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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. The Supreme Court tonight granted an emergency request from two drug makers of the abortion pill mifepristone to put a hold on an appeals court order that sought to limit how the pill can be prescribed and distributed. That lower court order banned telemedicine visits and Delivery by mail. NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin has more.
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Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly four years ago, telemedicine abortion has grown and grown, and it now accounts for a quarter of all abortions in the country. Some of those abortions are happening in states with bans, but residents of states where abortion is legal are also making use of the flexibility of telemedicine to access abortion. I've talked to people who live in remote parts of California, in Georgia and Louisiana who all use telemedicine abortion, and we're grateful they had that option.
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NPR, Selena Simmons Duffin reporting. The high court is allowing that access to continue while the case plays out. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, but the court didn't explain its reasoning nor disclose the vote count. U.S. central Command says it's not investigating most allegations of Iranian civilians killed by U.S. airstrikes. N. Pierce Quill Lawrence reports. Admiral Brad Cooper addressed the matter during testimony before a Senate committee.
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Admiral Cooper said that one incident at the start of the war is still under investigation to determine if the US Was responsible for an airstrike on an Iranian girls school that killed 175 people, most of them children. Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pressed Cooper about other cases.
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How many schools have we bombed?
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There is one active civilian casualty investigation from the 13,629 munitions.
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So how do you explain the publicly available information that 22 schools have been hit and more multiple hospitals?
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There's no way that we can corroborate that. No indication of that whatsoever.
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Senator Cooper said the Pentagon is not investigating any of the other incidents. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Senators passed a resolution today to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns. NPR's Eva Berger reports. The move brings them in line with most federal employees who receive back pay only when the government reopens.
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The resolution was approved by voice without any senators objecting. Senator John Kennedy, the Louisiana Republican, called his measure a, quote, shared sacrifice with other federal employees who missed paychecks.
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It's gotta stop. Shutting down government should not be our default solution to our refusal to work out our issues.
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Congress reopened the Department of Homeland Security last month after the agency went unfunded for more than 70 days. Kennedy's measure, which won't apply to House members, will take effect after the midterm elections. Eva Berger, NPR news, the Capitol.
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U.S. futures contracts are trading flat at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. U.S. border Patrol Chief Michael Banks has resigned, telling Fox News it's effective immediately that agency secures the U.S. border. Banks has served as chief since President Trump returned to office, and there's no word on who will replace him. Controversy over actions by the agency led to that partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in April. That's still going on after Democratic lawmakers refuse to approve funds for DHS until certain policies are changed. The World cup is taking a page from the super bowl for the first time. This year's final match will include a special halftime performance with major star power. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more.
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Madonna, Shakira and the K pop group BTS will headline the World cup halftime show. The lineup was curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin and and features three artists currently in the global spotlight. Shakira just released her fourth official World cup song, die Die, featuring the Nigerian singer Burna Boy. BTS is back after a years long hiatus with a chart topping new album Arirang, and a global tour. In July, Madonna will release the new album Confessions 2, a sequel to her 2005 hit Confessions on a Dance Floor. The World cup final will take place July 19th in New Jersey. The halftime show will support an education fundraising initiative led by FIFA and the nonprofit global citizen. Isabela Gomez Sarmiento, NPR News, Wall Street.
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Higher by the closing bell, the Dow up 370 points, the NASDAQ up 232. I'm Jeanine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.