The Church of Scientology’s presence in “That 70’s Show” actor Danny Masterson’s trial on criminal rape charges was not just a metaphorical elephant in the room — it has eclipsed elements of the trial and reverberated beyond the courtroom. ⬇️
insider.com/danny-masterso… Masterson is a second-generation Scientologist, and the three rape accusers are all former members of the church.
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Olivier Charbonneau, a 28-year-old from Canada, got a vasectomy months before the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

And once the news dropped, Charbonneau used social media to persuade other men to do the same. 👇

businessinsider.com/meet-a-canadia… The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade enraged Charbonneau — even though he doesn't live in the US.

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Members of Gen Z — those born after 1996 — told Insider they’re “terrified” of a post-Roe world. Today, the Supreme Court has reversed 50 years of constitutionally protected abortion rights.

insider.com/gen-z-reconsid… Earlier this month, Insider published several social media callouts requesting reactions, responses, and replies from members of Gen Z regarding their thoughts on hookup culture and sex in a possible post-Roe world.

Dozens of shared their insights.
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The Tulsa Women's Clinic has mostly sat empty since Oklahoma outlawed abortion last month. Now, they're packing up for good.

@WaltHickey and photographer @MichaelNobleJr talked to Tiffany Taylor, the supervising nurse, about the day Roe fell. ⬇️

insider.com/inside-the-tus… At around nine a.m. on June 24, a patient was filling out paperwork at Tulsa Women's Clinic.

That's when Taylor got the text: "Roe just fell."

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Every two weeks, a group of 20 people board a flight in Dallas, Texas, escorted by a member of the clergy, to receive reproductive care at a clinic in New Mexico.

Here's what's going on. 👇

businessinsider.com/network-religi… The group organizing and fundraising for the trips includes Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis, united in the common goal of getting people the care they need.

The people on the trips qualify by being below a certain income level.

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Uvalde has brought back painful memories for parents who have lost kids in school shootings.

Several parents spoke to @thisisinsider to offer solace and guidance to grieving Uvalde parents.

Here's what they said. 👇
insider.com/parents-of-kid… The Uvalde massacre is the latest in an ever-growing list of school shootings.

The impacted Uvalde families now join a terrible but increasingly populous club of parents who have lost children in school shootings.
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Jurors found Johnny Depp liable for defamation for a statement calling Amber Heard’s abuse allegations a “hoax.”

But Depp never made the statement — his lawyer Adam Waldman did. ⬇️

insider.com/johnny-depp-ad… Waldman, who represented Depp amid Heard’s abuse allegations in 2016, called her claims a “hoax” orchestrated with the help of her friends.

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Four people were killed and multiple injured after a gunman opened fire at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday.

The shooting suspect was also reported dead.
insider.com/live-updates-t… Police responded to calls Wednesday afternoon about a man armed with a rifle and a handgun inside a medical building at St. Francis Hospital.

Police said they responded within minutes and that they believed the suspect died from a self-inflicted wound.
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More information about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has emerged, with police giving multiple conflicting reports of the timeline of the shooting and their response.

Here’s the latest. ⬇️

insider.com/uvalde-texas-s… Texas police have made crucial changes to their timeline of the shooting at least 11 times, adding to the lack of clarity around how the massacre took place and how police responded to the attack.

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There has been an outpour of grief and anger from parents of the schoolchildren involved in the mass shooting at #RobbElementaryschool in #Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday.

Parents and onlookers describe the scene. 👇

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Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the elementary school as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when a Border Patrol team killed the 18-year-old shooter.

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On Tuesday, an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Here is a timeline of what has been confirmed as of Wednesday afternoon. In some cases, the exact timing of events is unknown. ⬇️

insider.com/timeline-of-sc… The gunman bought two assault weapons after he turned 18, @AP reported, citing Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (@RolandForTexas).

Gutierrez said the gunman's social media posts "suggested the kids should watch out.”

