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Arizona Abortion Law Repeal, Police Tactics On Campus, Trump On The Trail

Arizona lawmakers have repealed a Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortions. The police clearing pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses are doing their jobs under intense scrutiny. And Donald Trump's New York criminal trial takes Wednesdays off, so he spent the day campaigning in two swing states.

Arizona Abortion Law Repeal, Police Tactics On Campus, Trump On The Trail

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Mass Arrests at Columbia, Blinken's Mideast Visit, Florida's New Abortion Law

New York City police used force overnight to zip-tie the hands of dozens of Columbia University student protesters and haul them away in buses, clearing the encampment two weeks after tents first popped up. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel to pressing for more aid to Palestinians in Gaza — and a hostage deal. And Florida's six-week abortion ban takes effect today — with exceptions only in rare circumstances.

Mass Arrests at Columbia, Blinken's Mideast Visit, Florida's New Abortion Law

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Columbia Standoff, Charlotte Shooting, Ukraine Awaits Aid

A standoff at Columbia, as students defy the university's order to disband the protest against the Gaza war. In Charlotte, an effort to serve a warrant on a fugitive suspect turned deadly, with four officers killed and four more wounded. And Ukraine prepares to receive U.S. military aid that can't come soon enough.

Columbia Standoff, Charlotte Shooting, Ukraine Awaits Aid

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Mideast Latest, Campus Protests, Spain's Prime Minister

The International Criminal Court is reportedly weighing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Student protests over Israel's war in Gaza are spreading to new campuses, but at Columbia, the university and protesters both appear to be working to de-escalate. And Spain's prime minister says he's staying in office — despite allegations of corruption against his wife.

Mideast Latest, Campus Protests, Spain's Prime Minister

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The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

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The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

From brightening ocean clouds to launching sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, some entrepreneurs and scientists are testing technology that could reflect sunlight back into space to combat global warming. There's evidence some types of solar geoengineering could lower global temperatures a lot. But along with potential benefits come huge potential risks. Experts say the science isn't settled and regulations aren't keeping up. Today on The Sunday Story, a journey into the world of solar geoengineering.

The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

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Student Protests Continue, The Week In Trump Trials, UNRWA Report

Campus demonstrations in support of Gaza have spread to schools unaccustomed to such activism. In New York City and Washington, D.C., Donald Trump's attorneys defended him and made some extreme claims. An independent investigation finds Israel has not supported claims that a significant number of workers at the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are members of Hamas.

Student Protests Continue, The Week In Trump Trials, UNRWA Report

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Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein's Conviction Tossed

As protests and arrests continue at college campuses across the U.S.. are the students calling for divestment in Israel getting closer to their demands? The U.S. Supreme Court took nearly three hours to debate whether a president should have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. And New York State's highest court has overturned the criminal conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein's Conviction Tossed

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Arizona Fake Electors, Trump Immunity Arguments, Steve's In China

Arizona is now the fourth state to bring "fake elector" charges against allies of Donald Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today about whether Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his official acts as president. And Up First's Steve Inskeep is on a reporting trip in China, where economic pessimism is rising amid frayed U.S. ties.

Arizona Fake Electors, Trump Immunity Arguments, Steve's In China

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First Trump Trial Witness, Tesla's Tough Spot, Nassar Victims' Settlement

The New York jury weighing criminal charges against Donald Trump has now heard from the trial's first witness. Elon Musk's Tesla is running into a whole lot of red lights: slumping sales, mass layoffs, and now a 55 percent drop in profits. And more than 100 people who reported being abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar will share a nearly $140 million settlement.

First Trump Trial Witness, Tesla's Tough Spot, Nassar Victims' Settlement

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Campus Protests Spread, UK Asylum Law, Starbucks at SCOTUS

Protests against the war in Gaza on college campuses now stretch from coast to coast. The United Kingdom is ready to pay a country thousands of miles away to take its unwanted refugees. And a years-long labor battle at Starbucks reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, which could set a precedent for future union building efforts.

Campus Protests Spread, UK Asylum Law, Starbucks at SCOTUS

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