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Things to know about a vote in Ohio, court action in Kansas and Utah and other abortion developments

Things to know about a vote in Ohio, court action in Kansas and Utah and other abortion developments

Voters in Ohio and judges across the U.S. are weighing in on the future of abortion access in several states more than a year after the nation's top court overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to an abortion, setting off a series of policy shifts.
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Religious group sues Quebec government for blocking event over abortion concerns

Religious group sues Quebec government for blocking event over abortion concerns

QUEBEC — A Christian group announced Wednesday it is suing the Quebec government after the tourism minister cancelled a religious gathering last June at a publicly owned convention centre because she assumed the event would promote anti-abortion view
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Canada, allies sanction more Belarus officials for role in democratic suppression

Canada, allies sanction more Belarus officials for role in democratic suppression

OTTAWA — Canada has announced more sanctions against officials in Belarus as the country marks three years since a presidential vote that is widely seen as rigged.
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GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges.
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Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say

Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a 30-year-old Michigan man who's accused of making death threats against Democratic politicians is now charged with lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son's possession.
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Ohio's Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed

Ohio's Issue 1 would have made protecting abortion rights harder. Data shows why it failed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio voters rejected a proposal that would have made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state.
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Quebec court says it can hear challenge to governor general's lack of French

Quebec court says it can hear challenge to governor general's lack of French

MONTREAL — The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it can hear a challenge to the appointment of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who isn't fluent in French.
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Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump's 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith's team

Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump's 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith's team

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik has met with investigators from special counsel Jack Smith's team, a signal after last week's indictment of former President Donald Trump that the probe into allegations he worked to overturn the resul
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Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion righ
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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann defeated state Sen.
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