire and emergency crews said they had responded to more than 200…

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Jake Irvin gets first MLB win as Nationals shut down Giants

Comment on this storyComment SAN FRANCISCO — With the final out of the fifth inning recorded, Washington Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin smiled after Luis García hauled in a popup and seemed to share a joke with the home plate umpire as he walked back to the dugout. The previous at-bat, the San Francisco Giants’ Blake Sabol attempted to bunt with two strikes. He pulled his bat back for what…

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Ce qu'il faut retenir de l'actualité africaine de la semaine du 3 avril

Publié le : 07/04/2023 – 14:25Modifié le : 07/04/2023 – 14:31 À moins de cinq mois des élections présidentielle et législatives au Gabon, le Parlement du pays a voté jeudi une révision de la Constitution. Elle réduit de 7 à 5 ans le mandat du président de la République et le scrutin de deux à un seul tour. Ce dernier point a été dénoncé par une partie de l’opposition comme un moyen de “faciliter…

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Hadir dalam Laporan Tahunan, Mahfud MD Sebut UICI untuk Cetak Kader Bangsa

HADIR dalam Rapat Laporan Tahunan, Menteri Koordinator bidang Politik, Hukum dan Keamanan (Menko Polhukam) Prof. Mahfud MD mengatakan Universitas Insan Cita Indonesia  (UICI) didirikan untuk mencetak kader bangsa. “Universitas Insan Cita Indonesia dibangun untuk mencetak kader bangsa dan membangun masa depan Indonesia dengan tenaga-tenaga yang profesional, adaptif terhadap kehidupan masyarakat…

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2028 VE 2032’ye adayız - Son dakika Futbol haberleri

2028 VE 2032’ye adayız – Son dakika Futbol haberleri – Fotomaç Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, Türkiye’nin 2028 ve 2032’de gerçekleştirilecek Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonalarına ev sahipliği yapmak için adaylık dosyasını imzaladı. Adaylık dosyası, 12 Nisan’da TFF tarafından UEFA’ya sunulacak. Adaylık dosyasında Türkiye’de organizasyonun gerçekleştirileceği stadyumlar, konaklama,…

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Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit — Apsny News

The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her role of European unity-imposing overseer By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst  French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a three-day visit to China, accompanied partly by European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, who went home a day earlier. The dual visit came at a time when EU nations, worried about a…

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La selección femenina de fútbol de Francia golea en el debut del entrenador Hervé Renard

Primera modificación: 08/04/2023 – 03:11 Las futbolistas francesas vencieron cómodamente el viernes 5-2 a Colombia en el primer partido del nuevo entrenador Hervé Renard. Un encuentro amistoso que busca preparar a la selección femenina hacia el Mundial de Nueva Zelanda y Australia de mitad de año. Renard, quien dirigió a la selección masculina de Arabia Saudita en la Copa del Mundo en Qatar el…

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