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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. AP 鈥?South Dakota lawmakers on Thursday approved Gov. Kristi Noem new rule for medical abortions that make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills.The rule requires women to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used to carry out a medication abortion. Usually women receive both drugs in one visit, taking the second medication at home.Doctors and abortion rights advoca
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HONG KONG AP 鈥?Chinas economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness in the troubled housing market persisted.READ MORE: U.S. intelligence shows China is su
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