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Overturning Roe v. Wade could erode other rights such as same-sex marriage
Democrats are warning that the draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade could threaten other rights rooted in privacy — including marriage and contraception.
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The Fed is rapidly unwinding its easy money policies to fight inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by half a percentage point, as it escalates its fight against inflation.
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EU proposes a ban on Russian oil imports
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ben Cahill at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about a European Union proposal to phase out imports of Russian oil and refined products.
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Evacuees who were holed up in a steel plant hope the others can get out
Evacuation efforts continue in Mariupol — even as Russian forces continue to shell the besieged Ukrainian city. Roughly 100 evacuees have now arrived in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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Advocates and lawmakers prepare for an end to legal abortion in much of the nation
If the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion remains unchanged, what are the nationwide implications? We hear how things might change in Mississippi and California.
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Stradivarius is expected to bring in as much as $20 million at auction
The rare instrument, which is 300 years old, belonged to Toscha Seidel, who is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
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A family in Nebraska called police after they heard a noise upstairs
Fearing they might be in the midst of a burglary, they called 911. When police arrived and checked upstairs, they found the suspect: a working Roomba robotic vacuum.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to take a big step to try to lower inflation
The Fed is likely to raise interest rates by a half-percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to crack down on inflation. It's the first rate hike of that size in more than two decades.
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With wildfire closing in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee
A fire has been burning for weeks in the mountains above the town of Las Vegas, N.M. The town has a population of about 13,000, and some families have started to evacuate their homes.
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Examining the content of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion and its implications
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Carol Sanger, a professor at Columbia Law School, about the draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that could lead to Roe V. Wade being overturned.
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, many states may limit access to abortion immediately
NPR's A Martinez talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about state "trigger" bans on abortion, that may take effect if the Supreme Court erodes Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections.
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Abortion-rights advocates and opponents gather outside the Supreme Court
Protesters are gathering outside of the Supreme Court following a leaked opinion draft that indicated the Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.