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U.S. Ambassador Meets With Evan Gershkovich, Detained WSJ Reporter, in Russia
The U.S. ambassador to Russia met with Evan Gershkovich, the jailed American reporter for The Wall Street Journal, in Lefortovo Prison in Moscow on Monday, the State Department said hours after their talk. The visit by the ambassador, Lynne Tracey ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Backtracks on Support for Federal Abortion Ban
Mr. Kennedy, who is running for president as a Democrat, said that he would sign a ban after three months’ gestation, but his campaign quickly reversed his comments.
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Russian Ruble Slides Past 100 Against the Dollar
The Russian ruble slumped past 100 per U.S. dollar on Monday, its lowest level since March 2022, the month after President Vladimir V. Putin launched Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As the currency weakened, the Russian central bank issued a ...
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Illinois Supreme Court Clears Way for State’s Sharp Gun Limits
The News The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on certain high-powered guns, including AR-15-style rifles, a major victory for supporters of gun limits in the state. Why It Matters: A sweeping law restricting firearms cleared a ...
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Why Ohio Voters Said No to Ballot Measure
In addition to their views on abortion, many who cast ballots in Ohio’s referendum on Tuesday said they felt the measure’s backers weren’t honest about its purpose.
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First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers
As the war in Ukraine disrupts the global grain market, a volatile climate leaves Kansas on track to harvest its smallest wheat crop in decades.
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India Is on the Brink
Indian social media is a brutal place, a window on the everyday hatred and violence that has come to colonize the country in the nine years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government came to power. But the images from the northeastern state of ...
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Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment
The contest was seen as a test of efforts by Republicans nationwide to curb voters’ use of ballot initiatives.
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The College Board Says A.P. Psychology Is ‘Effectively Banned’ in Florida
The nonprofit said it would not remove a section on gender and sexual orientation, as Florida had requested, and advised districts not to offer the course.
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Atlanta Sheriff Rules Out Special Treatment if Trump Is Indicted There
Officials in Georgia are bracing for possible trouble around the Fulton County Courthouse, where indictments related to election interference are expected in mid-August.