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TEXAS ABORTION BILL
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A Texas anti-abortion bill that would have
shuttered nearly all of the state’s abortion
clinics has been defeated for now. State Sen.
Wendy Davis (D) filibustered the bill for 11
hours with no breaks, and hundreds of people
flooded the Capitol to support her. Although
the Senate ultimately voted to pass the bill, it was declared dead following disputes over
whether the vote occurred before the midnight deadline. The bill would have banned abortions
after 20 weeks of pregnancy, required many clinics to be classified as ambulatory surgical
centers, and required doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles.
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Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking information about the NSA’s surveillance programs, said in an interview that he took his former contracting job expressly to
collect information on the NSA. “My position with Booz Allen
Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the
world the NSA hacked,” he told the South China Morning
Post. “That is why I accepted that position...” Snowden, who
has been charged with espionage, fled Hong Kong on Sunday
and is believed to be in an airport transit zone in Moscow.
CRITICAL CONDITION
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela
was in critical condition this week after being
hospitalized earlier this month for a recurring lung
infection. Mandela’s last public appearance was
at the 2010 World Cup. The 94-year-old, who
helped the country transition from apartheid
to democracy after spending 27 years in jail, is
revered across the country. “The doctors are doing
everything possible to get his condition to improve
and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after
and is comfortable,” President Jacob Zuma said.