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  • Associated Press

    What defines a heartbeat? Judge hears arguments in South Carolina abortion case

    South Carolina's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant, returned to court Thursday with Planned Parenthood and the state arguing over what could be two different ways to define a heartbeat in the law. Grayson Lambert, a lawyer for South Carolina's governor, said established law in the state has long said if there are disagreements with interpreting the law, judges need to give the most weight to the intent of lawmakers.

  • Reuters

    Canadian dollar gains for second day as Wall Street rallies

    The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday for a second straight day as equity markets climbed and the Bank of Canada said there is a limit to how much U.S. and Canadian interest rates can diverge. The loonie was trading 0.4% higher at 1.3685 to the U.S. dollar, or 73.07 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3681 to 1.3742. "The Canadian dollar has clearly been benefiting from broad USD selling on the back of the stock market recovery," said Erik Bregar, director, FX & precious metals risk management at Silver Gold Bull.

  • USA TODAY

    White job candidates are more likely to get hired through employee referrals. Here's why.

    Do employee referrals hurt diversity? White candidates are almost twice as likely to get hired as those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds.