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By contrast, the Wagner forces of paramilitary leader Prigozhin are 1,000 kilometers away in Rostov. He's been calling for Prigozhin to be cut down to size for weeks. Prigozhin claims Russian guard units waved his men happily through. There's no doubt that Prigozhin's mutiny amounts to the biggest political crisis Putin has faced in his quarter-of-a-century as Russia's leader. He's also close to Kadyrov and the Chechen leader's turning away from Prigozhin may have played a role in his loyalty now.

On 24 June, 2022, America's top court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling which had guaranteed women the right to an abortion up until the point of foetal viability, which is about 24 weeks. In its Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, the conservative majority on the court turned over the power to regulate abortion - or ban it outright - to individual states. The project tracked abortions provided by clinics, private medical offices, hospitals, and virtual-only clinics, but did not track self-managed abortions. Dr Judy Levison, a Houston doctor who has been practising for four decades and is part of a lawsuit challenging Texas's ban, worries that is a barrier for low-income women who make up the majority of those who have abortions. How people view abortion is still largely shaped by their politics - 84% of Democrats believe abortion should be legal in most cases, compared to 40% of Republicans.

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NBC News identified 35 cases over the past six years in which adults have faced charges of kidnapping, grooming, or sexual assault that were allegedly facilitated by Discord. NBC News' review of cases is likely a vast undercount, the report says, as these numbers represent only reported cases where charges were brought. Victims generally face significant challenges when it comes to reporting, investigations, and prosecution. According to experts interviewed by NBC News, while online child exploitation is not exclusive to Discord, the platform's decentralized moderation system and its young user base have likely made it an appealing environment for those seeking to exploit children. The investigation comes as a Washington Post report found that thousands of AI-generated child sexual abuse images have been found on forums across the dark web.

A court battle over gas stoves in California is sowing seeds of uncertainty for energy policies in the West, as cities in Washington and Oregon seek to limit the use of natural gas in new homes and buildings. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled earlier this year that a natural gas ban in Berkeley overstepped federal law, casting ripple effects across the states under the court's jurisdiction. The court decision comes after the California Restaurant Association sued the city of Berkeley for banning new natural gas lines. The new opinion essentially said that local policies can't limit energy use for products regulated through the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act - including appliances like gas stoves. A group of Washington builders have filed a federal lawsuit, hoping that the California court's ruling will help strike down other local bans on new natural gas use and infrastructure.

The officials, granted permission to speak anonymously about the greatest challenge to Putin in more than 20 years, said they were tracking Wagner forces into Rostov and now as they make their way northward toward the Russian capital. Russian military bloggers indicated that a Wagner advance reached the Moscow region. Even if Putin quashes the rebellion, it could occupy the resources of the Russian military and would likely eliminate the use of the Wagner Group at the front, where it had proven successful against Ukrainian forces. The open rebellion - and the ease with which Wagner took the military command center in Rostov, where the Kremlin controls its war on Ukraine - also vividly displayed the weakness of Russia's military. While U.S. officials currently believe Putin will remain in charge, there's quiet fear inside the administration that the Russian leader could reach for the most catastrophic options available to him if he sniffs a challenge to his power.

In a deal brokered by Minsk, Prigozhin will move to Belarus and Wagner fighters who took part in the advance will not be punished, the Kremlin said. Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus under a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to end an armed rebellion that Prigozhin had led against Russia's military leadership, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Minsk said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko after Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin announced he was turning around his forces. 7:25pm: Belarus says Wagner chief agrees to halt fighters' movements in Russia. The office of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that he had brokered a deal with Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who agreed to halt the further movement of the group's fighters across Russia.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said that campaigners were being 'systemically targeted with repression' in France, where she was attending a finance summit. It/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is unparalleled.

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow halted their approach, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, in a move that their leader said would avoid bloodshed. Reuters could not independently verify how far Prigozhin's mercenaries had reached. Wagner's lightning insurrection appeared to develop with little pushback from Russia's regular armed forces, raising questions about Putin's hold on power in the nuclear-armed nation even after the abrupt halt to Wagner's advance. The fighters led by Prigozhin, a former convict, include thousands of ex-prisoners recruited from Russian jails. Tarnavskiy said the area had been under Russian control since separatist forces backed by Moscow seized it in 2014.

COLUMBUS, Mont. - A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. David Stamey, the county's chief of emergency services, said there was no immediate danger for the crews working at the site, and the hazardous material was being diluted by the swollen river. The area is in a sparsely populated section of the Yellowstone River Valley, surrounded by ranch and farmland. The river there flows away from Yellowstone National Park, which is about 110 miles southwest. ADVERTISEMENT. The Yellowstone saw record flooding in 2022 that caused extensive damage to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent towns in Montana.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal with Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin on Saturday that ended an attempted armed rebellion against the Russian government. The Belarusian foreign ministry announced on Twitter that Lukashenko held negotiations with Prigozhin throughout the day on Saturday and that the Wagner group leader accepted the Belarusian president's proposal to end the Wagner group's march on Moscow. Lukashenko, 68, began a sixth term in office after the controversial August 2020 Belarusian presidential election. Amid a wave of protests following the 2020 Belarusian election, Putin offered to provide Lukashenko with military support. Lukashenko also supported Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, allowing the Russian military to invade Ukraine from Belarusian territory.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian paramilitary organization known as Wagner Group, said he will end an attempted coup d'état against Russian President Vladimir Putin, turn his mercenary group around from Moscow, and start heading in the opposite direction. The Wagner mercenary group is a paramilitary organization founded by Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a longtime close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin recently admitted to founding the Wagner Group in 2014 to support Russia in its annexation of Crimea and provide military assistance to pro-Russian separatists fighting in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, Prigozhin sent his Wagner troops to the frontlines of the war. Prigozhin, 61, is the head of the Wagner mercenary group that was supporting the Russian government in its war against Ukraine before Prigozhin turned against the Russian Ministry of Defense.