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Abortion-rights advocate Kim Gibson, a "clinic defender," keeps watch at the entrance of the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic, the only clinic providing abortions in Mississippi, last month.

Reproductive Rights Advocates Challenge Dozens Of Mississippi Abortion Restrictions

The state recently passed the most restrictive abortion ban in the country, and advocates are now challenging a slate of other laws and regulations restricting the procedure.

A sign touts the 144th National Rifle Association annual meetings and exhibits. The NRA may have more Russian or foreign members than it first acknowledged.

The NRA May Have More Russian Contributors Than It First Said

A lawyer for the National Rifle Association said the gun rights group had only one Russian contributor, but new documents suggest the number is higher.

The National Rifle Association, which exhibited at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference, has acknowledged it has more Russian contributors than it previously did.

NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors

The National Rifle Association now tells Congress it received a small amount of money from fewer than two dozen Russians or people in Russia since 2015.

Second Cambridge Analytica CEO Steps Down Amid Facebook Data Scandal

Alexander Tayler, acting CEO, is stepping down, according to a statement from the Cambridge Analytica board of directors. The firm is at the heart of a scandal involving the use of Facebook data.

An undated photo shows Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson's trial began Monday on charges of aiding groups said to have orchestrated an attempted coup.

U.S. Pastor Goes On Trial In Turkey, Further Straining Relations

Andrew Brunson faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of aiding groups that Turkey blames for a failed coup in 2016. He is among thousands accused of having links to cleric Fethullah Gulen.

The IRS has extended the filing deadline because of technical problems. Taxpayers now have until midnight Wednesday to file their returns or extension requests and pay their taxes.

The IRS's Online Payment Service Is Back Up And Everyone Gets More Time To File

Because of a "high volume technical issue" that kept key services from functioning, the Internal Revenue Service will give taxpayers one more day, till midnight Wednesday, to get their paperwork in.

Activists with the National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans march in Albany, N.Y. The organization spread the word about coordinated gun rights rallies in state capitols across the U.S.

Gun Rights Advocates Gather Across The U.S.

Just three weeks after the "March For Our Lives" drew hundreds of thousands in support for gun regulation, gun rights advocates rallied at state capitols across the country to make their case.

Martin Sorrell, the longtime CEO of WPP, attends a summit in June 2016, in London. He has stepped down after an investigation into alleged misconduct.

Martin Sorrell Steps Down As CEO Of World's Largest Ad Company

WPP, which owns a number of prominent ad agencies, investigated its CEO for allegations of misconduct. Now he's resigning after 33 years, with no comment from WPP on what its investigation uncovered.

People look at a display of Lego creations at Hamleys toy store during its grand opening in Beijing last year. Exports remain strong for China, but consumption now accounts for 80 percent of the economy's growth.

China's Quarterly Growth Comes In (Again) At 6.8 Percent

China is hoping for a balance between its desire for an economy based more on consumption while at the same time trying to rein in rapidly increasing household debt.

Teachers from across Kentucky gather outside the state Capitol to rally for increased funding for education on Friday, in Frankfort, Ky.

Kentucky Governor Apologizes For Comments On Teachers' Strike

Gov. Matt Bevin's comments came as thousands of teachers protested at the state Capitol, asking lawmakers to override the governor's vetoes of bills that would increase public education funding.

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