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5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and elsewhere

The primary campaigns culminating Tuesday night across five states have generated a soap opera’s worth of melodrama.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico's Guerrero state becomes ninth to allow abortions

Lawmakers in Mexico's southwestern state of Guerrero voted on Tuesday to allow abortions, making it the ninth of the country's 32 federal entities where women can legally end pregnancies amid a recent wave of loosening restrictions around the procedure.

Reuters

All eyes were on Pennsylvania voters Tuesday. Here’s what they thought

PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday’s primary election — one of Pennsylvania’s most consequential in recent years — brought thousands of voters to the region’s polls in an understated election day showing.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Doug Mastriano has won the GOP primary for Pa. governor after a campaign fueled by election lies

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Doug Mastriano, a far-right state senator and leading voice in Pennsylvania’s election denial movement who drew national attention for his efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat, has won the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump-backed Doug Mastriano wins Pennsylvania GOP primary for governor

Trump's endorsement has continued to be powerful among the Republican base.

Axios

Valencia airs first TV ad in Illinois secretary of state race, taking potshots at Giannoulias

Democrats across the nation are hoping to use the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could signal the overturning of Roe v. Wade to bring voters to the polls. That’s a trickier strategy for Valencia in the secretary of state’s race.

Chicago Sun-Times

After leaked Roe ruling, GOP weighs stricter abortion bans

If, as expected, the U.S. Supreme Court decides as early as next month to overturn Roe v. Wade, just how quickly Republican-dominated legislatures will act to restrict abortion and how far they will go to eliminate the procedure is uncertain.

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Who is Kathy Barnette, the Black Republican woman who could be the GOP nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania?

The failed congressional candidate saw her poll numbers in Pennsylvania’s Senate race surge just days ahead of Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary.

The Independent UK

Judge stops enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban if Roe overturned

DETROIT — A Michigan Court of Claims judge has granted a preliminary injunction to Planned Parenthood of Michigan that would stall the enforcement of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the landmark 1973 Roe decision enshrining abortion as a constitutional right.

Tribune News Service

Denying abortion access has a negative impact on children and families

The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court proceedings in the United States have put the spotlight on the issue of abortion rights. Limiting access to safe abortions has many consequences, including increases in poverty, unemployment and pregnancy-related deaths. Another key area of impact from restricting abortion access is on family well-being…

The Conversation

2022 midterms: Pennsylvania, North Carolina test Trump’s pull

Trump-favoured candidates are vying for Republican voters’ backing in key US Senate nominations.

Al Jazeera

America more interested in Depp-Heard trial than abortion

Entertainment outlets are treating the event like their Super Bowl.

Axios

‘I feel angry and incredibly motivated’: US abortion providers consider options for fighting back

Doctors around the country are anticipating the struggles of patients and providers after the likely fall of Roe v Wade: ‘We’ve been planning for it’

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Buffalo gunman ‘plotted attack for months’

Online posts apparently by 18-year-old suspect Payton Gendron show plans to livestream attack on Black people. Plus, who owns Einstein?

The Guardian - UK

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Here are the key primary election results from North Carolina

Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a challenge, supported by major state GOP figures. One Democratic House primary may have been reshaped by the abortion rights debate. And a key Senate race will be set.

WEKU

10 races to watch Tuesday, led by Senate contests in Pennsylvania and North Carolina

Five states hold primaries Tuesday. The top race is in Pennsylvania, where the GOP Senate primary will be another test of Trump's influence, while Democratic voters seem to favor John Fetterman.

Tribune News Service

America’s divide may deepen after pending Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion

Americans have always been divided.

Tribune News Service

Clashing abortion laws in northwest US show chaos of post-Roe care

The stark divides and murky legalities of how U.S. states handle abortion rights may be most intense at the northwest corner of the country.

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The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis signs bill making it illegal to protest outside a private home

Violators face 60 days in jail and fines of up to $500 if they ignore law enforcement’s orders

The Guardian - US

‘We need to stand up’: Democrats criticized for inaction on abortion

Even as Democrats have denounced the supreme court’s leaked abortion opinion, their efforts at the federal level have failed to live up to their rhetoric

Salon

Roe decision could pose online risk

Anyone in a state that bans abortion could be subject to online policing

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Hearing threat to Roe vs. Wade, I thought of my gay marriage — and Jim Obergefell's fight

I've thought about Jim Obergefell often since we first spoke nine years ago, after his historic marriage to his husband on an airport tarmac outside Baltimore.

Pedestrian.tv

YES: Shane Bazzi Has Won His Defamation Case Appeal Against Eyebrowless Gibbon Peter Dutton

Refugee advocate Shane Bazzi has won his appeal of the defamation case brought against him by mouldy potato Peter Dutton.

Tribune News Service

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Supreme Court rules for Ted Cruz, strikes down limit on post-election gifts to winners

Los Angeles Times

Some of pop's biggest stars teamed with Planned Parenthood for this Roe v. Wade ad

Planned Parenthood has tapped scores of young musicians, entertainers and influencers to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court's potential decision to strip their "constitutional right to abortion" by overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

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