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What's EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans. The Justice Department has sued Idaho over its abortion law, which only allows a woman to get an abortion when her life — not her health — is at risk. The state law has raised questions about when a doctor is able to provide the stabilizing treatment that federal law requires.
4-min read - NewsThe Independent
Britain to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, Rishi Sunak announces
Boris Johnson first promised in 2022 that Britain would spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence by the end of this decade
5-min read - SportAssociated Press
Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn't happen overnight
Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles, two of them at the Masters. Not only is he the No. 1 player in the world, he has double the average points of the next player, Rory McIlroy.
5-min read - NewsThe Independent
Larry Nassar victims strike $138m deal with justice department over FBI’s bungling of assault case
Disgraced sports doctor Nassar is now serving decades in prison for assaulting female athletes, including medal-winning Olympic gymnasts such as Aly Raisman and McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles. The FBI was criticised for having knowledge of allegations against him but not acting, allowing him to continue to prey on women from 2015 to 2016
3-min read - PoliticsThe Independent
Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing where lawyers defended his posts
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday said he would make a decision on the potential gag order violations at a later date
3-min read - NewsThe Independent
Strava data shows changes in ‘human-powered’ commutes
Most cyclists in London have used their bikes to commute, according to Strava data released to celebrate Earth Week. The capital leads the UK for cycling commuters, Strava said. The data comes from Strava’s Metro tool.
2-min read - PoliticsThe Independent
Trump valet Walt Nauta ‘promised a pardon if ex-President got re-elected for second term’, FBI papers reveal
Mr Nauta maintains that he did not know the boxes he moved at Mar-a-Lago on the day before an August 2022 FBI raid at the former president’s Florida club were filled with classified government documents
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