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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: A March to War, or Business as Usual

Both the U.S. and Iran are sending confusing signals. Plus: states move on Roe v. Wade, eyes on Greenland, the American obsession with serial-killer lore, and more
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Legislators in the state passed a bill that would virtually ban abortion in the state, with no exceptions for rape or incest—following other red states that have sought similar restrictions in recent months. State legislators behind these bills know they will be challenged in court and probably lose but have their sights set on something bigger: Daring the Supreme Court to take on With a reinvigorated conservative majority on the court, anti-abortion activists are seeking to have abortion rendered illegal nationwide—but the five conservatives

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