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Forum Spotlight: LGBT
We have a new book out! And it hit #1 in the US.The Cass Report: Anti-science and Anti-trans
Lynn Conway, a transgender woman who pioneered a method of making ever smaller computer chips, has passed
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U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate edges up to 4%
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Jun 7 - CNBC
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Jun 7 - NBC News
Jun 7 - NBC News
Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi's attacker
Jun 7 - AP
Jun 7 - AP
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Jun 7 - CBS News/AP
Jun 7 - CBS News/AP
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Jun 6 - Law & Crime
Jun 6 - Law & Crime
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Jun 6 - AP
Jun 6 - AP
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted gifts worth millions of dollars over 20 years, analysis finds
Jun 6 - CNBC
Jun 6 - CNBC
Supreme Court sides with Native American tribes in health care funding dispute with government
Jun 6 - AP
Jun 6 - AP
Alito neighbor says justice is either 'mistaken' or 'outright lying' about upside-down flag timeline
Jun 6 - Law & Crime
Jun 6 - Law & Crime
Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to report to prison July 1 in contempt of Congress case
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Jun 6 - CBS News
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Jun 6 - US News and World Report/Reuters
Jun 6 - US News and World Report/Reuters
Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case
Jun 6 - AP
Jun 6 - AP
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Jun 6 - Reuters
Jun 6 - Reuters
Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes
Jun 6 - Associated Press
Jun 6 - Associated Press