With abortion pill access uncertain, 3 states strike deals to stock up

California, Washington state and Massachusetts are stockpiling misoprostol and mifepristone, both of which are used in abortion regimens.
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What to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll trial that is set to begin this month

In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a department store in the mid-1990s and later sued him for battery and defamation for his denials. The first of two trials is set to begin April 25.
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College dreams and teen love find common ground in 'Promposal'

In RaeChell Garrett's delightful YA book, a Black teen entrepreneur launches a start-up where she is paid to help conceive and execute elaborate prom date proposals for fellow classmates.
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3 new Star Wars live-action films are coming

The upcoming releases will span the dawn of the Jedi to the events after Rise of Skywalker and close out the interconnected stories told in The Mandalorian and other Disney+ series.
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Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest

The Republican-led House voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for participating in a protest on the floor of the House over gun laws. A motion to remove Rep. Gloria Johnson failed.
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Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

The redacted report paints a damning picture of abuse allegations against nearly 160 priests, involving more than 600 victims and spanning 80 years, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.
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An autopsy finds Irvo Otieno, held down by deputies and hospital workers, asphyxiated

His death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants.
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Trump rants Bragg should ‘indict himself’ over ‘illegal’ leaks of indictment details

Trump, in a follow-up post on his social media site, called on Bragg to “resign, NOW!”
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Train derails 25 cars in Montana, spilling unconfirmed contents

First responders say there is no threat to the public, but there has yet to be confirmation about what the affected containers were carrying.
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Ukraine charges Moscow-backed orthodox priest with inciting religious hate

Petro Lebid, the abbot of the 980-year-old Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves — was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest amid a crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox church over accusations that it has been collaborating with Moscow.
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Biden refers to tornado-torn Mississippi town Rolling Fork as ‘Rolling Stone’

"I'm making sure you got a place to sleep, food to eat, helping you rebuild your lives in Rolling Stone," Biden said during a speech.
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