Utah governor signs polygamy bill into law

U.S. judge to hear arguments on longer block to travel ban
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Texas used wrong standard in death penalty cases, Supreme Court justices rule
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Karen Pence is the vice president’s ‘prayer warrior,’ gut check and shield
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Anti-abortion forces campaign for recycled reconciliation
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Anti-abortion activists face 15 felony charges over undercover videos that targeted Planned Parenthood
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Israeli lawmakers reach out to U.S. Jews on anti-Semitism
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Utah governor signs polygamy bill into law
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Jehovah’s Witnesses fear Russian government may ban them
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In Raqqa, signs of faltering Islamic State rule
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Iraqi forces battle toward landmark Mosul mosque
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German state warns Gulen followers of Turkish spy efforts
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Trump, Palestinian cause are high on agenda of annual Arab League summit
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Myanmar’s armed Rohingya militants deny terrorist links
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Indian Hindu party crackdown on slaughterhouses spreads, stoking Muslim unease
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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest military draft
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With monster trucks and Comic-Con, Saudis defy killjoy image
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Analysis & Commentary

Pope Francis proposes a cure for populism
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When left-wing feminists and conservative Catholics unite
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Who’s the Hindu hardliner running India’s most populous state?
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When nuns tried to kick-start India’s first transgender school
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The tahri that binds: How a sweet rice dish connects a woman to her history
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