Is abortion about personal freedoms or states’ rights?.
Abortion is one of the central issues of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. President Joe Biden says access to abortion is an issue of personal freedom, while Republican candidate Donald Trump says states should continue to decide their own abortion laws. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns reports.
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Pro-Palestinian encampment protesters hold ground on both US coasts.
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Without Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Washington pursues humanitarian aid, hostage deal.
While Washington has so far failed to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Middle East on Monday to try to improve the humanitarian situation and lay the groundwork for w...
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Civil society groups train more youth as human rights advocates in Rwanda.
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The Role of a Soldier
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A Mom's Personal Mission
Maria -- a former chemical engineer who studied at MIT -- is the first Korean American lawmaker elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature. She decided to run for Representative after encountering red tape during her daughter's adoption proces...
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