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I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

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Details are still emerging about the disaster that happened in the early morning of March 26, 2024, when the Dali, a large cargo ship on its way out of the port of Baltimore, hit a major bridge and caused it to collapse.

The Conversation’s senior politics and democracy editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with Captain Allan Post, a veteran ...Read more

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This California congressional race is currently divided by one vote

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Those needing a reminder about the power of a single vote should look no further than California's 16th Congressional District, where the race to be one of the finalists for a safely Democratic Silicon Valley-area House seat is currently separated by one vote.

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has maintained a first-place lead in the race to ...Read more

Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA

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Who has the legal right to challenge decisions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? And should the moral umbrage of a group of anti-abortion rights doctors shift policy across the country, limiting women’s ability to get the widely used abortion drug mifepristone?

These are a few of the central questions that the Supreme Court ...Read more

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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas doctors' challenge to abortion pills

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about imposing new limits on the dispensing of abortion medication through pharmacies or by mail.

The justices, both conservatives and liberals, questioned whether a group of antiabortion doctors have legal standing to challenge the dispensing rules set by the federal Food and...Read more

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NYC judge issues gag order against Trump ahead of Stormy Daniels hush money trial

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NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ request for a limited gag order restricting Donald Trump’s public statements about people involved in the Stormy Daniels hush money case ahead of next month’s trial.

In a four-page order, state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan prohibited Trump from making or directing anyone ...Read more

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Newsom sounds alarm on abortion pill access. 'This should scare the hell out of everyone'

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday morning warned about the consequences of denying access to the abortion drug mifepristone, which the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on as part of a challenge by anti-abortion groups.

The hearing comes nearly two years after the SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, the ...Read more

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NYC judge issues gag order against Trump ahead of Stormy Daniels hush money trial

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NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ request for a limited gag order restricting Donald Trump’s public statements about people involved in the Stormy Daniels hush money case ahead of next month’s trial.

In a two-page order, state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan prohibited Trump from making or directing anyone ...Read more

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In front of Supreme Court, a nation divided on abortion drug

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WASHINGTON — Hours before the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major abortion case, advocates on either side of the debate began preparing for what they see as the most consequential court case since Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ended the national right to an abortion.

Police informally estimated that ...Read more

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Trump Media whipsawed by volatility in post-SPAC deal debut

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Former president Donald Trump’s social media startup whipsawed in its first session as a publicly traded company, after the most high-profile blank-check deal in years added billions to his fortune — at least on paper.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. jumped nearly 59% on Tuesday and briefly triggered a volatility-related ...Read more

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Abortion pill usage surged post-Roe. These numbers show the dramatic rise

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WASHINGTON — Less than a quarter of a century ago, abortion pills could not be legally obtained from a U.S.-based medical provider.

Now, they are the most common method of terminating a pregnancy — used by 3 out of 5 abortion patients in the U.S.

Americans' use of medication abortion has rapidly expanded since 2000, when the FDA approved ...Read more

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Supreme Court justices skeptical of challenge to abortion pills

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about imposing new limits on the dispensing of abortion medication through pharmacies or by mail.

The justices, both conservative and liberals, questioned why a group of antiabortion doctors have legal standing to challenge the dispensing rules set by the Food & Drug ...Read more

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Biden set for star-studded Radio City fundraiser with Bill Clinton and Barack Obama

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NEW YORK — President Joe Biden is jetting into New York Thursday for a star-studded campaign fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall featuring a raft of celebrity performers and former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Pop superstar Lizzo, jazzy rap goddess Queen Latifah, and Broadway’s Ben Platt will perform and the three Democratic ...Read more

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Supreme Court justices skeptical of challenge to abortion pills

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical Tuesday about imposing new limits on the dispensing of abortion medication through pharmacies or by mail.

The justices, both conservative and liberals, questioned why a group of antiabortion doctors have legal standing to challenge the dispensing rules set by the Food & Drug ...Read more

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Supreme Court sounds unlikely to limit medication abortion access

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a lower court ruling that would restrict access to medication abortion Tuesday, during oral arguments in two cases challenging the Food and Drug Administration regulation of the drug mifepristone.

Most of the justices aired concerns about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ...Read more

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Why RFK Jr. might not be on Nevada's ballot

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NEVADA — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s petition could be invalid in Nevada because it did not list a running mate.

Kennedy’s campaign had announced in early March it collected enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot in Nevada.

State law, however, requires independent presidential candidates to ...Read more

Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro shuts down key opponents, sets up presidential election against 11 easy-to-beat rivals

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The Venezuelan government closed down the registration process for July’s presidential election after midnight Monday without allowing top opposition leader María Corina Machado nor her proxy to compete, creating conditions for a victory for current leader Nicolas Maduro even though polls show his popularity is in the single digits.

Maduro, ...Read more

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Attorney who sought to remove Fulton DA Fani Willis: I had no choice but to act

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ATLANTA — Metro Atlanta defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant dropped the legal equivalent of a bomb in early January when she accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of being in an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” with her top prosecutor on the election interference case.

Merchant’s court motion, which alleged ...Read more

Politicians may rail against the ‘deep state,’ but research shows federal workers are effective and committed, not subversive

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It’s common for political candidates to disparage “the government” even as they run for an office in which they would be part of, yes, running the government.

Often, what they’re referring to is what we, as scholars of the inner workings of democracy, call “the administrative state.” At times, these critics use a label of ...Read more

Abortion pill usage surged post-Roe. These numbers show the dramatic rise

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LOS ANGELES — Less than a quarter of a century ago, abortion pills could not be legally obtained from a U.S.-based medical provider.

Now, they are the most common method of terminating a pregnancy — used by 3 out of 5 abortion patients in the U.S.

Americans' use of medication abortion has rapidly expanded since 2000, when the FDA approved ...Read more