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Doctors, advocates worry end of Roe v. Wade could endanger infertility treatment

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Duckworth made history in 2018 when she became the first senator to give birth while in office. She underwent in vitro fertilization, a procedure used to assist women in getting pregnant by fertilizing an egg in a laboratory setting and implanting it in the uterus.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

US Court Relieves Google From DOJ Allegations

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google dodged court sanctions after the Justice Department reprimanded it for hiding documents from government lawyers, Bloomberg reports. The U.S. government argued that Google used "silent attorney" emails to avoid disclosing records in litigation. Google allegedly exploited the legal privilege to protect sensitive internal communications. The DOJ wanted Google to…

Benzinga · May 13, 2022

Modernising UAE leader Khalifa moved UAE closer to U.S

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who died on Friday, was a pro-Western moderniser whose low-key approach helped steer the United Arab Emirates through a tense era in regional politics by aligning the Gulf oil producer closer with Washington and its allies, including Israel.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Will Bunch: Who is Kathy Barnette, and can Pa. figure it out before she wins the GOP Senate nod?

For about an hour Wednesday night, the crunchy green artificial turf of the big indoor practice field at Newtown Athletic Club in Bucks County offered a kind of a safe space for Kathy Barnette to revel in her new status as sudden-shock co-front-runner in Pennsylvania’s GOP U.S. Senate primary, in…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 13, 2022

Ukraine caucus leaders still on a ‘war footing’

WASHINGTON — Their loyalties to Ukraine are diverse and run deep. They’re not unified on every issue stemming from the war but are operating in lockstep agreement that the Biden administration can and should do more to help the young democracy defend itself against Russian aggression.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

U.S. lawmakers to travel to Europe over N.Ireland worries-Guardian

A team of U.S. Congress members will travel to London and other capitals as concerns grow in Washington about the tensions caused by Britain's post-Brexit stand-off with the European Union over Northern Ireland, the Guardian newspaper said.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Biden Welcomes Southeast Asian Leaders with Energy, Maritime Pledges

President Joe Biden on Thursday welcomed Southeast Asian leaders to Washington with promises to support clean energy and maritime security, hoping to showcase a US commitment as China makes wide inroads. Top leaders from eight of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flew to Washington…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022

Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia

Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.

WEKU · May 13, 2022

2022 NFL schedule by week

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USA Today Sports Media Group · May 13, 2022

Degas, Picasso Sculptures Bring Record Prices in New York

A sculpture by Edgar Degas sold Thursday for $41.6 million at Christie's in New York, the highest price paid at auction for a work by the French artist, while a bronze by Pablo Picasso also broke a record. The Degas sculpture -- "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans" -- is a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022