An appeals court is considering whether to block a Trump administration rule that bans taxpayer-funded health clinics from referring patients for an abortion — a rule that has already prompted many providers, including Planned Parenthood, to leave a longstanding federal family planning program. Eleven judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San […]
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WEST OF WESTEROS — Hannah Floeter slept outside the San Diego Convention Center because, though it was July, winter was coming. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student and San Diego native had been coming to Comic-Con for years, but others in her party were usually the ones to camp out. This year, it was her
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Image copyright Reuters Taxi booking firm Uber will soon hear whether its licence to operate in London will be renewed, and if so, by how long. As things stand, its private hire licence will expire on Wednesday. Transport for London (TfL) will decide whether to award another licence, which can be for up to five
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Sports betting has exploded across Africa. But are the betting companies playing it straight? Do the punters really understand the odds they’re up against? And who is getting rich from the thrill of the beautiful game? BBC Africa Eye follows one young football fan on a journey across Uganda, to find out what happens when
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Former Texas Tech basketball standout Andre Emmett, the team’s all-time leading scorer, was shot to death early Monday near his home in Dallas. Emmett, 37, was sitting in his vehicle outside his home at about 2:30 a.m. when he was approached by two people who displayed a handgun, police said. An altercation ensued and Emmett
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Anthony Scaramucci, who served briefly as White House communications director but has now broken with the president, said Mr. Trump was not interested in corruption but re-election. “He is going after Biden hard because he knows Biden destroys him in a general election, and so he will do and say anything to anybody to knock
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Image copyright Getty Images Obesity is not a choice and making people feel ashamed results only in them feeling worse about themselves, a report by top psychologists says. It calls for changes in language to reduce stigma – such as saying “a person with obesity” rather than an “obese person”. And it says health professionals
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lisa and Jessica Origliasso say the incident was “intimidating and confusing” Pop duo The Veronicas say they will pursue legal action against airline Qantas after they were ordered off an Australian domestic flight. The airline said it had removed the pair before take-off on Sunday after they did not
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Image copyright Lloyd’s of London Image caption Lloyd’s of London chief executive John Neal Lloyd’s of London has vowed to tackle its male dominated culture after almost one in ten workers said they had witnessed sexual harassment. According to an independent survey, commissioned by the insurance market, 8% of workers reported having seen harassment in
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It’s a 21st century space race: Amazon, SpaceX and others are competing to get into orbit and provide internet to the Earth’s most remote places. And like the last century’s battle for space supremacy that was triggered by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, this one involves satellites. Thousands of them. More than a
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