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Erica Pandey
29 mins ago - Health

The "flamingo test" for longevity

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Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Axios
Updated 1 hour ago - Politics & Policy
Axios Explains: Abortion

Dashboard: The latest on Roe v. Wade and abortion

A couple supporting abortion rights hold hands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
A couple supporting abortion rights hold hands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Rebecca Falconer

51 migrants found inside tractor-trailer in San Antonio have died

In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.
Law enforcement officials tend to the tractor-trailer where bodies were found in San Antonio on Monday. Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images
Nathan Bomey

Maria Ressa: News organization Rappler ordered to shut down by Philippines government

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Journalist Maria Ressa gives a speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10, 2021, in Oslo, Norway. Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Jan. 6 panel raises concerns about possible Trumpworld witness tampering

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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney speaks during a Jan. 6 select committee hearing on June 28. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Solender
Updated 6 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Meadows sought pardon after Jan. 6, his former top aide testifies

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A video of former President Trump is played during the Jan. 6 select committee's hearing on June 28. Photo: Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images
Alayna Treene

Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 bombshells

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn-in
Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn-in as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Andrew Solender

Meadows said Trump felt Pence "deserves" to be hanged, former top aide testifies

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Zachary Basu
7 hours ago - World

Turkey lifts objection to Sweden and Finland's NATO membership

NATO Secretary General and leaders from Turkey, Finland and Sweden attend a signing ceremony of a memorandum on the Nordic countries' bids for NATO membership
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and leaders from Turkey, Finland and Sweden attend a signing ceremony of a memorandum on the Nordic countries' bids for NATO membership. Photo: TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Jacob Knutson

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking

Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at a press conference announcing the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell in July 2020.
Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at a press conference announcing the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell in July 2020. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Andrew Solender

White House shrugged off Jan. 6 violence warnings, top aide testifies

Cassidy Hutchinson
Cassidy Hutchinson, June 28. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Erin Doherty

Former Meadows aide: Trump said armed rallygoers “not there to hurt” him

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, arrives to testify.
Cassidy Hutchinson arrives to testify during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee on the January 6 attack. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Andrew Solender

Meadows warned Jan. 6 could be "real, real bad," former top aide testifies

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the Jan. 6 select committee June 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Brandon Bell via Getty Images
Oriana Gonzalez
Updated 9 hours ago - Health

Abortions can continue in Texas after judge temporarily blocks pre-Roe ban

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Protesters march in the street during an abortion rights rally on June 25 in Austin, Texas. Photo: Sergio Flores/Getty Images
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian
10 hours ago - World

Pressure grows for Taiwan to boost its defense force

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Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios)

Latinos split on abortion by generation

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Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
Andrew Freedman

Despite global pledge, methane emissions are increasing

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Photo illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios. Photo: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images
Oriana Gonzalez

White House warns against using federal lands for abortion care

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Dan Primack

Spirit Airlines takeover fight heads to a vote

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Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios
Mike Allen
13 hours ago - Politics & Policy

How leaders can improve global happiness

Ivana Saric
14 hours ago - World

G7 leaders pledge to pursue price caps on Russian oil

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi
Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi attend a meeting of G7 leaders on June 28. Photo: Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Matt Phillips

The West’s economic war with Russia is at a stalemate

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Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
Jennifer A. Kingson

"Flippers" now represent a whopping 10% of home sales

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Illustration: Trent Joaquin/Axios
Ina Fried

Tech companies may surrender abortion-related data

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Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios
Sara Kehaulani Goo

Nobelist Maria Ressa: Social media is corroding U.S. democracy

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2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa in Geneva on May 3, 2022. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Hans Nichols

Dems' Rocky Mountain MAGA bet

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Screenshot of an ad from Democratic Colorado, a Democratic super-PAC.
Tina Reed
16 hours ago - Health

Defining "life-threatening" can be tricky in abortion law exceptions

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Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
Zachary Basu
Updated 20 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Zelensky says Russia missiles hit shopping center with over 1,000 civilians inside

Mike Allen

Balancing your news diet

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Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
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