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The Great Importance of Having a Donate Button and How to Use It in Your Fundraising Events

Dec 18, 2020

You definitely have a website, maybe an email campaign and possibly social networking networks. But have you indeed done what you can to connect your digital assets into a robust non-profit fundraising strategy?

VA Congressman Censured by Own Party for Officiating Same-Sex Marriage

By Kevin Schattenkirk | Dec 18, 2020

On Saturday, the Appomattox County Republican Committee censured GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman for officiating a same-sex marriage last year, as well as condemning President Trump and congratulating President-elect Joe Biden.

Ian McKellen Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

By Kevin Schattenkirk | Dec 18, 2020

British actor Ian McKellen has received the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNtech.

Pence, Wife Karen, Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccines

By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin | Dec 18, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the shot is safe.

New Cultural Awareness Campaign Honors LGBTQ Seniors and Advocates

Dec 18, 2020

Not Another Second — the first in a national series of cultural campaigns — tells the untold stories of 12 LGBTQ elders and the years they lost not being their fully authentic selves.

US Experts Debate: Who Should Be Next in Line for Vaccine?

Dec 18, 2020

The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has begun, and the few available doses are mostly going into the arms of health-care workers and nursing home residents.

Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in First 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Dies

By Andrew Dalton | Dec 18, 2020

Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, died Thursday.

As Congress Bickers Over Pandemic Relief, Flight Attendant's Life Is in a Holding Pattern

By Emmarie Huetteman | Dec 17, 2020

A little over two months ago, just before cutting his hours from few to none, his employer — a major airline — told him Congress could save his job. But lawmakers have shown they can't, or won't, put partisan politics aside.

2nd COVID-19 Vaccine Set for OK in US with Panel Endorsement

By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard | Dec 17, 2020

A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for the shot to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign.

Wisconsin Dentist Accused of Breaking Teeth in Fraud Scheme

Dec 17, 2020

A Wisconsin dentist is accused of damaging his patients' teeth so that he could bill insurance companies for crown procedures.

Watch: Gay High Schooler Suspended for Painted Nails Receives Overwhelming Support

By Kevin Schattenkirk | Dec 17, 2020

A gay high school student in Texas who was suspended for painting his nails has received overwhelming public support after starting a Change.org petition.

New Study by FDA Could Lift Blood Donation Bans for Gay, Bisexual Men

By Kevin Schattenkirk | Dec 17, 2020

The FDA is funding a new study on blood donations by gay or bisexual men.

'Awful, Abusive, Insane, Unwell' - Megyn Kelly Tweet Blasts Trans Advocates

By Kilian Melloy | Dec 17, 2020

Megyn Kelly packed a volley of acrimony into a single tweet when she charged that advocates for the trans community stand for "awful abusive insanity" and are "unwell."

Italian Man Sentenced in Violent Scheme Targeting Gay Son

By Kilian Melloy | Dec 17, 2020

An Italian man has been sentenced to two years in a failed scheme to break the fingers of his gay son, who is a surgeon. It was only the latest act of violence the man commissioned.

Reputed Mobster Admits Assaulting 'Real Housewives' Hubby

Dec 17, 2020

A reputed mobster admitted assaulting the then-boyfriend and now husband of a former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member in exchange for a deeply discounted lavish wedding reception.

Snow Continues to Fall on Northeast US, with Vaccines in Tow

By Jennifer Peltz | Dec 17, 2020

Snow continued to fall Thursday during a key period in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests daily.

Survey Seen as Fair Pay Baseline in Italian Luxury Fashion

Dec 17, 2020

Italian luxury producers and suppliers on Wednesday received a "pretty positive" report card from the Fair Wage Network, in the first large-scale survey of pay and working conditions in the sector.

Close but Not Yet: Deal Near on COVID-19 Economic Aid Bill

By Andrew Taylor | Dec 17, 2020

Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300-per-week jobless checks and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet.

California Sets Records for Cases, Deaths as Virus Surges

By John Antczak, Amy Taxin | Dec 17, 2020

Two people are dying of COVID-19 every hour in California's most populous county as the state set daily records for newly reported cases and deaths and hospitals struggle to keep up with the surge of coronavirus patients.

Suspended Gay TX High Schooler Addresses School Board, Discriminatory Policy

By Kevin Schattenkirk | Dec 16, 2020

A gay high school teen in Texas suspended for wearing nail polish chastised the local school board on Monday for being denied an education.

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