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Gay GOP Lawmaker Urges Defeat Of Anti-trans Athlete Bill
Legislation to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports would likely result in vulnerable students being marginalized while also harming Tennessee's ability to recruit athletes and businesses, the state's only openly gay Republican law...
Mass 'Real World' Study Confirms Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine is 94% Effective
The good news came as Ghana became the first country to receive shots under the global Covax scheme.
US Report on Khashoggi Death Expected to Single Out Saudi Crown Prince
The officials said the report assessed that the crown prince approved and likely ordered the murder of Khashoggi.
High Court Inclined To Expand Warrantless Entry Into Homes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to expand when officers can enter a suspect's home without a warrant.
Where is Everyone, Ask Confused Guests Inside Trump's DC Hotel Post His Presidency
The hotel had opened to much fanfare just months before former President Donald Trump took office, and quickly became a draw for Trump loyalists and insiders throughout his tenure.
Police: Dead Horses, Foals Found On North Dakota Man's Farm
A North Dakota man accused of feeding moldy hay and denying water to numerous horses that wound up dead or sick has been charged with felony animal cruelty.
High Court Overturns Murder Conviction In Bystander's Death
A Boston man found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an innocent bystander during a 2014 street festival even though he did not fire the fatal shot had his conviction overturned by the state's highest court on Monday.
Police Say NY Man Killed By Exploding Gender Reveal Device
An expectant father was killed when a device he was building for a gender reveal party exploded, police in New York said Monday.
Israel Offers Compensation To Families Of Missing Children
The Israeli government on Monday approved a plan to offer $50 million in compensation to the families of hundreds of Yemenite children who disappeared in the early years of the countrys establishment.
Analysis-Road To Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal Likely To Be Long And Bumpy
It took seven years from the summer's day in 2008 when a top U.S. diplomat first sat down with his Iranian counterpart until the two sides sealed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that aimed to keep Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Russian Scientists Detect World’s 1st Case of H5N8 Avian Flu in Humans, Alert WHO
While the highly contagious strain H5N8 is lethal for birds, it had never before been reported to have spread to humans.
Iran Closes Iraq Border Points to Stem Spread of Coronavirus Variant
Iran, the worst-hit country in the Middle East, faces a surge of new infections as 11 cities and towns in its southwestern Khuzestan province were declared high-risk "red" zones, state media reported.
Four Taiwan Ex-intelligence Officers Charged With Spying for China
The two sides have been spying on each other since the Nationalists fled to the island to set up a rival government in 1949, having lost a civil war on the mainland to the communists. China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory awa...
'Team Went Wild': NASA's Perseverance Rover Beams Back Spectacular New Images
Perseverance has also been able to upload its first high-resolution, color photo showing the flat region it landed on in the Jezero Crater, where a river and deep lake existed billions of years ago.
UN Envoy Meets East-based Libya Commander In Push For Unity
The U.N. special envoy to Libya on Friday met with the countrys eastbased military commander as part of efforts to unite rival factions in the wartorn North African nation ahead of elections in December.
Grand Jury Rejects Charges Against Officer In Teen's Death
A grand jury has decided not to file charges against a police officer who fatally shot a teenager following a chase last summer in a suburb near Atlanta.