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The ruling brought a rush of warnings about the potential impact on fertility treatments.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels continue attacks on US ships, drones
Houthi rebels are still launching attacks despite a month of US-led airstrikes.
US vetoes Arab-backed ceasefire resolution
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported UN resolution.
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US moves to stop Israel’s invasion of Rafah
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Suspect arrested on murder charges in Colorado college dorm
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Trump vice president contender doesn’t want to talk about election-certifying role
Tim Scott declined to say whether he would have acted differently as vice president.
Man gets free NY hotel room for years through loophole - then claims to own the building
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Pennsylvania judge charged with shooting ex-boyfriend as he slept
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Trump privately favours a 16-week abortion ban
New York Times: Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives.
Suspect dead after Minnesota shootings of police officers and first responder
'We are heartbroken. Our law enforcement community is heartbroken.'
US closely eyeing NZ while taking temperature of dairy markets this year
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US says it will block new ceasefire resolution at the UN
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Jarrod Gilbert: A letter to all Americans
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Disgraced politician sues Jimmy Kimmel for using Cameo videos to ridicule himself
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Donald Trump hawks $650 branded shoes at Sneaker Con
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Woman's rude comment gets her banned from gym
A social media influencer called out the woman for taking a dig at a fellow gym-goer.
Major third-party candidate pulls out of US presidential race
Senator Joe Manchin told crowds he didn't want to be a 'spoiler' in the election results.
'Didn’t make sense': Woman goes missing in Madrid after man disables cameras
US woman missing in Madrid following 'nasty' divorce, says brother.
Compton man mauled to death by pit bulls in backyard
A 35-year-old man was mauled to death by pit bulls at his home.
Judge orders Trump to pay US$364m in New York civil fraud case
Stiff penalty a victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Dispute may have led to the mass shooting after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade
The mass shooting killed one person while injuring two dozen more.
DNA shock: 'I slept with my half-brother'
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Passengers were traumatised as maggots rained down from an overhead bin.
Woman gets 99 years' jail for catfished murder-for-hire plot
'She may not have pulled the trigger, but this never would have happened [without her].'
Florida man wrongly imprisoned for 37 years to get US$14m compensation
Robert DuBoise is set to receive compensation for the years he spent in jail.