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Minnesota abortion clinics embrace support in year since Roe fell

Abortion providers report increase in patients, public support as US state boosts protections after fall of Roe v Wade.

Protestors hold signs in the state capital

‘Historic moment’: First climate action case goes on trial in US

Plaintiffs argue Montana’s fossil fuel-reliant energy system violates their right to a clean and healthy environment.

New York climate march

LGBTQ communities in the US face ‘rising threat of violence’

As attacks mount, advocates say the government must do more to combat hate speech and gun crimes.

A person looks at a memorial to victims of a mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado, US

Islamic call to prayer shows Muslims ‘belong’ in Minneapolis

US city recently passed a resolution allowing public broadcasting of the adhan all year round.

Call to prayer

Minnesota’s abortion clinics brace for influx in wake of Roe leak

If Roe v Wade falls, Minnesota will be surrounded by states where abortion will likely become illegal.

Abortion rights activist protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday

The Great Upgrade: Making the most of The Great Resignation

US workers are in their strongest bargaining position in decades, but it won’t last forever.

A 'Now Hiring' sign outside a Wendy's fast food restaurant with the worlds "Now Hiring $100 sign on bonus"

Starbucks union vote is latest test of resurgent US worker power

Vote counting gets under way Thursday in the Starbucks unionisation drive in Buffalo, New York.

The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday rejected the appeal by Starbucks to halt the vote count, paving the way for it to go forward on Thursday [File: Lindsay DeDario/Reuters]

End of US ban poised to lead to ‘tsunami’ of evictions

Some 750,000 households could be evicted across the United States before the end of the year, Goldman Sachs estimates.

After the United States Supreme Court ended the federal moratorium on evictions, global investment firm Goldman Sachs estimates that about 750,000 households could be evicted across the country before the end of the year [File: Mary Altaffer/AP Photo]

US university students face back-to-campus vaccine mandates

Precedent suggests that colleges can mandate vaccinations, but not every COVID-19 shot has received full authorisation.

More than 1,000 United States colleges and universities are requiring students, employees or both to be vaccinated against the coronavirus this academic year, including Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut [File: Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo]

Afghan Americans scramble to support diaspora

After rapid Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Afghans across the US work to support their diaspora community.

People wait to be evacuated from Afghanistan at the airport in Kabul [AFP]