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The question before voters in Kansas is whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that would say there is no right to an abortion there. Read More at NPR

Incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is running unopposed, but there are five Republicans in the GOP primary for governor Tuesday. Read More at NPR

Experimental drugs for Alzheimer’s disease have been a disappointment so far. Researchers at the Alzheimer’s Association International Meeting in San Diego trying to figure out what comes next. Read More at NPR

Liz Cheney won her House seat big in 2020. But splitting with Trump over election legitimacy and chairing the Jan. 6 hearings has her trailing a pro-Trump challenger by 20 points in a recent poll. Read More at NPR

A competitive Republican primary highlights the open Senate contest in Missouri. One of the GOP candidates is causing some to worry that if he wins, it could put the Republican-held seat in jeopardy. Read More at NPR

In the Middle East, the reaction to the slain al Qaida leader’s death was welcomed by Saudi Arabia. But some in the region expressed concerns over U.S. drone strikes. Read More at NPR

Post-Roe, Arizona’s abortion law is confusing and the candidates for state attorney general say they’ll clear it up. The Democrat is for abortion rights and the Republicans are against them. (Image credit: Ross D. Franklin/AP) Read More at NPR

Could Ukraine’s army retake the strategic southern city of Kherson? Officers and soldiers near the front line say the counter-offensive is already underway. Read More at NPR

Under a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, local prosecutors in Michigan may soon be allowed to file felony charges against abortion providers. Multiple challenges are already underway. Read More at NPR

Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. Here’s what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago. (Image credit: Joyce Naltchayan/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR