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Ireland votes overwhelmingly to overturn abortion ban The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive bans in the developed world after a historically high turnout in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates. "What we have seen today is a culmination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in Ireland for the past 10 or 20 years," Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said. By William Booth and Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more » North, South Korean leaders meet to discuss how to make Trump-Kim summit a success The talks between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in came after several roller-coaster days followed by President Trump's cancellation of the summit. A "pre-advance team" will travel to Singapore as originally scheduled to prepare, White House press secretary said. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis Trump's war of attrition against Mueller bears fruit among Republicans The president's attacks and false claims have created diversions that have helped to reshape attitudes ahead of whatever special prosecutor Robert Mueller III's team delivers. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   The Fix: Michael Cohen's story gets harder to believe The legal situation for the personal lawyer to President Trump could be complicated by how much involvement it turns out Cohen had with a Russian oligarch. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered RFK Jr. met with Sirhan Sirhan in prison and now believes a second gunman killed his father The third oldest of the 11 Kennedy children supports the call for a re-investigation led by Paul Schrade, who survived being shot during the assassination in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. By Tom Jackman  •  Read more »   10 attractive places outside the U.S. where you can live comfortably If you are looking for a fresh start, you might want to mull one of these locales. They aren't the cheapest places to live, but they offer good value. By Kathy Orton  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT U.S. citizen is freed two years after he traveled to Venezuela to get married Mormon missionary Josh Holt had been accused by Venezuelan officials of stockpiling weapons in public housing and his incarceration had become a major flash point in relations between Caracas and Washington. By Seung Min Kim and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies at 86 Bean, who was the fourth person to walk on the moon, spent a total of 69 days in space, including 31 hours on the moon. By Associated Press  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Analysts call it the 'gender bonus.' House primary voters call it the change they're looking for. Female Democratic newcomers capitalize on resistance to President Trump and the outrage of the #MeToo movement to chalk up wins across the country. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Horrific scene after horrific scene, a tragic mass-shooting routine has emerged The carpenter who makes memorial crosses. The chaplains. The therapy dogs. The hashtags. The thoughts and prayers. A frustrating search for motive. If it sounds familiar, it's because it is. By Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more »   GOP congressman says refusing to sell homes to gay people is okay. Realtors disagree. "A homeowner should not be required to be in business with someone they think is doing something that is immoral," Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif.) told the Orange County Register. After the remarks, he lost the endorsement of a 1.3 million-member Realtors group. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   USC's president agrees to step down amid growing outrage over scandals Reports that the school had let a gynecologist continue to treat students despite complaints about his behavior was the latest controversy that overshadowed the University of Southern California's leadership. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Did the news media, led by Walter Cronkite, lose the war in Vietnam? Cronkite's report remains controversial because it's at the center of a seemingly endless debate about news coverage of the war, and whether the media exposed an unfolding debacle or undermined the American cause. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   Depraved, drug-snorting puppets defile good name of 'Sesame Street,' lawsuit over trailer claims The creators of "Sesame Street" are suing over a new movie trailer that they claim suggests certain Muppets live depraved, brutal lives when offstage — snorting hard drugs through licorice straws, selling sexual favors to humans and succumbing to gun violence. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »

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