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An LGBTQ+ Museum Opens in Russia... Likely Not For Long

An LGBTQ+ Museum Opens in Russia... Likely Not For Long

INTERNATIONAL | Nov 30, 2022

St. Petersburg residents are getting to see an unusual museum, at least for today's increasingly repressive Russia: One celebrating LGBTQ+ culture.

Singapore Decriminalizes Gay Sex — but Blocks Marriage Equality

INTERNATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Nov 30, 2022

It was a mixture of good news and bad as Singapore lifted criminal statutes against men having sex with men, but placed a constitutional barrier between same-sex couples and marriage rights.

Police Looking into Man's Death at Scottish Gay Sauna

INTERNATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Nov 30, 2022

Police in Glasgow, Scotland, are looking into the death of a 51-year-old male patron at a gay sauna. No official cause of death has been determined but sauna staff suggested he suffered cardiac arrest.

San Francisco will Allow Police to Deploy Robots that Kill

NATIONAL | By Janie Har | Nov 30, 2022

Supervisors in San Francisco voted Tuesday to give city police the ability to use potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations.

Drug Slows Alzheimer's but Can It Make a Real Difference?

HEALTH | By Lauran Neergaard | Nov 30, 2022

An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.

U.S. Lawmakers Skeptical Grocery Merger will Mean Lower Prices

BUSINESS | By Dee-Ann Durbin | Nov 30, 2022

U.S. senators from both parties expressed skepticism Tuesday that a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons would result in lower prices for consumers.

Twitter Ends Enforcement of COVID Misinformation Policy

NATIONAL | By David Klepper | Nov 30, 2022

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts and social media researchers.

Holocaust Survivors Offered DNA Tests to Help Find Family

NATIONAL | By Deepti Hajela | Nov 30, 2022

The New York-based Center for Jewish History is launching the DNA Reunion Project, offering DNA testing kits for free through an application on its website.

Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Bill Wins Senate Passage

Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Bill Wins Senate Passage

NATIONAL | By Mary Clare Jalonick | Nov 29, 2022

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since 2015.

Watch: WNBA Star Brittney Griner Face Horrific Conditions and Homophobia in Russian Gulag

INTERNATIONAL | By Emell Adolphus | Nov 29, 2022

The Nation's Dave Zirin spoke to TMZ Live about the conditions the WNBA player will face in Mordovia.

Non-Binary Gov't Official Charged with Stealing Designer Bag

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Nov 29, 2022

Sam Brinton, an openly non-binary official at the DOE, has been charged for taking a designer suitcase worth than $2,300 from an airport baggage claim. Brinton says they took the bag by mistake.

Landmark Trial over Arkansas Youth Gender Care Ban Resumes

Landmark Trial over Arkansas Youth Gender Care Ban Resumes

NATIONAL | By Andrew DeMillo | Nov 29, 2022

A psychiatrist called to the stand by Arkansas as the state defends its ban on gender-affirming care for children said Monday he was concerned about the impact the law could have on some transgender youth who would see their treatments cut off.

China Rocket Taking 3 to Space Station to Blast off Tuesday

NATIONAL | Nov 29, 2022

A rocket carrying three astronauts to finish building China's space station will blast off Tuesday amid intensifying competition with the U.S., the government said Monday.

Holiday Survival Tips from 5 Financial Pros

NATIONAL | By Kimberly Palmer, NerdWallet | Nov 29, 2022

Financial educators are busy during the holiday season, sharing tips about how to avoid debt and save money while still being festive. We asked five of them how they personally navigate the season.

Cyber Monday Deals Lure in Consumers Amid High Inflation

BUSINESS | By Haleluya Hadero | Nov 29, 2022

Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.

Senate Set to Vote on Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriages

Senate Set to Vote on Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriages

NATIONAL | By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro | Nov 28, 2022

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

Protestor with Rainbow Flag Runs onto Field at World Cup

Protestor with Rainbow Flag Runs onto Field at World Cup

INTERNATIONAL | Nov 28, 2022

A protestor ran onto the field Monday carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said "SAVE UKRAINE" on the front and "RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN" on the back during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay.

WHO Renames Monkeypox as mpox, Citing Racism Concerns

WHO Renames Monkeypox as mpox, Citing Racism Concerns

INTERNATIONAL | Nov 28, 2022

The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

Israel's Likud Signs Coalition Deal with Anti-LGBTQ+ Radical

Israel's Likud Signs Coalition Deal with Anti-LGBTQ+ Radical

INTERNATIONAL | Nov 28, 2022

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a coalition deal with a small ultranationalist faction leader known for homophobic rhetoric and disparaging remarks about non-Orthodox Jews, a sign of the prospective government's hardline makeup

What Headline? 'Gaslighting' Merriam-Webster's Word of 2022

NATIONAL | By Leanne Italie | Nov 28, 2022

"Gaslighting" — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year.

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