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Controversial Texas abortion ban comes at pivotal moment

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Episode • Sep 1, 2021 • 11m

CNN reports on a new Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy that’s now in force. The U.S. Supreme Court did not block it from going into effect.

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Leaded gas has finally been phased out worldwide, at least as a legal fuel for street vehicles, according to a United Nations report. NPR explains the importance of this long-awaited milestone.

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