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Jun 06 2023
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Middle School Coach Reinstated After Suspension For Misgendering A Student
A Vermont middle school coach has been reinstated after being suspended from his position for what the school district called misgendering a student, according to ABC News. Travis Allen, a girls’ soccer coach at the Randolph Union Middle/ High School, filed a lawsuit in October against the school after he had been suspended for a Facebook post that referred to a transgender girl, as a boy,
The Daily Caller
Aug 28 2019
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Boris Johnson asks queen to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit deadline
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that he wanted to shut down Parliament for several weeks ahead of Britain’s upcoming departure from the European Union, an unusual maneuver that would rob his opponents of time to thwart a no-deal Brexit.
The announcement prompted howls of outrage from many lawmakers, who said that they were being deprived of their democratic voice on Britain’
Washington Post
May 30 2023
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ACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As promised, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block the Nebraska Legislature’s most controversial measure combining an abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, just days after it was signed into law. The lawsuit, filed in state court Tuesday by the ACLU on behalf of Planned Parenthood and one of its doctors who performs abortions in
Yahoo News
Jun 05 2023
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Texas Becomes 18th State to Ban Sex-Reassignment Surgery for Kids
Texas became the 18th state in the country to prohibit doctors from performing sex changes on children after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation banning such procedures on Friday, June 2. Under the new law, which will go into effect Sept. 1, neither physicians nor health-care providers can perform surgeries on a minor’s genitals or breasts to facilitate a gender transition. The law also
National Catholic Register
May 30 2023
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Video, tips sought in probe of shooting outside suburban Philadelphia stadium that wounded 8
Authorities are asking the public to share any footage or information as they investigate a shooting that left eight teenagers wounded at a weekend gathering outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in the suburb of Chester said the gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue beside the Delaware River where the Philadelphia Union
Associated Press
May 30 2023
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Lawsuit challenges Nebraska law that bans abortions after 12 weeks, gender care for minors
LINCOLN — Opponents of a bill combining a ban on abortions after 12 weeks and restrictions on gender-related care for transgender youths filed a legal challenge Tuesday in Lancaster County District Court. The lawsuit seeks a court order blocking enforcement of the new restrictions and declaring Legislative Bill 574 unconstitutional on the basis that it violates Nebraska Constitution's single-
Omaha World-Herald
Jun 05 2023
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Cornel West, Teacher At Morningside School, Declares Bid For President
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — Cornel West, the well-known activist and scholar, who currently teaches at the Union Theological Seminary in Morningside Heights, announced on Monday a 2024 presidential campaign. He will run as a candidate for the People's Party. "I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the People's Party to reintroduce America to the best of itself —
Patch.com
Nov 12 2023
Perspectives Blog
2024 Voter Guide: Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Abortion
Updated May 31, 2024
Where do the 2024 presidential candidates fall on abortion?
While abortion has always been contentious in the United States, the overturning of Roe v. Wade has galvanized movements on both sides of the argument for expanding or restricting reproductive rights. Coming up in courts, ballot measures, legislatures, and elsewhere, the subject of abortion has
AllSides Staff
Jul 14 2023
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Biden authorizes Pentagon to deploy 3K reserve troops to Europe in response to Ukraine war
President Biden on Thursday authorized US military leaders to deploy as many as 3,000 reservists to Europe in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The order is intended to augment US troops already overseas as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the president said in a statement released by the White House after his five day trip to Europe, during which he attended a two-day NATO
New York Post (News)
Mar 08 2023
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House committee advances bill to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law
Michigan's House Labor Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to repeal Michigan's "right-to-work" law that currently allows workers in unionized jobs to opt out of paying union dues and fees. In 2012, Republican lawmakers made Michigan a right-to-work state, a move that brought thousands of protesters to the Capitol. Michigan — a state steeped in labor history — could become the first state
Detroit Free Press