Woman arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston, Texas AG says

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  Texas midwife arrested for allegedly providing abortions amid state’s near-total ban

  Maria Margarita Rojas charged with illegal performance of procedure, considered a second-degree felony in the state. A Texas midwife has been arrested over accusations that she performed abortions ...
  
  The Guardian - 5h
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  Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions

  A midwife in Texas has been arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without the appropriate license.
  
  NBC News - 2h
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  Texas Midwife Charged in Abortion Case

  The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time health care providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
  
  The New York Times - 4h
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  Active-duty airman arrested for allegedly killing woman missing for months

  An active-duty airman was arrested for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
  
  ABC News - 9h
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  Woman arrested in US for allegedly holding stepson captive for 20 years

  Police say the man, who set a fire to escape, was held captive by his stepmother from age 11. He weighed 68 pounds when he was freed.
  
  BBC News - 4d
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  Missouri AG orders Planned Parenthood to stop medication abortions they don’t offer

  Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued cease-and-desist orders against Planned Parenthood facilities in the state to bar them from offering medication abortions even though they do not ...
  
  The Hill - 4d
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  Talbot Green shooting: man arrested after woman dies in south Wales town

  Crime scenes set up in Green Park area with 40-year-old man taken into custody, say police. A man has been arrested after a 40-year-old woman who was shot dead in Talbot Green, about 15 miles west ...
  
  The Guardian - Mar. 10
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  Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case

  A Louisiana woman pleads not guilty Tuesday to a felony, after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a pregnancy.
  
  NBC News - 5d

• Man who searched killing an "illegal immigrant" online arrested in murder of fiancé

  Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant."
  
  CBS News - 5d

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  Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 130 and ending ceasefire

  Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.
  
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  After 9 months on board ISS, NASA astronauts to return home: A timeline

  As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare to return to Earth after an unplanned nine months in space, here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
  
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  HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage

  The HHS appears to have taken down a webpage from the Office of the Surgeon General that included an advisory on gun violence being a "public health crisis" in the U.S.
  
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  WATCH: Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day as the Chicago River flows green

  The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
  
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  WATCH: Tips for filling out your March Madness brackets

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  Parents of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ask Dominican Republic police to declare her dead

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  Israel launches 'extensive strikes' on Gaza with more than 100 reportedly killed

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  Former Texas pastor surrenders to authorities for alleged child sex crimes

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