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The Center for Reproductive Rights brought the lawsuit on behalf of 13 women and two doctors. The women had pregnancy complications that endangered their lives or had fetuses with fatal anomalies. Sarah McCammon/NPR hide caption
Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree, seen here in 2017, died on Friday at age 70. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption
Dick DeVos (left) and former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos watch from courtside seats during a game between the Orlando Magic and the Brooklyn Nets on March 26 in Orlando, Fla. The Magic is owned by the DeVos family. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption
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Karen Vergata was 34 years old when she went missing. There have been no charges made related to her death. Office of the Suffolk County District Attorney hide caption
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan poses for a new group portrait pm Oct. 7, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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"I Voted" stickers are ready to be distributed to voters on Nov. 8, 2022, at a Brandon, Miss., precinct. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
The famous Ring Nebula is seen in brilliant new clarity, thanks to a new James Webb Space Telescope image released by researchers in the JWST Ring Nebula Imaging Project. NASA/ESA/CSA hide caption
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Three insect specimens are stored in a U.S. Geological Survey research lab in Kansas. They are part of the agency's Lepidoptera Research Collection. USGS is asking residents in six states to send in dead butterflies, moths and skippers so scientists can test them for contaminants. U.S. Geological Survey hide caption
Simone Biles makes her return to competition this weekend at the U.S. Classic. She's seen here in training on Friday in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Morry Gash/AP hide caption
Japanese midfielder Hinata Miyazawa, center, celebrates after scoring her team's third goal during its match against Spain earlier this week. Japan is one of three teams to win all its games in the group stage. Marty Melville/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Nina Jankowicz alleges Fox stars and guests defamed her by viciously mischaracterizing her brief tenure leading the federal Disinformation Governance Board. Her case requires overcoming robust protections for free speech about public officials and politics. DHS hide caption
Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the certification of Joe Biden as the next president on Jan. 6, 2021. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a hearing in the penal colony in Melekhovo, northeast of Moscow, on Friday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
David Daniels performs in the title role of Handel's Giulio Cesare at the Metropolitan Opera in 2007. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
The remains of Catoctin Furnace in Maryland as seen in 2020. Researchers have now analyzed the DNA of enslaved and free Black workers there, connecting them to nearly 42,000 living relatives. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry
Over 52,000 Hyundai vehicles and 39,000 Kia cars in the U.S. are expected to be affected in the recalls. The logo of the Hyundai Motor Co. is displayed at the automaker's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, on April 26, 2017. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the state's pardons board shouldn't review dozens of death-row inmates' requests for review, citing policy that requires such applications to come within one year of a judge ruling on an inmate's appeal. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Young and old sea ice floats off the coast of Antarctica. Maria-Jose Viñas/NASA hide caption
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Shaimaa Ali Ahmed, 12, lost her leg at age 6 after happening upon an unexploded rocket. Yemeni children like her bear an outsized burden from the civil war, where land mines and ordnance litter the landscape. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was a clear and down-to-earth explainer of what was happening during the pandemic, often on CNN and other networks. She's pictured here at a COVID press conference in April 2020. Andrea Mabry/UAB hide caption
China Chilcano Executive Sous Chef VÃctor Bonano plates GOOD Meat for a few patrons to eat July 31 in Washington, D.C. Only a handful people a week are able to eat the chicken because it's produced in such small batches. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption
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U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California, right, speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in San Diego. Meg McLaughlin/AP hide caption
David Turner aboard his boat Savior, at Herrington Harbor South on the Chesapeake Bay, on July 29. Scott Neuman/NPR hide caption
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Dr. Rebecca Rogers practices primary care at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Somerville, Mass. During a recent appointment, she went over hydration tips with her patient Luciano Gomes, who works in construction. Martha Bebinger/WBUR hide caption
Green Diamond's Justin Kostick (left) and John Davis look over dead trees on one of Green Diamond's Klamath Basin properties on June 29. Kristyna Wentz-Graff /OPB hide caption
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Migrants walk in the water along the Rio Grande border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Trish Brown stands in the rain outside Florida's historic Capitol. She's there to raise awareness about social justice issues moving forward in Florida including a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect access to abortion. Regan McCarthy/WSFU hide caption
The only way districts in Florida will be allowed to teach the Advanced Placement Psychology course is if they omit chapters on gender identity and sexuality. WMFE via Pixaby hide caption
JD Samson, Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman recently reformed as Le Tigre for a European and North American tour. Monica Simoes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption