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American men rush to get vasectomies after abortion ban

Overturn of Roe v Wade - People fear states could next move to restrict contraception.

Claire Trevett: Labour acting like an opposition party in abortion fight

OPINION: It is clear a close election is brewing.

Editorial: NZ's hard sell and painstaking gains in US and Europe

EDITORIAL: It has been Jacinda Ardern's toughest overseas trade mission yet.

Hope for saving the Earth may not be dead yet, but it's not far from it

President Joe Biden's promises of slashing emissions suffer another blow.

New Eroad boss on what went wrong, and the changes being made

PLUS: What was behind a mysterious departure. A directive to return to the office.

'Crisis moment': NZ gaming firms cross Tasman as Aussie tax breaks kick in

Two of NZ's largest gaming studios are reluctantly turn to hiring offshore.

Market close: NZ shares fall after Wall Street rout

The index opened the second half of the year with an agonising one per cent fall.

Family of lynching victim Emmett Till seek justice after finding 1955 warrant

Till's family are calling for the arrest of a woman 67 years on from his brutal murder.

San Antonio truck carrying dead migrants passed through US checkpoint

New York Times: Officials say truck traffic is too voluminous to check every vehicle.

Big cats in the urban jungle: How humans are living among leopards in the city

They lurk in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws.

Heated debate erupts over what happened inside Trump's vehicle on January 6

New York Times: What happened inside Trump's vehicle now a matter of intense debate.

Shane Jones: Where is Jacinda Ardern positioning NZ in foreign policy rejig?

OPINION: Former Cabinet Minister questions PM's direction on foreign policy.

American Proud Boys and The Base designated as terrorists in NZ

Anyone with dealings related to The Base and the Proud Boys is now liable for prosecution.

A president untethered: The wild final days of the Trump administration

New York Times: Other presidents have exhibited erratic behaviour - but not like this.

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison

The singer was found to have subjected young fans to systematic sexual abuse.

'Now do the men': Ghislaine Maxwell's sentence does not end pursuit of justice

Sentence finally gives her victims some measure of justice – but the job is not finished.