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A demonstrator for abortion rights uses a megaphone during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to preserve broad access to the abortion pill, in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2024.

US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions

Daniel Wiessner |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth.

LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024.

USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by ...

A wooded area with deforestation is seen in the Serrania del Chiribiquete, Colombia April 28, 2019. Courtesy of Colombian Presidency/Handout via

Colombia's Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years

Oliver Griffin |Updated 21 minutes ago |2 min read

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's parks agency, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and German fund Legacy Landscapes on Thursday launched a financial mechanism to fund Chiribiquete National Park with $1 million each year for at least ...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Judge Amy Coney Barrett after she was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2020.

Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim

Will Dunham |Updated 43 minutes ago |4 min read

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.

A serviceman of the 1148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Troops of Ukraine prepares a M777 howitzer to fire towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine April 20, 2024. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via

US preparing to announce $6 billion in weapons for Ukraine, Politico reports

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The United States is preparing to announce $6 billion in weapons contracts for Ukraine, Politico reported on Thursday. The package, which could be made public as early as Friday, was expected to include Patriot air defense systems, ...

A trench is seen in the field of grain farmer Oleksandr Klepach, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Snihurivka, southeast Ukraine, February 20, 2023.

Ukraine's farm minister tenders resignation over corruption allegations

Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's agriculture minister tendered his resignation on Thursday as he faces criminal allegations for involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth $7 million. Mykola Solsky, 44, ...

A pedestrian walks past an encampment site on University Avenue on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

HRM mayor responds to homelessness update

Jen Taplin · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read Premium content

Mayor Mike Savage responded to questions about the latest homelessness report on Thursday but wouldn’t discuss new possible sites for designated encampments. After his annual state of the municipality speech on Thursday, Savage was asked about the ...

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Abbvie logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021.

Cigna to offer Humira rivals with $0 copay at specialty pharmacy

Amina Niasse, Patrick Wingrove |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Patrick Wingrove and Amina Niasse (Reuters) - Cigna plans to make close copies of AbbVie's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira available with no out-of-pocket payment to eligible patients in the U.S. using its specialty pharmacy beginning in ...

Children hold pots with food, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip April 22, 2024.

Northern Gaza still heading toward famine, says deputy WFP chief

Michelle Nichols |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The northern Gaza Strip is still heading toward a famine, the deputy U.N. food chief said on Thursday, appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave and for ...

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Detained official held by Azerbaijan ends hunger strike, family says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - A former senior official in the Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, detained since last September in Azerbaijan, has been persuaded to end a hunger strike, his family said on Thursday. Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian-born ...

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