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• Senate Republicans block bill that would have protected contraceptive access nationwide.
• Georgia appeals court pauses Trump election interference trial to review lower court ruling allowing DA Fani Willis to remain on case.
• President Biden in France to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day landings with other Western leaders.
• UN aid official for Haiti delivers stark assessment of food insecurity situation.
• Police clear Stanford Pro-Palestinian demonstrators from building they had occupied, 13 arrested.
• Pro-Palestinian protesters greet Vice President Harris at two Bay Area fundraising events.
• South Africa’s ANC falls short of majority in national elections.

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