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Alabama governor invokes God in banning nearly all abortions

Alabama’s Republican governor has signed the nation’s strictest abortion ban into law, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases, punishable by up to life in prison, and with no exceptions for rape and incest.

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Schools turn to high-tech with speed to protect against shootings

Schools trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence — a high-tech approach designed to reduce the number of victims.

 
Grisly details emerge in killing of pregnant Chicago teen

Suspects to appear in court on Friday, three weeks after 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez disappeared and two days after her body was discovered in a garbage can.

Facebook cracks down on Israel-based effort to disrupt elections

Facebook says it has banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.

Yemen rebels’ bomb-laden drones threaten Arabian Peninsula

One of the world’s busiest airports and a nuclear power plant under construction could be at risk after a Yemen rebel drone strike this week on a critical Saudi oil pipeline.

Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for US strikes

Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Tehran for a drone attack by Yemen’s rebels that knocked out a key oil pipeline and a newspaper close to the palace called for the U.S. to carry out “surgical” strikes on Iran.

Purdue Pharma target as 5 more states sue over opioids

Five state attorneys general announced lawsuits Thursday seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for an opioid addiction crisis.

US, European officials charge 10 in $100M global malware case

Ten people, including five Russian fugitives, have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, authorities announced Thursday.

Talks in Norway may not resolve Venezuela’s power struggle

The Venezuelan government and opposition have sent envoys to Norway to attend talks on ways of ending the South American country’s crisis, though their mutual mistrust and differences on key issues are likely to slow chances of progress.

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