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A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Tue,10/22/24-8:00AM , 59 Reads
Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump uses a Doral roundtable with Latino American leaders to complain about negative ads against him and criticize his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ intellect.

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Harris speaks about creating economic opportunity for Latino men; Trump airs familiar grievances
By JOSH BOAK, JILL COLVIN AND THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press
Tue,10/22/24-4:01AM , 133 Reads
MIAMI (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would work to bring more funds to community banks to help Latino men secure small business loans, while Republican Donald Trump's economic roundtable aimed at Latino voters devolved into a tirade of insults against his opponent.
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The Nation's Weather
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,10/22/24-3:30AM , 40 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

There will be spotty showers Tomorrow across the Upper

Peninsula of Michigan, northern Michigan, northeastern Ohio

and western New York. In central and upstate New York there
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A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Middle East latest: Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be group's next head
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,10/22/24-12:59AM , 164 Reads
The Israeli military said Tuesday a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to be the group’s next leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut in early October.
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Franklinton, 70438, LA

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Current Temp

88°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 89°F
Min Temp: 73°F
Feels Like: 93°F
Dew Point: 72°F
Humidity: 87%
Sunrise: 6:02 AM
Sunset: 7:51 PM

Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Direction: SE
Wind Gust: 15 mph
Sky Cover: 57%
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 72°F
Moon Rise: 8:33 AM
Moon Set: 11:30 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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