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Americans will tune in this evening to watch President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face off in a presidential debate. A leaked draft opinion hints at a promising Supreme Court decision for abortion rights advocates and USWNT star Alex Morgan won't be headed to the Paris Olympics. |
After an explosive first debate in 2020, no one knows how the showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will shake out on Thursday. |
Draft opinion shows unexpected win for abortion rights |
The Supreme Court may be about to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, according to a copy of the pending opinion obtained by Bloomberg News. The version that appeared briefly on the court's website would reinstate a lower court order that had allowed hospitals to perform abortions needed to protect the health of the pregnant person. While the litigation would continue, the opinion would still be a win for the Biden administration, which had challenged Idaho's strict abortion ban. Read more |
Why are people suddenly getting COVID-19 this summer? |
The latest rise in early summer COVID-19 cases shows how the virus has persisted four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The upticks from the latest sub-variants are nowhere near levels the U.S. experienced in 2020, or when the omicron variant began to drive cases and deaths across the globe in 2021. Cases are driven by consistent upticks in a collection of sub-variants known as FLiRT, named for the mutations' technical names. Read more |
Who pays for space junk injuries? |
When a Florida family filed a claim against NASA over "space junk" that fell through their roof earlier this year, it launched a potentially precedent-setting question: Who is liable when debris from space causes damage or injury? Nobody was hurt when a cylindrical object that was part of a pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station came sailing through Alejandro Otero and his family's roof in what their attorney called a "near miss," but the claim for a more than $80,000 includes uninsured property damage and emotional anguish. Read more |
Alex Morgan left off USWNT roster for Paris Olympics |
Alex Morgan, who is the USWNT's active leading goal scorer and fifth on its all-time list, was left off the 18-player roster for the Paris Olympics. NWSL scoring leaders Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Jaedyn Smith, Trinity Rodman and Crystal Dunn are listed as the forwards. Morgan's exclusion will surely come as a shock to many, given she's been both a cornerstone of the USWNT and one of the world's best players for more than a decade. Read more | USA women's forward midfielder Alex Morgan (13) before the match against Korea Republic. Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports |
Photo of the day: Paris Hilton testifies before Congress |
Paris Hilton testified on Wednesday before the House Ways and Means committee about the modernization of the country's foster care system. Hilton, who welcomed her son Phoenix with husband Carter Reum last January, said she is "here to be a voice for the children whose voices can't be heard." Read more | Hilton has met with lawmakers in Utah and D.C., including senators and White House staff on behalf of children safety issues. Reuters |
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