Annie Gowen

Midwest correspondent for The Washington Post, based in Kansas City

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The Kansas Constitution currently guarantees abortion access, and on August 2, residents will vote on whether the legislature could restrict the procedure.

Neck-and-neck: Kansas residents to vote on abortion amendment

The Kansas Constitution currently guarantees abortion access, and on August 2, residents will vote on whether the legislature could restrict the procedure.

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The world's largest democracy is still ruled in many ways by the ancient system that divides one caste from another.

Caste Protests in India Leave Millions without Water

The world's largest democracy is still ruled in many ways by the ancient system that divides one caste from another.

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At least ten tanks, two armored vehicles and two trucks flying the flag of pro-Russian rebels opened a new front in Ukraine, crossing the border from Russia into a previously peaceful…

Russian Tanks Cross Ukrainian Border on Eve of Presidential Meeting

At least ten tanks, two armored vehicles and two trucks flying the flag of pro-Russian rebels opened a new front in Ukraine, crossing the border from Russia into a previously peaceful…

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