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Comparing Trump and Harris' views on LGBTQ rights, marriage equality
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have starkly different messages and backgrounds on LGBTQ issues.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Texas judge won't drop lawsuit after commission rescinds LGBTQ rights warning
A Texas judge said she will not drop her lawsuit against a state commission that publicly sanctioned her for refusing to officiate at same-sex weddings.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
Early voting starts in Georgia, putting sweeping election changes to the test
Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rules looms large in a state that will decide this year's presidential election.Top stories - ABC News - October 15 -
Maryland voters pass abortion rights amendment
A proposed state constitutional amendment enshrining the right to “reproductive freedom” has passed. Reproductive rights advocates say that the amendment will protect abortion access in the state ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Missouri Voters Pass Measure to Protect Abortion Rights and End Ban
A ballot amendment enshrining reproductive rights in the State Constitution would void one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Abortion rights ballot measures pass in 7 states, fail in 3 others
Constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion passed in seven of the 10 states where they appeared on the ballot Tuesday, NBC News projects.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Amendments to protect abortion rights pass in 7 of 10 states
Many states across the nation had abortion rights referendums on the ballot for the 2024 election and the results reveal that while some red states easily passed these referendums, other states ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
US Christian right celebrates after prophecy of Trump win comes to pass
Christian nationalists will hope for increased political influence after key voting bloc helps to deliver at the polls. At a Republican watch party early on Tuesday evening in the Milwaukee ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Georgia election rules passed by Trump-backed board are ‘illegal’, declares judge
Fulton judge invalidates seven new rules, including one that requires ballots be hand-counted after polls close. A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Georgia-Texas controversy: Is it more important to get a call right or follow procedure?
Ironically, the call that went against Georgia and for Texas wound up helping the Bulldogs and hurting the Longhorns.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21 -
WATCH: Billie Eilish urges fans to 'vote for women’s rights' at Georgia concert
Billie Eilish encouraged fans to "vote for women’s rights” during her concert in Atlanta on Saturday. The singer previously endorsed Kamala Harris on Instagram in September.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Trump loses ground with LGBTQ voters
LGBTQ voters shifted away from former President Trump at the polls Tuesday, casting their ballots overwhelmingly for Vice President Harris and in higher numbers than for President Biden in 2020, ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Uphill battles that put abortion rights on ballots are unlikely to end even if the measures pass
Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutionsHealth - ABC News - October 17 -
Most Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Pass, But Florida and Two Other States Reject Them
Similar measures passed or expected to pass in seven states, but voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota did not approve reproductive rights amendments on Tuesday.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
Texas apologizes for fans throwing debris on field after controversial overturned call in loss to Georgia
The SEC office says its officials followed the correct procedures and admonished Texas fans for throwing trash on the fieldSports - CBS Sports - October 20 -
Stacey Abrams Has Some Ideas on How to Stop Elon Musk and the Far Right in Georgia
In the week leading up to the election, former state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks democracy, conspiracies, and Kamala Harris’ chance at winning Georgia.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
Carson Beck throws 3 picks but also tosses the go-ahead TD pass in No. 2 Georgia's 34-20 win over Florida
Beck has thrown 11 interceptions over his last five games.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago -
A traditional Mexican family restaurant, and a welcoming LGBTQ hub
Café Ollín in New York's Harlem neighborhood has become a social media and community presence after a family member took the small restaurant in a new direction.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
Companies curb UK advertising spending ahead of the Budget
Marketing budgets fail to grow for the first time in 14 quarters, trade body findsBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
U.S. to Curb AI Investment in China Soon
Some technologies and financial commitments will be blocked, based on President Biden’s 2023 executive order to keep American expertise from helping the Chinese military.Business - Inc. - October 22 -
Pope urged at LGBTQ meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care
Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people when he held talks with LGBTQ activists at the Vatican.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
Trans candidates are running on a slew of issues besides anti-LGBTQ bills
Transgender candidates for state legislatures in Florida, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, California and Hawaii said their LGBTQ identities have been central to their politics.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Julie Johnson becomes first openly LGBTQ person to serve Texas in Congress
Julie Johnson was projected to win her election Tuesday for Texas’s 32nd Congressional District, making history as the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Texas in Congress and the first elected ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Randall becomes first woman, LGBTQ person to represent Washington's 6th district
Democrat Emily Randall was projected to win her bid for Washington’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday, making history as the first woman and openly LGBTQ person elected to represent the district ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories
More than 1,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates ran for elected office this year, with hundreds winning their respective races.Politics - NBC News - 21 hours ago -
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States Revive Lawsuit to Sharply Curb Access to Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the original plaintiffs, anti-abortion doctors and groups, did not have standing to sue. Now three states are trying to continue the legal fight.Business - The New York Times - October 21 -
Pakistan’s government curbs judiciary’s power after alleged harassment of MPs
Coalition will now be able to hire and fire judges but faces accusations it bribed and abducted lawmakers to get its way. Pakistan’s government has passed a controversial amendment to the ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
U.S. proposals to curb AI, semiconductor investment into China under final review
The proposals are part of the Joe Biden administration's efforts to restrict the flow of U.S. capital, technology and expertise into China.Business - CNBC - October 22 -
California Tribal Casinos May Sue to Curb City Card Rooms
A new state law allows tribes to file suit against gambling venues they don’t operate, potentially shuttering them and jeopardizing local tax revenue.Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure
As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue, seems inevitable.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Newsom signs executive order to curb electricity costs for Californians
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to provide residents with some respite amid rising electricity prices. That anticipated relief would be achieved ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
California Will Boost Sustainable Fuel Supplies to Curb Airplane Emissions
Jet engines contribute about 9 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the agreement with an airlines trade group may help reduce the total.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Google curbs politics discussion among employees on U.S. Election Day
During Election Day, employees tried flooding popular internal message board with election-related memes despite warnings by company executives.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Trump pledges to impose sweeping tariffs on imported cars
Comments show former president would put increased US trade protectionism at the centre of a second-term agendaBusiness - Financial Times - October 15
