DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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A Milestone in the Battle for Life: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Go Into Effect

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Blasts Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban as 'Extreme' and Violation of a Constitutional Right

PART 2
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Elections Have Consequences — and the Supreme Court is One of Those Consequences

PART 3
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China Says “America Myth Down.” President Biden Says “Incredibly Successful.” Continued Humiliation After Afghanistan Evacuation

WALL STREET JOURNAL (YAROSLAV TROFIMOV AND JEREMY PAGE)
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations

PART 4
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Actor Ed Asner, a Paragon of Liberalism in Hollywood, Dies at 91

NEW YORK TIMES (ANITA GATES)
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Tesla Joins Influx of Californians In Texas With Move of Its Headquarters to Austin — And With It, California Cultural and Voting Patterns To Follow

PART 2
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How Should Christians Think of Global Tax Policy As International Agreement Claims to Raise Corporate Tax Rate?

WSJ (PAUL HANNON AND RICHARD RUBIN)
Ireland Signs On to Global Deal Seeking to Curb Tax Avoidance

PART 3
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The ‘Nones’ Are Growing — But What Does This Really Mean? Moral and Theological Factors Are Impossible to Separate

USA TODAY (DEENA YELLIN)
One In Four Americans Identify As 'Nones.' Why are Millions Leaving Organized Religion?