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LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages on the first day of law giving them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status legal on the first day a law takes effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couplesABC News - 5h -
‘I am so proud’: Joy as Thailand’s same-sex couples can at last get married
Thailand’s marriage equality laws come into force on Thursday, with hundreds of couples set to tie the knot in mass weddings in Bangkok. Tawach Chaweewong gets goosebumps just thinking about his ...The Guardian - 7h -
House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law
The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to give final passage to the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...NBC News - 8h -
Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage
Hundreds of people to began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became the third country in Asia to legalize same-sex unions.The New York Times - 4h -
Calls to LGBTQ youth crisis hotline rose 33 percent on Inauguration Day: Trevor Project
The Trevor Project, a leading LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization, said calls and text messages to its crisis intervention hotline had risen by a third on President Trump’s Inauguration ...The Hill - 11h -
‘The end of women and children’s rights’: outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage
The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marry. Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law ...The Guardian - 19h -
'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became a haven for LGBT couples
Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?BBC News - 1d -
Iraq passes laws that critics say will allow child marriage
Proponents of the amendments – described by activists as ‘disastrous’ – say they align with Islamic principles. Iraq’s parliament has passed amendments to the country’s personal status law that ...The Guardian - 1d -
Trump’s First Day in Office: Behind-the-Scenes Photos
A New York Times photographer followed President Trump for more than 18 hours on Inauguration Day. Here’s what he saw.The New York Times - 1d -
Breaking down the significance of Trump's first day in office
Day 1 of President Trump's second term at the White House included significant changes to immigration policies and other federal matters, such as pardons for around 1,500 people involved in the ...CBS News - 1d -
Keke Palmer and SZA's 'One of Them Days' checks the boxes for buddy comedies
Keke Palmer says her new film with SZA continues a tradition of side-splitting Black comedies with an important message.NBC News - 1d -
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
Thailand will soon be the third place in Asia, after Taiwan and Nepal, to legalize same-sex marriage.NBC News - 1d -
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
It is a big day many in Thailand's LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexualsABC News - 1d -
South Korea's Yoon defends martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as ...ABC News - 1d -
Zulu king's first wife fails to halt third marriage
King Misuzulu is embroiled in a row over whether a planned marriage to a new wife can go ahead.BBC News - 2d -
First lady fashion on Inauguration Day
Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large for the Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss some of the fashion choices by first ladies from past inauguration ceremonies.CBS News - 2d -
Hamilton 'realises dream' on first day at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton says he has "realised his dream" and his first official day at Ferrari marked a "new era in the history of this iconic team".BBC News - 2d -
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Trump promises "historic" first day in power
He will be sworn in as the 47th president todayBBC News - 2d -
Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1
The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekendABC News - 3d -
Everton sink Tottenham with first-half blitz to give David Moyes first win
The defiance came far too late. Whether it was the two goals that gave a glimmer of respectability to Tottenham’s latest defeat or Ange Postecoglou’s belief in his ability to arrest a decline, the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump ally: First 100 days will be "shock and awe"
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House is the culmination of a political comeback that many in both parties believed would never happen. Now, Trump is promising swift action ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok 90-day extension
President-elect Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he is likely to give TikTok a 90-day extension while his incoming administration assesses the situation following the Supreme Court decision to ...The Hill - 4d -
Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok within days
The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to TikTok by declining to block a law that could lead to the social media platform being banned in the United States within days.NBC News - 5d -
Roki Sasaki says he's signing with Dodgers, giving them monster Japanese trio in rotation
The 23-year-old phenom is joining Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is ‘the law of the land.’ What is it, and what happens next?
President Joe Biden’s symbolic declaration on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts over the constitutional ...NBC News - 5d -
A Marriage Starts to Unravel on the Honeymoon
The perils (and surprising benefits!) of getting hitched while still seeing other people.The New York Times - 6d -
Former FEMA director to Congress: 'Give it back its independent agency status,' direct access to president
Former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct ...The Hill - 6d -
Review: Two slackers are short on rent in 'One of Them Days,' an L.A. comedy with extra moxie
The Grammy-winning musician SZA makes her screen debut in this funny, shaggy comedy about two L.A. roommates and a bad boyfriend who absconds with their cash.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin?
The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.The New York Times - 6d -
Movie Review: 'One of Them Days' will convince you Keke Palmer is a star
Horror, not comedy, has been the go-to movie genre in recent years, but a movie like “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and, in her big-screen debut, SZA, is a good reminder of what we’ve ...ABC News - Jan. 15 -
FG gives Commanders first playoff win since '06
Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez's 37-yard field goal that clanged off the upright and went through as time expired, and the Washington Commanders edged the ...ESPN - Jan. 13 -
An investing experiment let traders see headlines a day in advance—1 in 6 of them went broke
A study from financial firm Elm Wealth let traders see newspaper headlines a day in advance. The average gain: just 3.2%.CNBC - Jan. 13 -
Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking away. Even more than other forms of politics, populism needs an audience. Populist ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Pentagon reaches historic settlement with LGBTQ veterans over discharge status
The Defense Department agreed to a class-action settlement that may affect more than 35,000 LGBTQ veterans who were discharged because of their sexual orientation under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Purdue commit Kira Reynolds registers first quintuple-double in Indiana high school history
Reynolds will be joining her sisters Amiyah and Mila on the Boilermakers' roster next seasonCBS Sports - Jan. 6 -
He Owns the Worst Gloves in Hockey, and He’s Not Giving Them Up
The Bruins star Brad Marchand has an endorsement deal that allows him to get new gloves whenever he wants. He won’t take advantage of it.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Time to Finally Organize Your Digital Photos. First You Have to Find Them.
Don’t forget about old hard drives and neglected Facebook accounts.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 4 -
Derrick Rose insists he doesn't want a statue based on 'the way people been creating them'
Rose, who will have his jersey retired by the Bulls next season, seemed skeptical about a statue in the wake of Dwyane Wade's.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3 -
Here’s what Congress’s first day will look like
The 119th Congress kicks off Friday as lawmakers return to Washington with a long January to-do list and a packed first day. Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees are ...The Hill - Jan. 3