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The battle over Roe v. Wade has been framed as a human-rights issue but abortion is an economic matter, too.

150 labor and market experts signed an amicus brief in favor of upholding the ruling in 2021 explaining why.

Here are five key takeaways👇.

businessinsider.com/overturn-roe-w… 1️⃣ Breaking down the numbers:

Women denied abortions are more likely to miss bill payments, experience bankruptcy, and use social services than other women of the same socioeconomic status, according to a 2020 study led by Sarah Miller.

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For more than 20 years, US presidents have vindicated Saudi Arabia's government on their involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

However, a declassified FBI memo suggests otherwise. Here's why. 👇
businessinsider.com/saudi-governme… Omar al-Bayoumi, a Saudi national, met two of the 9/11 hijackers shortly after they arrived in the US.

He maintained that he met the hijackers by coincidence and he was in the US "as a business student."

The report does little to dispute this claim.
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At 24, Elizaveta Peskova is by any measure successful. She is the founder of a communications firm and the director of a historical foundation.

She’s also the daughter of Vladimir Putin's spokesperson and was sanctioned by the US earlier this month. ⬇️

businessinsider.com/elizaveta-pesk… On March 11, the US Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions against Peskova and her brother.

Their father is Dmitry Peskov — described as “chief propagandist of the Russian Federation and Putin’s spokesperson” — was sanctioned a week earlier.
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About 10 years ago, when Erik Arbuthnot first heard about phony-kidnapping hustles, his fellow agents at the FBI scoffed at the cases.

Now they have become so widespread that the bureau has a name for them: virtual kidnappings.

Here's what's going on.👇

businessinsider.com/virtual-kidnap… Last year, Richard Mendelstein, a soft-spoken 56-year-old software engineer at Google, received a call. On the other end of the line, Mendelstein heard his daughter sobbing in fear.

"They kidnapped me!" she screamed. "Dad, please help!"

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In Washington, there are fears that Russia's invasion of Ukraine may push President Vladimir Putin closer to China, forming a bloc against the West.

But the reality is more complicated. @Schwartzesque explains. ⬇️

businessinsider.com/china-isnt-sid… Putin is certainly a popular figure in China, and Beijing's state-run media have been broadly supportive of him.

And there's no question that Putin needs all the help he can get from China.

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As the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan @GovWhitmer unfolds in federal court this week, it marks a new and alarming chapter in the slow but steady unraveling of American politics in recent years. ⬇️
businessinsider.com/trial-kidnap-p… When the plot was first revealed in October 2020, it was terrifyingly vivid in its details.
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The National Butterfly Center was forced to shut down for three days, citing threats.

It's the latest chapter of years-long conspiracy theories lobbed at the butterfly sanctuary. ⬇️

businessinsider.com/texas-butterfl… The sanctuary, located in McAllen, Texas, cited mounting threats linked to a pro-Trump border wall event and conspiracy theories from We Build The Wall founder Brian Kolfage.

The border wall event is hosted by a slew of conservative organizations.

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Since 1994, at least 8,000 migrants have died while passing through Brooks County. "Missing in Brooks County" details migrants' dangerous journey through south Texas. ⬇️
businessinsider.com/missing-in-bro… Over the past 25 years, thousands of migrants have died — not just on their way to the United States, but within it.

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We had emergency physician @DrLeanaWen answer some of our biggest Omicron variant questions, like what it means for booster shots and the holidays. Here’s what you should know. 👇
So far, the Omicron variant appears to be more contagious based on the cases in South Africa, but it’s hard to know if it’ll be more contagious in the US, where the Delta variant has already widely spread.
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A Wisconsin jury spent two weeks listening to dozens of witnesses and poring over visual evidence during Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial.

These details about the case made headlines, but were not deemed appropriate for the jury to consider. 👇

insider.com/details-the-ky… Rittenhouse, now 18, is charged with fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, amid civil unrest in Kenosha in August 2020.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges, testifying he acted in self-defense.

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