- Associated Press
Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864
Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era ban of nearly all abortions as a repeal bill reaches the desk of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Hobbs says the repeal, scheduled for signing on Thursday, is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive healthcare in Arizona. Abortion rights advocates hope a court will step in to prevent that outcome.
- Associated Press
Luka Doncic scores 35 points, leads Mavericks to 123-93 victory and 3-2 series lead over Clippers
Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 35 points in the second half and added 10 assists and seven rebounds, propelling the Dallas Mavericks to a 123-93 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 on Wednesday night and a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Maxi Kleber hit five 3-pointers and Kyrie Irving added 14 points for the Mavericks, who clamped down on the Clippers defensively and won decisively in Los Angeles for the second time in the series.
- Reuters
Morning Bid: Intervene, rinse, repeat
Sudden yen rallies and a 5.5 trillion yen ripple in Japan's money markets seem to put us in the midst of another round of intervention. Only this time, it did not follow any wild drop in the yen and came instead as markets drifted in the wake of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting news conference. The Fed held rates and Powell noted that fighting inflation was taking longer than expected.
