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Month: July 2022

Dr. Caitlin Bernard speaks during an abortion rights rally on June 25

The US vice president called to thank her for raising awareness around abortion. Indiana’s AG is investigating her

By Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN It’s been nearly a month since an Indiana doctor helped a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim undergo an abortion and was thrust into the national spotlight. In the weeks since, the US vice president called to thank the doctor for raising awareness around the issue while Indiana’s Republican attorney

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Nicholas John Roske

FBI says man accused of attempting to kill Brett Kavanaugh said he was ‘shooting for 3’ justices

By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN In the weeks before traveling to the Washington, DC area, the man accused of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh researched how to assassinate individuals and said he would be “shooting for 3” justices, according to a search warrant application from the FBI. Nicholas Roske, who

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B. pseudomallei is typically found in tropical regions

Bacteria that causes rare, serious illness melioidosis is endemic in parts of Mississippi Gulf Coast, CDC says

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The bacteria that causes a rare, serious disease called melioidosis has been detected in water and soil samples in Mississippi, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Burkholderia pseudomallei was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, the first detection of the bacteria in the environment in

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A man suspected of starting two fires in remote southwest Oregon was arrested

Man suspected of starting fires in remote Oregon woods detained by 3 residents who tied him to a tree

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A man suspected of starting two fires in remote southwest Oregon was arrested, after reportedly being tied to a tree by three people until police arrived, Curry County Sheriff John Ward said in statement posted on Facebook. The sheriff’s office thanked those who assisted with controlling the fire and detaining the

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Lawyer B'Ivory Lamarr stands with community activists and members of the family of the two young girls who he claims were ignored by a Sesame Place actor dressed as Rosita at Sesame Place in Philadelphia due to their race on July 20

Family sues SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia for alleged racist interaction

By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Black family, who says Sesame Place Philadelphia character performers racially discriminated against them, filed a class action civil rights lawsuit against the amusement park’s parent SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Quinton Burns and his child says that during their

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