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Friday July 14th, 2023 evening edition

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As part of the rotation, Russia has now withdrawn almost all of its military from Belarus, where they had been training.

Source: Andrii Demchenko, State Border Guard Service spokesman, at a briefing in Kyiv.

Quote: "The situation on the border with Belarus remains under [our] full control.

On the other side of the border, we do not see the enemy having the grouping necessary to invade Ukraine again.

Nevertheless, we must be prepared for any development of the situation, because Belarus, unfortunately, continues to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Russia also uses Belarus as a training ground for its troops.

Details: In addition, according to Demchenko, the State Border Guard does not observe any organised arrivals of Russian mercenaries from private military companies in Belarus, as it was previously reported, while Belarus was preparing sites to host them. »

Domestic Abusers Are Using Abortion Bans to Control Their Victims

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When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, people warned abortion bans would become another tool for people to abuse their partners.

Reproductive coercion is so common in abusive relationships that many survivors don't even recognize it as a form of abuse.

The Houston Area Women’s Center, which serves victims of domestic abuse, sexual violence, and trafficking, doesn’t track how many people say they’ve experienced reproductive coercion. »

Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer

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July 12 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.

Lawyers who have represented the three researchers in similar litigation in the past declined to comment.

Cancer plaintiffs drill down on J&J's support for $8.9 billion talc deal. U.S. court rejects J&J bankruptcy strategy for thousands of talc lawsuits. »

Maryland Lottery player wins his fifth $50,000 prize of the year

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A Maryland man collected his fifth $50,000 prize from a Pick 5 lottery drawing so far this year.

Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe July 13 (UPI) -- An especially lucky Maryland Lottery player collected his fifth $50,000 Pick 5 prize so far this year.

The Maryland Lottery said the 43-year-old Silver Spring man first visited Maryland Lottery headquarters in May to collect a total $200,000 from four identical tickets he purchased for the same Pick 5 drawing. »