Megan Rapinoe makes impassioned statement on Supreme Court's decision
Megan Rapinoe is giving an impassioned plea for abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, saying, “I just can’t understate how sad and how cruel this is.” “I think the cruelty is the point, because this is not pro-life, by any means,” Rapinoe said. The Supreme Court struck down the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to an abortion on Friday, overturning the landmark 1973 decision and handing authority to the states. “You can understand from an individual perspective how difficult it is to live in a country where you have a c
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Story at a glance The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is rolling out a new pilot program to help combat crime in New York City subways. Under the program, 100 subway cars will be equipped with two cameras hidden to riders. NYPD officers can pull footage from the cameras to collect evidence for crimes and
Read MoreHere are the 14 House Republicans who voted for the gun safety bill
Fourteen House Republicans voted with all Democrats to pass a gun safety bill on Friday, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk for signature. The final vote was 234-193, with three Republicans not voting. The legislation, which passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote on Thursday, seeks to enhance background checks for gun buyers be
Read MoreNew home sales rose in May despite higher mortgage rates
New home sales jumped unexpectedly in May, according to data released Friday by the Census Bureau, defying a spike in mortgage rates and falling consumer sentiment to recover from an April downturn. Sales of new homes rose 10.7 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 696,000 — the total number of homes that would have been sold over a 12-month period at the pace set last month. Economists expected sales to decline in May after
Read MoreWith Roe v Wade’s demise, the abortion debate can finally begin
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