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Social media users were urged to delete their Facebook accounts after it was reported that the company handed over messages that led to charges related to an illegal abortion. Jessica Burgess, 41, was charged after allegedly obtaining and giving abortion pills to her then 17-year-old daughter Celeste Burgess, who was about 23 weeks pregnant, in Nebraska earlier this year. Those charges came after detectives uncovered Facebook messages where the pair discussed using medication to induce an abortion and burn the fetus afterward. But in July, after investigators obtained and reviewed the private Facebook messages between the mother and daughter, Jessica...

On Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that the 2022 midterm elections are ultimately going to be about the state of the economy and not abortion. Brooks stated that the lasting electoral impact of the court’s ruling and the subsequent debate on abortion will be “Limited. I mean, it’ll mobilize some voters clearly in some places.” He added, “My feel is, the election’s going to be about inflation, about the economy. 83% of the country thinks the economy’s in bad shape. That’s an unprecedented number. And so, that’s just, I think, going to be...