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South Carolina Constitution Includes Abortion Right, State Supreme Court Rules
The decision overturns the state’s six-week ban on abortion, a major victory for abortion rights in the South, where the…
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Republican Who Rebuffed Trump Is Democrat’s Pick for Pennsylvania Election Post
Josh Shapiro, who will take office as governor this month, says he will nominate Al Schmidt, a longtime Republican official…
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Prayers for Damar Hamlin Show Bond Between Football and Faith
Christianity is embedded in N.F.L. culture in a way that goes beyond most sports; “Lord, I need you, please be…
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Biden Administration Defends Student Loan Cancellation at Supreme Court
In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration acted within its authority in moving…
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Jill Biden to Have ‘Small Lesion’ Removed After Skin Cancer Screening
It is not clear if the lesion is cancerous. Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor, the White House physician, said doctors recommended…
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Surprise in Pennsylvania: Republicans Back a (Former?) Democrat for Speaker
Representative Mark Rozzi, long a moderate Democrat, pledged not to caucus with either party as speaker of the closely divided…
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Idaho Killings Suspect Was Pulled Over Twice While Driving Across Country
In police footage from Indiana, the suspect’s father said they had been driving “for hours” and were unsettled by a…
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Rick Singer, Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in Prison
The ruling is a final chapter in the cheating scandal. But the cynicism over college admissions, athletics and fund-raising is…
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Celebrating El Cholo Restaurant in L.A. on Its 100th Anniversary
In 1923, “going out to a restaurant was kind of a special thing — it wasn’t what it is today,”…
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This Race Will Test the Limits of Democrats’ Red-State Survival Strategies
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky is popular. Is that enough to win in a state where Democrats have struggled?