Smartphone apps could be used to prosecute abortion seekers

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Some people use smartphone apps to track their menstrual cycles. If abortion is outlawed in certain states, is their data safe?

Abortion would become a homicide and constitutional rights would apply “from the moment of fertilization” — if Louisiana passes a new proposed bill.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to discourage people from buying more things because supply is low. But when rates are too high, a recession can happen.

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