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How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban
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Covid Deaths Surge Across a Weary America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends

Covid Deaths Surge Across a Weary America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends

By Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman

Cases are starting to fall in some hard-hit Southern states, but nearly half of Americans are not fully vaccinated, allowing the Delta variant to persist.

How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban

How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban

By Ruth Graham

Texans are almost evenly divided on abortion, but a combination of Republican control, conservative judicial appointments and cultural shifts helped the state's anti-abortion movement find success.

Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees

Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees

By Miriam Jordan and Jennifer Steinhauer

"Even the most right-leaning isolationists" are coming forward to help those fleeing Afghanistan, a pastor said. A mass mobilization is underway.

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A Skeleton for Diplomacy: How a Plan to Reconcile France and Russia Collapsed

World

A Skeleton for Diplomacy: How a Plan to Reconcile France and Russia Collapsed

By Constant Méheut

The remains of a Napoleonic general who died on a Russian battlefield came home in July. But the chance for rapprochement collapsed over concerns about Moscow's policies.

What Happened the Day After I Was Sexually Harassed at the Pentagon

Opinion | Guest Essay

What Happened the Day After I Was Sexually Harassed at the Pentagon

By Maya Guzdar

When I arrived at the office, the reality that awaited me was the one I'd never imagined: the best-case scenario.

Today's Videos

Thai Protesters Condemn Lagging Government Covid Response

Video Video: Thai Protesters Condemn Lagging Government Covid Response

By The Associated Press and Reuters

Protesters in Bangkok threw fake blood and hung mock corpses, as they demanded the resignation of Thailand's prime minister. More than 12,000 people have died of Covid this year and few have been vaccinated.

Crowds Celebrate in Guinea After Military Official Stages Coup

Video Video: Crowds Celebrate in Guinea After Military Official Stages Coup

By Reuters

Residents cheered as troops moved through Guinea's capital, Conakry, after the head of the country's special forces claimed to have seized power from its president. If the coup succeeds, it will be the third violent transfer of power in a West African nation in the past five months.

Ida Leaves Wreckage on a Fragile Barrier Island in Louisiana

Video Video: Ida Leaves Wreckage on a Fragile Barrier Island in Louisiana

By Storyful

Homeowners surveyed the destruction in Grand Isle, La., where hundreds of buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Ida.

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