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May 07 2024
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NHL-worst Sharks win lottery, right to choose No. 1
The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and earned the right to have the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history. The Sharks finished last in the overall standings and retained their position in the lottery. San Jose had an 18.5% chance to win the lottery, and a 25.5% chance to pick first. The lottery proved anti-climactic with no changes to the draft
ESPN.comMay 07 2024
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Astros right-hander J.P. France dealing with shoulder soreness
Astros right-hander J.P. France is dealing with right shoulder soreness, another potential blow to the team’s rotation depth, manager Joe Espada said Tuesday during a radio appearance on the team’s flagship station 790 AM. France is on the Triple-A Sugar Land roster. He opened the season with Houston and had a 7.46 ERA in five starts before being optioned to Sugar Land. Espada said at the time
Houston ChronicleApr 24 2024
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Expanded so-called 'Don't Say Gay' education restrictions advance in Alabama
The bill aims to restrict discussions of gender identity or sexual orientation. A bill aimed at furthering restrictions on discussions of "gender identity or sexual orientation" in public schools is progressing in the Alabama legislature, passing the state House on Tuesday. Current law states that classrooms in kindergarten through the fifth grade "shall not engage in classroom discussion or
ABC News (Online)May 02 2024
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'The Office' actress says she objected to 'super judgy' Christian joke about gay character
"The Office" actress Angela Kinsey has recalled a time she refused to say a scripted line on the popular NBC sitcom in reference to a gay character that she didn't believe accurately portrayed Christians or the love of Christ. During an April 23 episode of "The Office" co-star with Rainn Wilson's podcast "Soul Boom," Kinsey discussed the years she played Angela Martin on the series that aired
The Christian PostMay 01 2024
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Biden’s Dubious Civil Rights Arrest Anecdote
In his interview with SiriusXM radio’s Howard Stern, President Joe Biden revived a dubious anecdote about having been arrested as a teenager while standing in solidarity on the porch of a Black family amid a desegregation protest.
As it has in the past, the story came up as Biden recalled mulling Barack Obama’s offer to join the 2008 Democratic ticket as vice president and discussing it
FactCheck.orgMar 28 2024
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Principal Sued for Threatening to Kill Gay Couple's Son
A Milwaukee school principal has been sued in federal court by a gay couple who allege he bullied, harassed, threatened, and assaulted their son for having two same-sex parents, violating the child’s civil rights in the process. The parents, referred to as M.P. and T.L. in the lawsuit, claim that Kasongo Kalumbula allegedly mistreated their son because of his family’s makeup. The lawsuit,
Metro WeeklyMay 09 2024
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US civil rights groups sue Iowa over immigrant arrest law
May 9 (Reuters) - Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block an Iowa law authorizing the arrest and prosecution of people who have returned to the U.S. after being deported, as a growing number of Republican-led states consider similar proposals. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups filed a complaint in Des Moines, Iowa, federal court claiming the
ReutersApr 24 2024
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Serial killer of gay men in New Orleans released after 46 years in prison
A man who murdered three gay men in New Orleans in the 1970s has been paroled after spending 46 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Warren Harris Jr. was convicted in 1977 of fatally stabbing Jack Savell, Alden Delano, and Ernest Pommier, The Times-Picayune reports. At the age of 16, he was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life in prison. He was acquitted of the murder
AdvocateApr 10 2024
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Evangelical lawyer helps schools craft discriminatory policies - Philadelphia Gay News
In recent years, Jeremy Samek has become a familiar face at a large number of schools in Pennsylvania. Samek is a lawyer who works as a senior counsel at a firm called the Independence Law Center (ILC). His job? He works with conservative school boards to help them craft anti-LGBTQ+ policies, and he helps defend those schools facing legal blowback from communities that oppose those
Philadelphia Gay News