Sunday, June 9, 2019

Evening Edition: In Alabama — where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims — rapists’ parental rights are protected

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In Alabama — where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims — rapists' parental rights are protected
Alabama is one of only two states that doesn't bar rapists from having custody of children conceived by their assaults.
Hundreds of thousands in Hong Kong protest bill on Chinese extraditions
Many fear a proposed extradition law would finally break the dam holding back China's surging influence over the political haven. The city has been shaken by the growing reach of Chinese security forces, which have abducted dissident publishers and businessmen off the streets.
 
Trump defends migration deal, says tariff threat remains if Mexico falls short on pledges
President Trump and his acting Homeland Security secretary struck back at Democratic critics amid accusations that some parts of the deal predated the recent tariff threats.
 
Campaign 2020
Elizabeth Warren's nonstop ideas reshape Democratic race — and give her new momentum
After a rocky start to her presidential campaign, the senator from Massachusetts is drawing energized crowds and standing out in a crowded field.
 
 
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Changing channels: Reinvention after 50
Decades after life took these eight women down one path, they forged new ones for themselves.
 
Southern Baptists are supposed to talk about sex abuse. But right now they're discussing whether a woman can preach.
Houston-based Bible teacher Beth Moore, one of the most widely recognized evangelical women in America, has become a focus of attention ahead of the denomination's annual meeting.
 
Campaign 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris defends record as prosecutor but skips some details
The Democratic presidential candidate did not talk about the criminal prosecutions of parents that resulted from her truancy policy, nor did she take on the death penalty and other matters on which she has been criticized.
 
Three children are dead after an intoxicated driver slammed into their Amish carriage, police say
Seven passengers were ejected from the carriage on a rural road in southern Michigan, police said.
 
 
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Tony Awards | Perspective
Hey, Tonys, lighten up! You should give more prizes to the funny stuff.
Much like the Oscars, whose voters tend to equate seriousness with prize-worthiness, Broadway's most sought-after trophies are handed out far more to plays and musicals that draw a tear rather than a guffaw.
 
Rafael Nadal wins 12th French Open title with victory over Dominic Thiem
The win on Sunday in Paris gave Nadal 18 Grand Slam titles, pushing him closer to Roger Federer's 20, the men's record.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
When abortion was illegal: A 1966 Post series revealed how women got them anyway
Abortion was illegal with few exceptions in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Now, decades after Roe v. Wade, new abortion restrictions are being imposed across the United States.
 
Perspective
Everyone needs to settle down about LeBron James
There is a cattle-call cacophony of pretenders and poseurs babbling on incessantly with false insight into LeBron's latest disposition.
 

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