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Texas governor outlaws vaccine mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has banned any COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including for private businesses, while U.S. President Joe Biden is encouraging all employers to require vaccinations.
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The small Texas city that changed the national conversation on abortion
A symbolic abortion ban in one small Texas city sparked a movement that led to a statewide ban. Reproductive rights advocates worry other Conservative states could now follow suit.
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Hurricane Nicholas hits Texas, cuts power to 400,000
A lumbering Hurricane Nicholas, now a tropical storm, is moving through Texas and Louisiana, dumping heavy rain and threatening floods and storm surges.(Credit: Reuters/Andrew Dubya)
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Tropical storm Nicholas causes flash flooding in Texas
Heavy downpour in Texas left areas like Jamaica Beach flooded, with houses partially submerged.
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U.S. attorney general says Texas abortion law is unconstitutional
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland warns that if the new Texas law banning most abortion is allowed to prevail, it could have dire consequences for all Americans' constitutional rights.
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New Texas law makes most abortions illegal
The most restrictive abortion law in all of the U.S. is now in effect in Texas following inaction by the Supreme Court. The law bans any abortion after six weeks or after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is before many women know...
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The implications of US Supreme Court’s refusal to block Texas abortion law
The US Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, representing the most dramatic restrictions since the landmark Roe v Wade decision. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren explains the implications.
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Haitian migrants undeterred as US begins removal flights
US plan to step up deportations has not dampened the resolve of many Haitian migrants to seek a better life.
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US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban
Divided court denies emergency request for an injunction barring enforcement of the most restrictive abortion measure since 1973.
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More Texas schools defy governor’s mask bans as COVID cases jump
Texas sees a resurgence in covid-19 cases, with children set to go back to school.
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Texas 'fetal heartbeat' abortion law takes effect
The Texas law bans abortion once the rhythmic contracting of fetal cardiac tissue can be detected, sometimes before a woman realizes she is pregnant. There are no exceptions for rape or incest but exceptions can be made for a medical...
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Texas Abortion Ban Signals Potential End to Roe v. Wade
The nation's most restrictive abortion law in Texas has gone into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to place a hold on the legislation pending an emergency appeal. Molly Jong-Fast, an editor-at-large with the Daily Beast,...
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Texas passes law banning abortions after six weeks
Texas has passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S., banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion providers say many women don't even know they're pregnant at that time.
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Texas GOP Voting Restrictions Bill Not Dead Yet Despite Democrats Blocking
Texas became the latest state to attempt to pass controversial voting laws. The GOP-proposed bill would have blocked Sunday voting before 1 p.m., required stricter ID requirements for voting by mail, and expanded the list of criminal...
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Investigation into Houston house where 90 people found
Ninety people, almost entirely men, were given food and water after police removed them from the house. Police discovered them packed inside the residence after responding to reports of a kidnapping. Several showed symptoms of COVID-19,...
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Alberta announces new restrictions in COVID-19 hot spots
With the highest rate of COVID-19 cases per capita in the country, Alberta announced new restrictions but is betting a full lockdown won’t be necessary.
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Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Permitless Open, Concealed Carry of Handguns
On Monday, the Texas legislature joined more than a dozen other states in allowing permitless or "constitutional carry" of handguns, both open and concealed. Governor Greg Abbott has already indicated he would sign the bill into law...
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HRC President Calls on Corporate Leaders to Take a Stand Against Anti-Trans Bills
Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David wrote an open letter to corporate America asking business leaders to take a stand against anti-trans and voter suppression bills. David joins Cheddar to talk more about it.
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Cecile Richards Calls for Congress to Affirm Abortion Rights After SCOTUS Punts
With the nation’s most restrictive abortion ban in place in Texas and the Supreme Court declining to stay the law, 50 years of women’s reproductive rights as codified by Roe v. Wade could be in jeopardy across the United States. Cecile...
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US politicians travel to Texas to witness 'migration crisis'
Only unaccompanied children and families with children under the age of seven are being allowed to claim asylum.
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‘Stuck in limbo’: Metered asylum seekers stranded in Mexico
Thousands of migrants on informal waitlists have been in limbo in Mexico for months with no clarity on their fates.
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‘RIP SN10’: SpaceX rocket goes up in flames after landing
Starship rocket SN10 blows up eight minutes after appearing to nail landing, the third prototype to be destroyed.
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Hundreds of sea turtles shelter in Texas convention centre to escape cold
Volunteers in South Padre Island, Tex., have rescued about 2,500 sea turtles who ran ashore to escape icy waters and are now being warmed at a convention centre.