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A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions. The decision Thursday night keeps the law known as Senate Bill 8 in place as the Justice Department tries to halt the law.
Former President Bill Clinton is hospitalized but 'on the mend'
His spokesperson says Bill Clinton was admitted to University of California Irvine Medical Center to receive treatment for a "non-Covid-related infection" and is in "good spirits."
Some critics of MPD not sold on proposal to overhaul public safety system
Some of the most vocal anti-police brutality activists are skeptical that the proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a public safety department will resort in any real change. 
Minneapolis will vote on rent control this fall. Here’s what to know.
Minneapolis voters will get the chance in November to decide if the Minneapolis City Council should have the authority to enact rent stabilization measures on privately owned residential properties.
Big boost for Social Security benefits as inflation rises
Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9 percent boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.