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Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available. Rose Conlon/Kansas News Service hide caption

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Protesters wave Israeli flags outside parliament in Jerusalem on Monday, part of a massive show of anger over the hard-right government's push to overhaul the justice system. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's why Netanyahu's court overhaul brought Israel to the brink

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This photo provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department shows officers at an active shooter event that took place at Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Nashville, Tenn., Monday. Metro Nashville Police Department via AP hide caption

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Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least for Monday — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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A Ukrainian soldier launches a DJI Mavic 3 drone in Bakhmut, Ukraine, near the frontline with Russian troops on Feb. 18. Ukrainian forces have been using drones for reconnaissance and directing artillery fire. But the Ukrainians have also modified them to conduct attacks on Russian ground forces. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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One parent complained about the nudity in the Renaissance sculpture, comparing it to pornographic material. Franco Origlia/Getty Images hide caption

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An aerial view of neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Miss., destroyed by Friday night's tornado. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A reparations rally outside City Hall in San Francisco this month, as supervisors take up a draft reparations proposal. The growing number of local actions has renewed hopes and questions about a national policy. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Magnus Ek, 53, a retired Swedish lieutenant, is teaching a group of Ukrainian conscripts how to fire an AK-47 in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. Ek, who spent a decade as an instructor in Sweden, is among a group of foreign military volunteers who have gone to train Ukrainians how to defend their country from Russia's invasion. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption

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Jeremy Renner arrives at the premiere of Avengers: Endgame, at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. In social media posts on Jan. 21, 2023, Renner said he broke more than 30 bones in a snowplow accident on New Year's Day. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, at a ceremony in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Sunday, March 26, 2023. Greg Baker/AP hide caption

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The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device in 2022 in San Diego. Some parts of Twitter's source code, the fundamental computer code on which the social network operates, were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little delivers his 2023 State of the State address at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise in January. A new law allows executions by firing squad if no lethal injection drugs are available. Kyle Green/AP hide caption

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Randall Robinson, right, is pictured with Coretta Scott King and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., after the Senate voted to override then-President Reagan's veto of tough new sanctions against South Africa in 1986. Robinson died Friday at 81. John Duricka/AP hide caption

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Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking the freeway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption

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Protesters wearing number tags during a rally in Hong Kong, Sunday. Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized demonstration against the government since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. Louise Delmotte/AP hide caption

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