Nation and World
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus o...
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Elon Musk says he's found someone to lead Twitter as new CEO
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it's now called - and it's a woman. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about ...
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Kansas City declares itself a LGBTQ+ sanctuary city
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Officials in Missouri's largest city approved a resolution Thursday to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming ca...
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House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line ...
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Illinois Supreme Court considers whether a fetus can be a murder victim
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - In 2007, Reginald Lane shot and killed Jwonda Thurston, his pregnant girlfriend. For the murder, he was sentenced to life in prison, following state statute for someone ...
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Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides faith leaders
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, America's faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment....
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Marine veteran who fatally choked NYC subway rider Jordan Neely surrenders on manslaughter charge
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A man who kept a chokehold around the neck of an agitated fellow passenger in the New York City subway, leading to the other rider's death, turned himsel...
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Hundreds of thousands to be evacuated as Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for severe cyclone
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar prepared to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people Friday, warning them to stay away from coastal areas ...
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Title 42 has ended. Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to ap...
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Trump's sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing.
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cassandra Nuñez and her grandmother cast their first ballots in a U.S. presidential election in 2016. She was a first-year college student; her grand...