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House follows high court’s invite to protect abortion access

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the House voted Friday to codify the right to abortion into federal law and protect the right to travel across state lines for abortion services.

Is the Supreme Court standing as a beacon for democracy or plotting its downfall?

Americans have as many sources to blame for the country’s problems as they have fingers to point. But when it comes to healing old wounds and stitching the country back together, students of democracy say the high court is not fulfilling a key function.

Holy smokes! Weed drops to record low prices despite record high inflation

Legal cannabis is still subject to the same inflationary pressures as everything else, forcing many state markets into offering customers heavy markdowns.

Regional

A-Beach: The inland beach that time forgot

In the early 20th century, an intrepid Midwesterner came to California to build his utopia. But can utopia really be utopia when it's 13 miles from the beach?

Fish tagging program offers Gulf anglers $250 prize

The federal government recognizes the migratory greater amberjack as overfished in the Gulf of Mexico. Congress recently funded a new effort to understand how three populations of the fish move, reproduce and interact, offering anglers who reel one in a $250 reward for reporting details about their catch.

Personality, with some to spare, dominates Maryland primaries

Tuesday is Election Day in Maryland, where there are roughly two Democrats for every Republican, but those Republicans are making noise.

International

Five candidates left in race to replace Boris Johnson

The race to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister is reaching a critical stage, with five candidates remaining in the contest as Conservative parliamentarians work to whittle the contenders down to two.

Eurozone trade deficit drops slightly to $26.5 billion  

While the Covid-19 pandemic reduced international trade in goods substantially in 2020, Europe was able to export more goods than it imported the following year. But this year, as inflation stifles global markets amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s international trade balance has fallen into a deficit, according to data released Friday.

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