✍️ US abortion trends have changed since landmark 1973 ruling

The abortion landscape has changed in the United States since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. A leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision suggests a majority of justices support throwing out that ruling, which legalized abortion nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiles data but not all states, including California, submit reports.

Here’s what is known:

- About 630,000 abortions were reported to the CDC in 2019 although information from some states is missing.

- Nearly all abortions — almost 94% — were performed at or before 13 weeks of pregnancy.

- More than half of US abortions — 54% — are done with pills rather than medical procedures.

- Most women who have abortions — about 60% — have at least one child, according to CDC’s 2019 data.

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‼️ West, turning blind eye to Kiev's crimes, becomes terrorists' accomplice - Russian Ministry

🍎 A third Apple store is looking to unionize

Workers at Apple’s Towson Town Center store in Maryland say that they’ve received signatures from a majority of the employees that would likely be able to join a union, and are planning on filing with the National Labor Relations Board to schedule an election.

Earlier on Tuesday, Apple agreed to schedule a union vote on June 2nd with workers at another retail store in Atalanta. Employees in New York have also started collecting signatures to hold a union vote.

The workers also have varied demands, though they’re along the same lines — workers in New York are asking for a $30 minimum wage at the store, while Atlanta’s pay demands are for “transparency around pay inequality, cost of living adjustments, and real living wages.”

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🧳 SEC nearly doubles crypto enforcement unit, citing fraud risk in booming market

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will close to double its cryptocurrency enforcement division, adding another 20 positions to the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.

As cryptocurrency has become more available to retail investors, fraud and abuse have kept pace. One prominent type of scam is known as a rug pull, where the operators of a project solicit investment, promise big returns, and simply abscond with the money.

In its announcement, the SEC expressed particular interest in crimes connected to staking and lending platforms, decentralized finance (DeFi) services, stablecoins, and NFTs. The newly created staff positions would include investigative attorneys, trial counsels, and fraud analysts, the SEC said.

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⚡️ Ukraine holding 90 foreigners hostage, Russian MoD says

😁 In yet another slip of the tongue, US President Joe Biden has said that “the US has made sure Russia had Javelins and other weapons to strengthen their defences”.

The verbal lapse occurred as POTUS was addressing staff during a visit to a Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama, which makes Javelin anti-tank missiles. Apparently his remark came as something of a shock to local employees who labour under the impression that they are supplying Ukraine with weapons…

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⚡️ Oil depot on fire in Makeevka after explosion, Sputnik correspondent reports

⚡️ EU to announce sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions on Wednesday, Von der Leyen says

⚡️ European Commission to propose banning all oil imports from Russia to EU

One killed, two injured after shelling of oil depot in Makeevka, DPR says

⚡️ Russia high-precision missiles destroyed Ukrainian Tochka-U missile, three S-300 air defence system launchers

⚡️ Life is improving in Mariupol, which is under Russian forces control, Shoigu says

⚡️ Nationalists at Azovstal ignored proposals to free civilians and lay down weapons, we continue these attempts, Shoigu says