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Afghan evacuees wait for the next flight to the U.S. in a fenced-in enclosure in a hangar at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. More than 25,000 Afghans have traveled through Ramstein to get to the United States. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption
Abortion Clinics In Texas Are Turning Women Away After SCOTUS Upholds New Law
A portrait of Greek composer and songwriter Mikis Theodorakis, taken in Rome in 1973. Wojtek Laski/Getty Images hide caption
Greek Composer And Politician Mikis Theodorakis Has Died At The Age Of 96
Attacks On Minorities Are At Their Highest Level In 12 Years, FBI Reports
National Security
Tens Of Thousands Still Don't Have Power After Hurricane Ida As Evacuations Continue
Tens Of Thousands Still Don't Have Power After Hurricane Ida As Evacuations Continue
It Could Be Weeks Until Caldor Fire Is Contained And More Than 50,000 Can Return Home
Afghan evacuees wait for the next flight to the U.S. in a fenced-in enclosure in a hangar at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. More than 25,000 Afghans have traveled through Ramstein to get to the United States. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption
Jackie MacMullan, Who Paved The Way For Women Sportswriters, Retires After 4 Decades
How The Supreme Court Reached The Decision To Uphold Texas' Law Restricting Abortion
New York City Official Talks Flooding And The Future Of Climate Change
A general view of the skyline of the Qatari capital, Doha. Qatar has long played a center role in diplomacy on Afghanistan. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Blinken Will Visit Qatar, Where Diplomats Relocated To Keep Working On Afghanistan
Investigation Shows Post Office Managers Changed Employee Time Cards To Pay Them Less
Marvel Debuts A New Origin Story With 'Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings'
As COVID-19 Inundates Hospitals, Staff Is 'Emotionally Pulverized'
As The Delta Variant Soars, The Airline Industry Descends Into Another Slump
The term "fetal heartbeat," as used in the anti-abortion law in Texas, is misleading and not based on science, say physicians who specialize in reproductive health. What the ultrasound machine detects in an embryo at six weeks of pregnancy is actually just electrical activity from cells that aren't yet a heart. And the sound that you "hear" is actually manufactured by the ultrasound machine. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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The Texas abortion ban hinges on 'fetal heartbeat.' Doctors call that misleading
The Texas abortion ban hinges on 'fetal heartbeat.' Doctors call that misleading
The Journey Took Madi Diaz To Creating Her New Album, 'History Of A Feeling'
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