Thursday 27 June 2019

U.S. states unsure how to halt online sales of abortion pills amid clinic crackdown

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U.S. states unsure how to halt online sales of abortion pills amid clinic crackdown

American women faced with new restrictions on abortions passed by a dozen U.S. states this year are turning to abortion pills from foreign online suppliers, and the states say there is little they can do to stop it.

Supreme Court to issue major census, electoral map decisions

The U.S. Supreme Court is due to issue eagerly awaited decisions on Thursday in cases on the Trump administration's attempt to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census and bids by voters to stem the partisan manipulation of electoral district boundaries, a practice called gerrymandering.

Federal prosecutors to fight Boston Marathon bomber's appeal

Prosecutors on Thursday will urge a federal appeals court to uphold Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's conviction and death penalty sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.

Wayfair workers, supporters protest furniture sale to U.S. immigrant camp

Several hundred people, including employees of Wayfair Inc, rallied in Boston on Wednesday to protest the online retailer's sale of furniture for a Texas detention facility housing migrant children.

Democrats clash on healthcare, border in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate

Democratic presidential contenders battled over healthcare coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party's divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a Medicare-for-All system.

Warren emerges from first Democratic debate unscathed

A lot could have gone wrong for Elizabeth Warren at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate.

O'Rourke struggles, Castro emerges and Warren avoids trouble in Democratic debate

Ten Democrats took the stage in the first Democratic debate of the 2020 U.S. election campaign on Wednesday night, each trying to introduce themselves to millions of voters who will decide whether they should be president.

Trump on Democratic debate: 'BORING'

President Donald Trump dismissed the first Democratic debate as "BORING" on Wednesday night and declared himself above the fray even as his campaign team kept a close eye on the battle to find a challenger to take on Trump in 2020.

Factbox: Six moments to watch for as Democrats debate in Miami

Twenty Democratic presidential hopefuls will hit the debate stage on Wednesday and Thursday nights to square off for the first time in the 2020 nominating contest.

Factbox: Democratic presidential candidates spar on health insurance, immigration and more

Ten Democratic presidential candidates took the debate stage on Wednesday night for the first head-to-head primary face-off.

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