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Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly expanded access establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state. Voters approved a ballot measure in November that amended the constitution to allow abortions up to fetal viability. Doctors say viability usually

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‘Childless Cat Lady’ Taylor Swift tops Yale list of 2024’s most notable quotations

Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift tops a list of 2024’s most notable quotations compiled by Yale University, with her declaration that she’s a “childless cat lady” while endorsing Kamala Harris for president. The remark on Instagram in September referenced past comments by Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance, who said Democrats

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Missouri governor denies clemency, clears way for execution of man convicted of killing girl

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s governor has denied clemency for Christopher Collings, an inmate who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl. The 49-year-old prisoner was condemned to die for the 2007 killing of Rowan Ford, a fourth-grader whose body was left in a sinkhole. Parson’s

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