Rebecca Hersher

Rebecca Hersher appears in the following:

Norma McCorvey Of 'Roe V. Wade' Embodied The Complexity Of American Abortion Debate

Saturday, February 18, 2017

The woman known as Jane Roe in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision establishing a Constitutional right to an abortion has died.

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Court Strikes Down Florida Law Barring Doctors From Discussing Guns With Patients

Friday, February 17, 2017

A federal appeals court ruled that part of the state's "Docs vs. Glocks" law limiting what doctors can ask patients about guns in the home violates the First Amendment right to free speech.

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A Daughter Of Coal Country Battles Climate Change — And Her Father's Doubt

Thursday, February 16, 2017

In southwestern Pennsylvania, collapsed mining and steel industries led to economic and environmental downturn. A divided father and daughter work to find common ground to save their hometown.

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Washington State Court Rules Florist Broke The Law By Refusing To Serve Gay Couple

Thursday, February 16, 2017

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a florist broke a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to provide flowers for a wedding between two men.

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Yahoo Warns More Users That Their Private Information May Have Been Stolen

Thursday, February 16, 2017

The company warned some users that their accounts may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.

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DACA Recipient Sues U.S. Government After He Is Detained By Immigration Authorities

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested despite registering under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He has sued the U.S. government for violating his constitutional rights.

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Oroville Dam Evacuations Lifted As Officials Say Structure Can Withstand Next Storm

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

People who live downstream of the Northern California dam were allowed to return to their homes more than two days after the structure's concrete spillways suffered serious water damage.

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With More Rain Forecast, Crews Work To Reinforce Oroville Dam

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Water damage to an emergency spillway on the Oroville Dam in Northern California prompted the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from the area. More rain is forecast for the region this week.

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Aetna And Humana Call Off Merger After Court Decision

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The two healthcare giants said they were no longer pursuing the deal. A federal judge blocked the merger in January, citing its likely adverse effect on competition in the health insurance market.

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A Son Of Jerry Sandusky Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse

Monday, February 13, 2017

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of abusing 10 boys. His son Jeffrey was arrested Monday and charged with 14 counts including child sexual abuse.

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Lawyers For Bowe Bergdahl Say He Can't Get A Fair Trial After Trump Criticisms

Monday, February 13, 2017

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy for leaving his base in Afghanistan. He spent years in Taliban captivity. President Trump has called him a "traitor."

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Ohio Postpones 8 Executions Amidst Legal Challenge To Lethal Injection Procedure

Friday, February 10, 2017

As a federal court considers the state's appeal of a decision last month blocking its three-drug lethal injection protocol, Gov. John Kasich announced he was putting executions on hold until May.

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5 Key Points From The Appeals Court's Travel Ban Ruling

Friday, February 10, 2017

A three-judge panel ruled that the Trump administration had failed to show that anyone banned from U.S. under the Jan. 27 executive order had committed acts of terror.

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Demonstrations Continue Around Paris Over Alleged Sexual Assault By Police

Thursday, February 09, 2017

A man says police officers beat him and raped him with a truncheon last Thursday night. Four police officers have been charged, and demonstrators have taken to the streets over the incident.

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Archaeologists Excavate 12th Cave They Say Once Housed Dead Sea Scrolls

Thursday, February 09, 2017

A team from the U.S. and Israel says it has found evidence that another cave in Qumran was used to store the ancient manuscripts dating back to the time of Jesus.

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Crab Teases Anemone, Anemone Splits In Two, Crab And Anemone Live On

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Researchers have found the first known case of one animal, a boxer crab, stimulating another animal, a sea anemone, to reproduce asexually.

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N.C. Court Blocks Attempt By State Lawmakers To Limit Incoming Governor's Power

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Judges delayed a law signed by the outgoing governor of North Carolina, who was defeated in November's election, requiring his successor's nominees to be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate.

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'It's Just A Mess.' New Orleans Residents Clean Up After Tornadoes

Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Tornadoes injured dozens of people as they moved through southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. In New Orleans East, the National Guard was helping clear streets of debris and downed electrical wires.

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La. Governor Sued Over State's Alleged Failure To Provide Lawyers To Poor Defendants

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

A lawsuit filed Monday describes defendants waiting months in jail before meeting a lawyer, and some defendants who don't get a lawyer at all. Similar suits are underway in at least six other states.

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Army Approves Dakota Access Pipeline Route, Paving Way For The Project's Completion

Tuesday, February 07, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will allow the pipeline to cross under the Missouri River, cutting short an environmental impact assessment and removing the final barrier to construction.

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