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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arizona doctors could give their patients abortions in California under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom to circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in the neighboring state. It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in Arizona and their patients, and last only through the end of November. Arizona's 1864 law banning all abortions except if the woman's life is in jeopardy would take effect June 8, and Newsom said protecting access to abo
4 min read - US PoliticsBBC
Arizona takes major step toward repealing near-total abortion ban from 1864
It was the third attempt to take up repealing the near-total ban, which was recently resurrected by a state court.
2 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The defendants include the former chair of the Arizona Republican Party, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state legislators. The grand jury indictment also describes an unindicted co-conspirator
5 min read - BusinessBBC
Meta shares sink after it reveals spending plans
The firm said expenses would be higher this year as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
2 min read - EntertainmentBBC
BBC Proms to feature disco night and Florence + The Machine
Full details of the 2024 season have been announced, with one of the most diverse line-ups in years.
6 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
Chicago's 'rat hole' removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged
CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole" was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s North Side neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years, but it found fresh fame in January after a Chicago comedian shared a photo on the social platform X. The atte
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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest attempt to corral the ever-increasing costs of medical care in the United States. The money Californians spent on health care went up about 5.4% each year for the past two decades. Democrats who control California's government say that's too much, especially since most people's
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