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Rape of 10-year-old jolts US abortion debate

Rape of 10-year-old jolts US abortion debate

Ohio police have confirmed a 10-year-old rape victim crossed state lines to terminate her pregnancy, local media reported Wednesday, in a case drawing broad attention after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion. The girl’s ordeal of traveling to neighboring Indiana for the medical procedure was highlighted …

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Flood leaves 44 people unaccounted for in southwest Virginia

Flood leaves 44 people unaccounted for in southwest Virginia

More than 40 people have been reported unaccounted for by loved ones after floodwaters swept a riverfront Appalachian community in southwestern Virginia on Wednesday, triggered by heavy rains in the area, local authorities said. As many as 18 search-and-rescue teams, including swift-water rescue crews, were dispatched to the area in …

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North Korea recognizes breakaway of Russia’s proxies in east Ukraine

North Korea recognizes breakaway of Russia's proxies in east Ukraine

North Korea on Wednesday recognized two Russian-backed breakaway “people’s republics” in eastern Ukraine as independent states, a separatist leader and the North’s official news agency said. The move makes North Korea only the third country after Russia and Syria to recognize the two breakaway entities, the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk …

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