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Court observers suspect it is only a matter of time before a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, explicitly or implicitly, strikes down Roe v. Wade and other abortion precedents of the last half century. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tracking bank account information could help curb tax evasion, but there's pushback
Poachers killed African elephants for their tusks. So elephants stopped growing them
National Security
Mother of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver reflects on gunman's guilty plea
Mother of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver reflects on gunman's guilty plea
Lockdowns have been eased in the United Kingdom, but now there's a new variant called delta plus emerging. Will it take off the way delta did? Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption
Goats and Soda
People wonder if they should keep calm and carry on in the face of delta plus variant
People wonder if they should keep calm and carry on in the face of delta plus variant
National Security
Border arrests have hit an all-time high, but the numbers don't tell the whole story
Border arrests have hit an all-time high, but the numbers don't tell the whole story
'The Indicator': Praising a competitor might actually boost a brand's sales
The Jubilee Singers, HBCU Fisk University's a cappella ensemble, celebrate 150 years
Court observers suspect it is only a matter of time before a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, explicitly or implicitly, strikes down Roe v. Wade and other abortion precedents of the last half century. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Virginia Governor hopeful Glenn Youngkin's delicate dance with the GOP may be working
Lyft's first safety report shows over 4,000 reports of sexual assault
Stream Stromae's "Santé." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Remain in Mexico,' the Trump era policy that haunts the Biden administration
What Arizona Democrats think of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's position on the spending plan
Tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl are displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration lab in New York in 2019. The Biden administration is hoping to crack down on abuse of synthetic opioids in part by putting them in the most restricted category or "schedule" under the law. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A proposed Biden drug policy could widen racial disparities, civil rights groups warn
Del Sol Quartet Lenny Gonzalez hide caption
Composer Huang Ruo gives voice to the dark history of Angel Island
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