Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges
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Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Missouri banned almost all abortions immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court […]

What to know about the muted mic squabble for the Harris-Trump debate
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What to know about the muted mic squabble for the Harris-Trump debate

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak. While it’s common for campaigns to quibble beforehand over debate […]

What to know about mosquito-borne diseases: EEE, West Nile and malaria
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What to know about mosquito-borne diseases: EEE, West Nile and malaria

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The world’s deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It’s the mosquito. The buzzing insects are more than annoying — they spread disease. When they bite and drink blood from a person or animal they can pick up viruses or germs […]

National defender Izquierdo, 27, dies in hospital
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National defender Izquierdo, 27, dies in hospital

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 11:05 PM ET National defender Juan Izquierdowho collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat last week, has died, his Uruguayan club said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old had been undergoing medical treatment since collapsing during Nacional’s Libertadores Cup game against São Paulo on Aug. 22. Izquierdo fell to […]

Biggest remaining questions after Tuesday’s PGA Tour-PIF hearing
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Biggest remaining questions after Tuesday’s PGA Tour-PIF hearing

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2023, 01: 51 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaLike many golf fans around the world Tuesday, Scottie Scheffler watched the Senate hearing regarding the PGA Tour’s planned alliance with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public… […]