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Wednesday, May 01, 2024

The Arizona Senate repealed an 1864 abortion law that was had been ruled enforceable by the state's Supreme Court. The Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said she will sign the bill, which passed in a 16-14 vote, with two Republicans joining Democrats. But the new law won't go into effect until Fall. read more


Violence broke out early Wednesday at the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, hours after the university declared that the camp "is unlawful and violates university policy." Just before midnight, a large group of counterdemonstrators, wearing black outfits and white masks, arrived on campus and tried to tear down the barricades surrounding the encampment. read more


A bee swarm delayed the start of the Major League Baseball match between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers for almost two hours. read more


Unionized workers in the US saw record raises, while nonunion workers' pay barely beat inflation over the past 12 months, the latest government data show. read more


Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Wednesday she will force a vote next week to oust Speaker Mike Johnson ... read more


Joe Biden's presidential campaign criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for saying that, if elected, he would close an office in the White House tasked with making sure the country is better prepared for the next pandemic. read more


Inside the move to maneuver Marco Rubio into the VP slot. read more


Pro-Palestinian student activists say their movement is anti-Zionist but not antisemitic. It is not a distinction that everyone accepts. read more


An appellate court has denied former President Trump's bid to have Judge Juan Merchan recused from his hush money trial. Trump's application sought a stay of the proceedings and Merchan's recusal. Both were denied without explanation by the appellate judge. read more


Behind the scenes at the first Natal Conference, where a motley alliance is throwing out the idea of winning converts to their cause and trying to make their own instead. read more


A Colorado man who briefly worked at the National Security Agency was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to trying to sell national security information to a Russian agent. read more


Elon Musk has shut down the division that runs Tesla's Supercharger business, dismissed two senior executives and fired hundreds more staff as the electric-car maker continues its restructuring amid a sharp downturn in the EV market. read more


USA TODAY reporter Zac Anderson interviews Jeff Asher, a crime data analyst. Asher says he is careful not to see a trend in the data until it is very clear. Asher now says there is no denying it, America's crime rate is dropping. read more


Walmart announced plans Tuesday to close all of its doctor-staffed clinics around the country as it shuts down its entire Walmart Health division after determining that the centers weren't a profitable business model. read more


The Supreme Court of Florida issued a decision that cleared the restrictive ban to go into effect but the court also allowed a ballot measure that could codify a less restive abortion right into the state's constitution. In November, the ballot measure must get at least 60 percent of the vote to change the 6-week abortion ban. The majority of women seeking abortions, do so after 6-weeks because most don't know they're pregnant until then. read more


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