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Mike Johnson and GOP colleagues were met with boos and anti-war chants as they visited a center of the protest movement against Israel’s war on Hamas.

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Protests spread beyond Columbia as more students clash with police

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Arizona House votes to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban

The measure heads to the state Senate, which could grant final passage next week.

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Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical federal law requires emergency room abortions

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Climate change is upending lives and livelihoods along the Bay of Bengal

In this region of nearly 1.4 billion people, warming waters and shifting ocean patterns are transforming the annual monsoon from a lifeline into a menace.

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Michael Cohen, preparing to take the stand against Trump, is on a quest for redemption

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IVF clinic transferred ruined embryos to patients, lawsuits claim

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A homeless woman got an apartment. Then came conflicts with neighbors.

The eviction case illustrates the myriad challenges that come after unhoused people are given a place to live, as well as the mental health and other support that is often needed to help them succeed.

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This year’s QB class, led by Caleb Williams, has franchise-altering potential

Five or even six quarterbacks could come off the board in the opening round of this year’s NFL draft, which means extra scrutiny for everyone involved.

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