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Texas Governor Abbott says rape victims can take Plan B instead of having abortions

The Republican governor made the statements during a local radio programme, scheduled to be aired on Sunday

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Pakistan in dire need of humanitarian aid

Large parts of Pakistan have been flooded away, and starvation and disease are increasing with this disaster. Humanitarian aid from the global community is crucial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 3, 2022

Editorial: Trafficked to Chicago? Migrants are not interstate political pawns

For a window into the chaos surrounding the current U.S. immigration policy and its enforcement flaws, you only needed to watch the late news in Chicago Wednesday night. Some 60 exhausted migrants, seemingly mostly from Venezuela, found themselves stumbling off a bus and staring into cameras outside Chicago’s Union Station.

Chicago Tribune · Sep 3, 2022

‘We Win in 2022 and the World Changes’

Beto's bid to deny Greg Abbott a third term as governor is a steep one, but he can still muster some magic on the campaign trail.

Texas Observer · Sep 2, 2022

Beto O’Rourke to lay down initial $10 million on fall TV ads

The expenditure, which the Democrat’s campaign announced Friday, comes as GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has dominated the airwaves for over two weeks.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 2, 2022

‘They are human beings’: Chicago mayor welcomes migrants bussed by Texas

Lori Lightfoot offers ‘open arms’ as Governor Greg Abbott escalates political stunt of sending asylum seekers to Democratic-led cities

The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2022

Beto O’Rourke confronts a formidable GOP firewall as he woos rural Texans

Despite its dwindling population, rural Texas has consistently helped protect GOP dominance in statewide races, even as Democratic support grows in the state’s populous metro centers and suburbs.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 2, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program is what asylum advocates wanted all along

Texas’ migrant buses were meant to send a message about immigration and antagonize Democrats. But the program is also helping migrants get across the U.S. for free.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 2, 2022

Editorial: Gov. Abbott should be honest with Texans about age limits to buy rifles

Days after his 18th birthday in May, a high school dropout bought and then used an AR-15-style rifle to slaughter 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde. The massacre reinforced a desire by a majority of Texans to raise the age for purchasing rifles, a sensible gun safety measure that…

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022

Abbott forgets Texans were once immigrants yearning to become Americans

We once worried about the values of the people of Texas. Their leadership is showing us that worry has not changed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2022