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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — “Woman’s Choice,” the sign proclaims in bold pink letters. But despite promising abortion information and free pregnancy testing, the facility in Charleston, West Virginia, is designed to steer women facing an unwanted pregnancy away from choosing an abortion. That will become much easier now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states like West Virginia can make abortion illegal. It's one of hundreds of so-called crisis pregnancy centers nationwide whose aim is to discourage women from seeking abortions. The facilities, which have been accused repeatedly of deceiving women about their true purpose, are expected to wield even more influence in states where the dwindling number of clinics are now canceling abortion appointments. Often religiously affiliated, the anti-abortion centers are not licensed medical facilities and do not … [Read more...] about Anti-abortion centers to grow, wield more influence post-Roe

Dyslexia has affected some of history's greatest minds, including Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Sir Stephen Hawking. This list includes entrepreneurs like Sir Richard Branson and Steve Jobs - who went on to build billion-dollar companies. Now scientists have discovered that people with dyslexia have special skills that enabled our species to survive. They are better at solving problems and adapting to challenges and could hold the key to tackling climate change. Those with the common learning disability specialize in exploring the unknown - likely to be vital in the coming decades. The findings published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology have implications both at the individual and societal levels. Lead author Dr. Helen Taylor, of the University of Cambridge , U.K., said: "The deficit-centered view of dyslexia isn't telling the whole story. "This research proposes a new framework to help us better understand the cognitive strengths of … [Read more...] about Dyslexia helped evolutionary survival of humans, research suggests

Actor Kangana Ranaut, who was being celebrated until recently for speaking out against nepotism in Bollywood, is now being asked to pay the price for being unabashedly articulate. Her remarks claiming that India became independent in 2014, and not in 1947, have angered politicians across parties including the Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Hindustani Awam Morcha, and Shiv Sena. Ranaut has been an open admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, so it is not surprising that she credits him for playing a key role in shaping India’s destiny since 2014, the year that Modi’s party came to power. However, erasing the history of India’s struggle for freedom from British rule to elevate Modi seems excessive. Varun Gandhi and Praveen Shankar Kapoor from the Bharatiya Janata Party are among those who have criticised Ranaut. There is a growing number of voices urging President Ram Nath Kovind to take back the Padma Shri award that … [Read more...] about We May Not Agree with Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Bheek’ Remark but Her Dignity as Woman Needs to be Respected