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Plus, Russia makes costly, incremental progress in eastern Ukraine. Oklahoma becomes the second state to ban most abortions after six weeks; Russia makes slow but costly progress in eastern Ukraine.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS Oklahoma passes a near-total abortion ban Alex Wong/Getty Images Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday voted to ban abortions after a fetus' heartbeat is detectable (usually around six weeks, before many people know they're pregnant). [ ABC News / Mary Kekatos ] The bill contains an exception for cases where the mother's life is in danger, but no exceptions for rape or incest. Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign it, and because of an eme

Plus, Biden requests $33 billion in Ukraine aid. The US economy shrank 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022; Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in aid for Ukraine.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS The US economy shrank but things are (mostly) solid Spencer Platt/Getty Images US gross domestic product (GDP) shrank at an annualized rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It was the worst quarter since the drop caused by the beginning of the pandemic. [ CNBC / Jeff Cox ] The decline was driven by two technical factors. The US trade deficit grew to a record high (the country is importing more goods than it exports), slash