Becky Sullivan
Stories
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Law & Courts
Could overturning Roe v. Wade have implications beyond abortion?
The draft Supreme Court opinion says it is limited to abortion, but advocates say same-sex marriage and birth control cases could be at risk.
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Law & Courts
What conservative justices said — and didn't say — about Roe at their confirmations
Democrats say several conservative justices lied to the Senate in their confirmations. But nominees have long taken a careful line on Roe, acknowledging it as a precedent without saying much more.
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Science
Your dog is a good boy, but that's not necessarily because of its breed
A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed.
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Politics
Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders
Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia.
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World
In Bucha, death, devastation and a graveyard of mines
Images of dead civilians in the streets of Bucha shocked the world and intensified concerns of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Officials want more military aid, and bigger consequences for Russia.
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World
Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol
"It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city.
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World
Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv
And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.
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World
When Russia shelled their building in Mariupol, 13 neighbors banded together to flee
Before the war, Mariupol residents Tetiana Myhalyova and metalworker Victor Perederiy had never met. But after sheltering for weeks without heat or water, they decided to escape together.
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Sports
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich will put Chelsea Football Club up for sale
A close associate of Vladimir Putin, Abramovich was under intense pressure from British politicians. He said proceeds from the Premier League team sale will benefit "all victims" of the Ukraine war.
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World
The ICC says it will open an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said there was "reasonable basis to believe" that war crimes may have been committed in Ukraine, where 8 years of conflict preceded Russia's invasion.