WASHINGTON — Richard Land, a prominent evangelical Christian leader, said he could pinpoint the moment that Donald J. Trump secured his election. It was in the third presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, and the question was about abortion. “If you go with what Hillary is saying in the ninth month, you can take the baby […]
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Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, acting only hours after Alabama’s governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law. The Missouri bill needs another vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for an
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Image copyright 1tv.ru Image caption Mikella Abramova got far more votes than any of the other contestants The result of a popular Russian TV talent show – The Voice Kids – has been cancelled after thousands of fraudulent votes were found to have handed victory to a millionaire’s young daughter. There were complaints after singer
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Image copyright Press Association All landing cards for international passengers arriving in the UK will be scrapped from Monday. Landing cards are currently filled in by passengers arriving in the UK by air or sea from outside the European Economic Area. Border Force director general Paul Lincoln, in a letter to staff, said it would
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A newly married couple, a pilot who used his family’s savings to buy his own plane, a devoted family man from Australia and an office manager at an insurance company with a vivacious personality and a heart of gold were among the six victims in this week’s deadly midair collision of two sightseeing planes in
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A Tesla Model S involved in a fatal crash with a semitrailer in Florida March 1 was operating on the company’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system, federal investigators have determined. The car drove beneath the trailer, killing the driver, in a crash that is strikingly similar to one that happened on the other side of Florida in
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The Latest on the PGA Championship on Thursday at Bethpage Black (all times local): 11 a.m. Defending champion Brooks Koepka is at it again at the PGA Championship. The 29-year-old is tied for the lead with two Englishmen after shooting a bogey-free 3-under in the opening round. Starting on the back nine, Koepka birdied the
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Tory MP Bob Stewart has used his own experiences in the Army to criticise the government’s approach to military prosecutions. During an urgent question on the topic in the Commons, he told MPs how he had completed seven tours in Northern Ireland, losing “many men”, and said he had been investigated, along with other soldiers,
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Stocks marched higher for the third day in a row Thursday, erasing the big plunge they took on Monday on worries about the worsening trade fight between China and the U.S. Banks reversed course and helped lead the broad gains. Banks were benefiting from higher bond yields, which allow them to charge higher interest rates
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Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption A cancer under a microscope Hundreds of cancer patients at West Midlands hospitals have had scans cancelled due to equipment problems. The PET scans are given to patients with advanced stages of the disease including prostate, lung and bowel cancers to see how far it has spread. Alliance
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