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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy. The group Missourians for Constitutional Freedom committed Thursday to an amendment that would let lawmakers restrict or ban abortions

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Texas authorities have begun arresting migrants at a public park near the US-Mexico border, official says

CNN By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Texas authorities arrested migrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, late Wednesday evening

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Texas authorities have begun arresting migrants at a public park near the US-Mexico border, official says

By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high. Here are the latest developments: Texas authorities arrested migrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, late Wednesday evening and

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The 1.5-degree climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5. Ever since countries agreed in 2015 to an ambition of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the number has become synonymous with staving off catastrophic climate change. But what if the

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Why are Iran and Pakistan striking each other’s territory – and what does it have to do with the Middle East?

By Sophia Saifi, Adam Pourahmadi, Azaz Syed and Jessie Yeung, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan and Iran have both conducted strikes on each other’s territories in an unprecedented escalation of hostilities between the neighbors, at a time when tensions have risen sharply across the Middle East and beyond. The two countries share a volatile

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