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14 Dec

With the future of Roe v. Wade in the hands of the Supreme Court, we took a look at the current state of abortion in America. The abortion rate has fallen in recent decades, but the procedure is still common. Here’s what the typical patient looks like. nyti.ms/3s3hXST

60% of people who have abortions are already mothers, and half of them have two or more children, according to 2019 data from the CDC. nyti.ms/3s7kR9k

The abortion rate among teenagers has fallen dramatically. A majority of abortion patients are in their 20s. Just 9% are under 20, and around a third are over 30. nyti.ms/3s7kR9k

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14 Dec

Around Antarctica, a vast current acts as the world's climate engine. New science is revealing the power it holds over the future, and researchers are alarmed at what they’re learning as ice shelves retreat. nyti.ms/3yqvViO

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current has kept the world from warming even more by drawing deep water from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and pulling it to the surface. Scientists call this action upwelling. nyti.ms/3yqvViO

New tools have enabled research that reveals global warming is affecting the Antarctic current in complex ways, and these shifts could complicate the ability to fight climate change in the future. nyti.ms/3yqvViO

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12 Dec

A top secret U.S. strike cell known as Talon Anvil played an outsized role in the air war against ISIS. But in the rush to destroy enemies, it ignored military safeguards and repeatedly killed civilians, according to current and former officials. nyti.ms/3pWxr8S

Officially, Talon Anvil never existed. Nearly everything it did was highly classified. And its members embraced a loose interpretation of the military’s rules of engagement. nyti.ms/3pWxr8S

Last month, The Times reported on a 2019 air strike by the Talon Anvil strike cell that killed dozens of women and children. People who saw the task force operate firsthand say that attack was just one in a pattern of reckless strikes. nytimes.com/2021/11/13/us/…

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12 Dec

In the months before his assassination, President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was about to destroy crime syndicates and name names. nyti.ms/3oNAnFb

Moïse took steps to clean up Haiti’s customs department, nationalize a seaport with a history of smuggling, destroy an airstrip used by drug traffickers and investigate money laundering in the lucrative eel trade. nytimes.com/2021/12/12/wor…

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10 Dec

The gap between vaccination rates in high- and low-income countries is wider than ever. A New York Times analysis of the least-vaccinated countries shows which are facing supply problems, and which are held up by hesitancy or infrastructure. nyti.ms/3DCmgqF

If a country has a low vaccination rate but is using most of its available doses, that is a sign of insufficient supply, experts say. If it is using a smaller share of delivered doses, it suggests that demand is weak or infrastructure is insufficient. nyti.ms/3lQH8UY

Experts say the reasons people have for refusing the shot vary widely around the world. And in countries that have a strong demand and adequate supply, low vaccination rates can stem from logistical problems with delivering their doses. nyti.ms/3lQH8UY

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9 Dec

Most suicide websites focus on prevention. But the one started by two men who go by "Marquis" and "Serge" provides explicit directions on how to die. Our investigation linked the site to dozens of deaths and found that the toll is likely much higher. nyti.ms/3pKjnPl

The site averages about six million page views a month — four times the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, according to a web analytics company. Most members reported they were 30 or younger and had experienced mental illness. nyti.ms/3pKjnPl

Young people in the U.S. had the sharpest rise in suicide rate from 2009 to 2019, the most recent data available. Suicidal thoughts are often temporary, and treatment and detailed plans to keep safe can help, experts say. nyti.ms/3pKjnPl

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