MSNBC column helps Stacey Abrams deny unborn baby’s heartbeat: Notion of fetal pulse ‘dangerous and ludicrous’

MSNBC opinion columnist Dr. Esther Choo defended Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ recent claims that there is “no such thing” as a fetal heartbeat six weeks into pregnancy, arguing the heartbeat at six weeks is “a social construct that has more to do with the anticipation of future outcomes and little to do with…

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Russia targets dams as Ukrainian troops push south

Western defense officials said Saturday that Russian forces are attempting to slow Ukrainian troops advancing south from the Kharkiv region by targeting dams and flooding cross points.  The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense confirmed reports this week that Russian attacks on Sept. 21 and 22 relied on short-range ballistic missiles or “similar weapons” to hit…

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Italy on track to elect first right-wing prime minister since World War II, first female to hold the office

Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday is expected to make history as a right-wing candidate who campaigned on a nationalist platform is expected to become the country’s first female prime minister.  Italians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament and determine who will govern the country next. Polls forecast the country’s…

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US veterans captured by Russian forces return to Alabama

Two U.S. military veterans who were fighting alongside Ukrainian forces and disappeared have officially made it home to Alabama after a prisoner exchange with Russian-backed separatists.  Alex Drueke, 40, and Andy Huynh, 27, landed at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham on Saturday. The pair had gone missing June 9 in the Kharkiv region of…

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