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Some US states extend abortion rights while Florida measure fails

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November 07, 2024

Initiatives come two years after Supreme Court overturned right to procedure

Residents in a handful of US states extended or enshrined into law the right to an abortion on Nov. 5, while voters in Florida defeated a measure that would have increased access.

The ballot initiatives, which ran in parallel to the US presidential election, come more than two years after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to the procedure, leaving the matter up to the states.

A total of 10 states had measures on the ballot - nearly all giving voters the chance to expand access or enshrine abortion rights into law.

In Arizona, Colorado, and Maryland, voters cast their ballots favorably for pro-abortion rights measures, while several other states' results had yet to be called.

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No MRT service between Tanah Merah and Expo from March 14 to 17

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A US attack on Iran could derail Trump's Board of Peace plan for Gaza

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Crew member dies, 4 taken to hospital after fire on cruise ship heading to S'pore

An Indonesian crew member died and four passengers were taken to hospital after a fire broke out on a cruise ship en route to Singapore early on Feb 20.

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Local temperature dips to 20.3 deg C on Feb 19, the lowest in 2026

It almost felt like autumn in Singapore as the mercury fell on Feb 19 following days of incessant rain.

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AI will reshape accounting, but jobs in S'pore safe for now: Chartered accountants body

AI is transforming accounting work but it has not led to broadbased job cuts, particularly among junior hires, said the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) as it set aside $1 million in funding after Budget 2026 to strengthen AI skills.

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