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A tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP)

Senate vote blocks bill to codify abortion rights; GOP, Manchin oppose  The Washington Post Manchin to vote no on Dems’ Roe v. Wade bill, saying it goes too far  Fox News Key vote to protect access to abortion fails in the Senate  CNN

Bleaching is caused by global warming, but this is the reef’s first bleaching event during a La Niña weather pattern, which is associated with cooler Pacific Ocean temperatures, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority said in its annual report released

The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions.

After Roe Leak, Supreme Court Starts to Resemble Other Branches  The New York Times Roberts could persuade conservative SCOTUS justice not to overturn Roe v. Wade  Business Insider Overturning Roe could have major repercussions for IVF treatments, fertility experts warn  CNN Justice Alito

Can Trump Get Bo Hines, a 26-Year-Old Political Novice, Elected to Congress?  The New York Times

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department’s April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China’s national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its

Inflation data showed a slowdown in annual price increases in April, but a closely watched monthly price measure continues to rise at an uncomfortably brisk rate.

WASHINGTON — The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nation’s partisan divide over the landmark court

A New York judge said he will lift the contempt of court order if Donald Trump meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he’s racked up for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena. (Image credit: Joe Maiorana/AP)