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Rallies held one-year after Roe v. Wade overturned

Saturday marked one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Both supporters of abortion rights and anti-abortion rights advocates held protests and rallies nationwide to mark the day. Michael George reports. Source

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Wagner Group chief agrees to truce, halts march toward Moscow

Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the mercenary Wagner Group, on Saturday agreed to truce with the Kremlin brokered by Belarus after his forces had seized control of regional Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don and had began marching towards Moscow. Prigozhin threatened Russia’s military leadership after expressing frustration with the war in Ukraine. Ian Lee has the latest. Source

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Canada investigates Titan submersible implosion

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada announced Friday it is launching an investigation into what caused the Titan submersible to implode near the wreckage of the Titanic last week, killing all five people aboard. Source

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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group?

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the powerful mercenary leader, was a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, earning the moniker “Putin’s chef.” He rose from criminal convict in the 1980s, to well-connected Kremlin caterer in the 2000s. That all changed this week when he turned his forces against the Kremlin, marching on Moscow before a peace deal was brokered. Ramy Inocencio has more. Source

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Biden, U.S. lawmakers monitoring developments in Russia

President Biden and congressional leaders are keeping close tabs on the ongoing situation in Russia after Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary forces began to march on Moscow, before a truce was negotiated Saturday. Christina Ruffini reports from Washington. Source

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