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Several women who say Texas' abortion bans posed significant risks to their health have sued the state this week, opening a new front in the legal battles that have emerged since the Supreme Court overturned national abortion rights protections last year.

The sprawling, arid art biennial Desert X has returned to California, featuring open-air installations by 12 artists around the Coachella Valley, set against the neutral hues of shrublands and sandy terrain, the greenery of Palm Springs, and distant snow-capped mountains.

Laying out his top priorities for a second term and a potential platform for a presidential run, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a State of the State speech Tuesday that conspicuously avoided much of the divisive rhetoric that has fueled his political ascent but nevertheless signaled another round of cultural wars is coming in the weeks ahead.

Watch out Deadpool, Wolverine is coming for you.