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Month: July 2021

Virginia Beach school board votes against making masks optional following heated hourslong meeting

By Elizabeth Stuart, Mallory Simon and Christina Maxouris, CNN The Virginia Beach school board voted against a motion which would make mask-wearing in school optional for the upcoming school year, during a heated Tuesday night meeting that lasted more than four hours. The board voted 6-4 against the effort, keeping masks mandatory for the district’s

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Abortion Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at abortion in the United States. Facts January 22, 1973 – Roe v. Wade – The US Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, affirms the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 2003 – President George W. Bush signs a

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Roe v. Wade Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as Jane Roe, against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, who enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except to save a woman’s life.

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Los barcos iraníes que parecían dirigirse a Venezuela están ahora en el Mar Báltico acercándose a Rusia

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos barcos iraníes que parecían dirigirse a Venezuela están ahora en el Mar Báltico acercándose a la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo, según MarineTraffic, un sitio web que se encarga de vigilar los barcos. La posición de los barcos, incluida la base militar flotante llamada Makran, indica que probablemente se dirigen

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