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The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States has been described as a “backwards” move by world leaders and health organisations, while handing a huge boost to pro-life groups around the world.The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, all condemned the supreme court's overruling of the landmark Roe v Wade decision, while New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said the decision was “incredibly upsetting”.“Watching the removal of a woman's fundamental right to make decisions over their own body is incredibly upsetting,” she said.“Here in New Zealand we recently legislated to decriminalize abortion and treat it as a health rather than criminal issue.“That change was gr...

The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado's party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5.Ondrej Palat scored with 6:22 remaining and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in front of a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate the Avalanche's first championship in 21 years. The series now heads back to Tampa for Game 6 on Sunday night. The Lightning trail the best-of-seven series 3-2.Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Jan Rutta also scored for the Lightning. Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar had goals for Colorado. Makar's third-period tally bounced off the skate of Erik Cernak and through the pads of Vasilevskiy to tie it at 2-2. It set the stage for Palat, whose shot slipped through the pads of Darcy Kuemper.Tampa Bay regro...

WASHINGTON — Protesters assembled outside the Supreme Court, took to the streets in large cities and gathered in town parks Friday to protest a historic ruling from the high court that ended the constitutional right to abortion. An emotional crowd of hundreds carried signs and chanted "My body, my choice" at the steps of the Supreme Court as protesters grappled with news that the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was struck down after five decades.Similar crowds took over streets and marched in cities large and small, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and New York City.Amid the protests, some anti-abortion activists heralded the day as a cause for celebration. Some even rallied outside abortion clinics and sparred with protesters. Preside...