Aid to victims in Afghanistan earthquake facing more hurdles

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Donations for Afghanistan earthquake victims will face far more hurdles than other disasters, due to sanctions against the country’s Taliban government and its troubled relationship with Western nations, experts say. International groups that maintained operations in the

Juul heads to court to keep e-cigarettes on shelves.

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A federal court has put a temporary hold on the government’s order for Juul to stop selling its electronic cigarettes. Juul had filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington so it can

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: More Police at Capitol

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are bringing in additional officers and mobilizing in anticipation of growing protests outside the U.S. Supreme Court. The court issued a highly charged decision Friday that ends constitutional protections

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; States Can Ban Abortion

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court’s landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning

Ukrainian Army to Leave Battered City to Avoid Encirclement

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A regional governor in eastern Ukraine says that the country’s troops will retreat from a besieged city to avoid encirclement. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced