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Continue Reading WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
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Continue Reading Nassau County, New York bans transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams that match their gender identity
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious…
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