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Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as family say health deteriorating - BBC
general 2026/05/02 17:55:06

Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate as family say health deteriorating - BBC

On Friday her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from prison to a local hospital after a sharp deterioration in her health.

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Drugmakers file emergency appeal to restore abortion pill access - Politico
general 2026/05/02 17:43:36

Drugmakers file emergency appeal to restore abortion pill access - Politico

A federal appeals court shut off telehealth access nationwide on Friday

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Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as a Catholic convent is bulldozed - AP News
general 2026/05/02 16:21:00

Israeli airstrikes kill 7 in southern Lebanon as a Catholic convent is bulldozed - AP News

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least seven people and wounded others. On Saturday, the Israeli military demolished parts of a Catholic convent in a border village. Israel has issued a warning for residents of nine southern villages to e…

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How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Black representation in Congress - The Washington Post
general 2026/05/02 16:00:58

How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Black representation in Congress - The Washington Post

It took the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and its revisions decades later, to restore Black congressional representation in the South after Reconstruction.

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Trump fundraiser shares plans for ‘Garden of Heroes,’ golf course as takeover looms - The Washington Post
general 2026/05/02 13:19:00

Trump fundraiser shares plans for ‘Garden of Heroes,’ golf course as takeover looms - The Washington Post

A fundraising pitch obtained by The Washington Post touts plans, which have not been approved, to dramatically reshape parts of Washington’s waterfront.

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‘Six months to catch up’: What the shutdown cost DHS - Politico
general 2026/05/02 11:05:00

‘Six months to catch up’: What the shutdown cost DHS - Politico

After 76 days, Congress finally pushed through a bill to fund non-immigration agencies at DHS. But those who are left to pick up the pieces say the hangover will linger.

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