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Voters back abortion rights in US state referendums

Voters back abortion rights in US state referendums

Abortion rights advocates claimed victory Wednesday after US voters sided with protecting access to the procedure in several ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn nationwide access.

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Musk 'kills' new Twitter label, hours after launch

Musk 'kills' new Twitter label, hours after launch

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled -- and then almost immediately scrapped -- a new gray "official" label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the highly influential platform following his $44 billion buyout.

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Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $15 mn at auction

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $15 mn at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.

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Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief

Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday denied the Republicans' advance in US midterm elections would undermine Western military backing for Ukraine.

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More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches

More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches

More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea, officials said Wednesday.

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Stunned Furlong named Ireland captain for Fiji Test

Stunned Furlong named Ireland captain for Fiji Test

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong greeted his being named captain by head coach Andy Farrell for Saturday's Autumn Nations Series Test with Fiji as "It's class, it's class."

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UK nurses vote to strike over pay

UK nurses vote to strike over pay

British nurses will strike over pay, the Royal College of Nursing said on Wednesday, announcing the first UK-wide strike action in the union's 106-year history.

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Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts

Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new gray "official" label for certain accounts as it revamps the highly influential platform following Elon Musk's buyout.

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Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.

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Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.

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