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Abortion will be the most important issue on the Florida ballot. This is thanks to two rulings announced yesterday. Florida voters will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution after the state Supreme Court allowed an amendment on the ballot. The same court allowed the 2022 15-week abortion ban to take effect.
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Abortion supporters march in front of the Florida State Capitol building in February 2022.
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Abortion supporters march in front of the Florida State Capitol building in February 2022.
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15-week abortion ban opens the way The six-week ban, enacted last year, will remain in effect until May 1. In November, Floridians will be able to vote on the right to a 'before viability' abortion, which usually lasts 24 weeks.
- In states where abortion is on the ballot Voters overwhelmingly supported abortion rights, explains NPR's Greg Allen. first. The move also boosted median voter turnout in states like Ohio and Kansas. Donald Trump won Florida in the 2020 presidential election, but with abortion on the ballot, expectations about who will come out to vote have changed. Here's what you need to know about abortion and the 2024 election.
Iran vowed to retaliate. This comes after Israel accused it of bombing its embassy in Syria. The attack killed a top military commander and his deputy. Israel has said little about these types of attacks but has not confirmed responsibility.
- In ~ firstJane Arraf explains. Attacking a military target and an embassy in what is considered sovereign territory are “different games,” he said. Governments outside the region have worried that attacks like this could spread the war in Gaza to other regions.
- In a separate raid, U.S.-based aid groups The group, founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, said seven aid workers had died while distributing food sent by sea from Gaza. World Central Kitchen said it was pausing its missions after an armored vehicle clearly marked with the company's logo was attacked on Monday. Arraf, reporting from Amman, Jordan, said it was “unprecedentedly difficult” for journalists to see what was happening.
Google destroys personal browsing data/history. Millions of people have used “incognito” mode as part of a settlement filed in federal court yesterday. For years, people using Chrome's “Incognito” mode have been told that they can browse privately by turning on the supposedly untrackable browsing option. But a 2020 class action lawsuit found that the tech giant continued to scrape searches through advertising tools used by Google. Website. Google then used this data to measure web traffic and sell ads to users.
- This is a reminder that what we do online is invisible. NPR's Bobby Allyn reports: first. In an internal email obtained by lawyers, a Google engineer wrote that Incognito Mode's “Spy Guy” branding was misleading. Allyn added that Google also gained something from this. Consumers will not suffer financial damages or pay fines.
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People are walking along the busy streets of New York's Chinatown. About 11% of Chinese Americans live in poverty, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center.
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People are walking along the busy streets of New York's Chinatown. About 11% of Chinese Americans live in poverty, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center.
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One in 10 Asians lives in poverty in the United States. A new report from the Pew Research Center examines the economic hardships of Asian Americans, a very diverse group, at both a numerical and individual level. Here are some results:
- Poverty rates vary widely Across groups, Burmese, Hmong, and Mongolians have the highest poverty rates among Asian Americans.
- New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles Together, 26% of Asian Americans live in poverty.
- 1 in 5 survey respondents He said he has never asked for financial help from family, friends or the government. More than half said they were unable to save for emergencies.
- Foreign and U.S.-born Asians Participants showed some differences. The former tend to view education as the key to escaping poverty, while the latter
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Portrait of Alex Snyder standing on the Baltimore marina dock wearing an Orioles hat on opening day and talking about the impact of the bridge collapse.
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Portrait of Alex Snyder standing on the Baltimore marina dock wearing an Orioles hat on opening day and talking about the impact of the bridge collapse.
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Livelihood affected by Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse The same goes for dock workers and small waterfront businesses alike. Cruise companies were preparing to open for this year's season. Now, in addition to not wanting to disrupt the recovery mission, they also have other concerns, such as people coming to get a better look at the wreck.
- Look at the pictures and read about the people. And places that fell into disgrace after the bridge collapsed.
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This combined photo from 2003 and 2006 shows a northern spotted owl (left) in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Oregon, and a barred owl in East Burke, Vermont.
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This combined photo from 2003 and 2006 shows a northern spotted owl (left) in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Oregon, and a barred owl in East Burke, Vermont.
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill 500,000 owls Protecting the endangered northern spotted owl is controversial, but the USFWS says it is the only way to ensure the survival of both owls.
- A federal judge in Boston ruled against immigrants who had flown in: Martha's Vineyard could sue the Florida company that took them there.
- announced by the Texas Department of Health The fact is that people exposed to infected dairy cows have contracted avian influenza. This is the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Texas and only the second recorded case in the United States.
This newsletter was edited by: Majid Al Waheidi. Susan Nuyen and Anandita Bharerao Contributed.