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Abortion Ban Passes House, Paddock's Weapons Were Modified Semi-Automatics, 120 Jailed in St. Louis Protest: A.M. Links

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.4.2017 9:00 AM


  • Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

    The World Anti-Doping Agency is removing cannabidol, or CBD, from the list of substances banned in sports.

  • A house bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks passed Tuesday.
  • One of the abortion ban's supporters, Republican Rep. Tim Murphy (Texas), is under fire for reportedly trying to convince his mistress to get an abortion earlier this year.
  • Around 120 people were jailed last night after a protest in St. Louis.
  • Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock used semiautomatic weapons that he had modified with a bump stock to perform like a fully automatic weapon.
  • Paddock's longtime girlfriend Marilou Danley returned from the Philippines last night.
  • "I used to think gun control was the answer," writes Leah Libresco at The Washington Post. "My research told me otherwise."
  • How the elderly lost their rights.

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.