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Worcester, Mass., to become sanctuary city for transgender community
Worcester's city council voted in favor of a resolution to protect transgender and gender-diverse people. WBTS' Alysha Palumbo reports.NBC News - 5d -
Worcester, Mass., becomes a sanctuary city for trans people after council vote
There’s a new safe haven for those who identify as transgender in Massachusetts, after Worcester officially became a sanctuary city for that community during a lengthy city council meeting on ...NBC News - 5d -
Sikh communities fear immigration raids at temples as Trump ends sanctuary for houses of worship
Sikh community members say anxiety over the immigration crackdown is hindering how some, including naturalized citizens, practice their faith.NBC News - 3d -
ICE immigration sweeps puts New Orleans' sanctuary city status to the test
A Louisiana state law passed just last year bans the very policies that make New Orleans a sanctuary city, the only one in the Gulf states.CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Local bookstores, dealt another blow by L.A. fires, become 'community touchstones'
Local bookstores have become tiny beacons of light, drawing Angelenos seeking solace and consolation following the L.A. fires.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 6 -
City's derelict Debenhams to become a park
Plans have been confirmed to turn the former Debenhams store in the city centre into a park.BBC News - 7h -
Chiefs lose 2025 Super Bowl: Kansas City becomes latest NFL team to come up short of elusive three-peat
Kansas City's quest for NFL history came up a game shortCBS Sports - Feb. 10 -
WATCH: Bear in sanctuary braves cold before quickly returning to bed
Randy, who lives at the Orphaned Wildlife Center in New York, just wants to be warm and cozy in his bed.ABC News - Feb. 5 -
The Friendship Bench: Bringing talk therapy into underserved communities
A program begun in Zimbabwe in which grandmothers and older listeners serve as "first responders" for those seeking mental health assistance in underserved communities has now expanded to nine ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Empower Your Team Through Mindful Communication
How to harness the power of words to shape your company’s vision and drive performanceInc. - Feb. 9 -
Becoming a TV commercial icon
You know them as Flo, the Progressive Insurance saleswoman; Mayhem, the human embodiment of disasters covered by Allstate; and the unstoppable dancer from the Jardiance diabetes drug ads. ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Louisiana no longer promoting mass vaccinations
The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to "rebuild trust." In a letter released Thursday, ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump administration drops challenge in transgender care dispute
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story DOJ flips on gender-affirming care SCOTUS case President Trump’s Department of Justice switched positions on ...The Hill - Feb. 7 -
Transgender Americans sue over Trump passport policy
Seven transgender or non-binary Americans sued the Trump administration Friday over its new policy preventing people from obtaining passports with sex designations that match their gender ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans
Trump’s attacks on trans people are on the wrong side of history and humanity.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Support slips for openly transgender service members: Gallup
A new Gallup poll found support among Americans for transgender individuals serving in the military has decreased to 58 percent, down from 71 percent in 2019 and 66 percent in 2021. The survey was ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Hegseth moves to implement Trump's ban on transgender troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to pause integrating new transgender recruits and suspend planned medical procedures meant to treat current service members diagnosed with ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth moves to implement Trump’s ban on transgender troops ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
I was fired for insisting that transgender people exist
We all have a stake in rolling back this cruel assault on trans people and on fundamental principles of civil rights.The Hill - Feb. 11 -
How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights
President Trump has signed five executive orders targeting transgender rights since coming to office. What’s striking about these executive orders isn’t just the sheer volume of policies that might ...The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Fetterman urges Trump to rescind ban on transgender troops
Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.), the maverick Democrat who has praised President Trump at times, on Thursday condemned the Trump administration’s decision to bar transgender individuals from serving in ...The Hill - 5d -
U.S. Army bars transgender people from enlisting
The military announced in a social media post on Friday that it will no longer allow transgender people to enlist.CBS News - 4d -
Protesters Rally Against Deletion of ‘Transgender’ on Stonewall Website
Hundreds of people gathered at the Greenwich Village site to condemn what they saw as a chilling strike against the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement.The New York Times - 4d -
EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases
The requests by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission mark a major departure from its prior interpretation of civil rights law.CBS News - 3d -
Judge questions Trump’s transgender troop ban
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Judge questions motives for Trump’s transgender troop ban A federal ...The Hill - 14m -
Review: In harrowing 'No Other Land,' journalists unite to chronicle a community under siege
A quartet of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers shapes footage of the bulldozing of West Bank's Masafer Yatta into a cry of conscience against occupation.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 7 -
Cowboy boots and community: How Black line dancers are kicking up joy
When Tamia came across a video on YouTube of people line dancing to her 2006 song “Can’t Get Enough of You,” she and her husband, NBA legend Grant Hill, decided to join in the fun and learn the dance.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Are typos lethal in a work email? Nine digital communication tips from an expert
You might need to brush your hair to go ‘camera on’, but showing your face can forge trust. Andrew Brodsky tells us what he’s learned about digital communication. Andrew Brodsky has been working ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
Trump’s move to slash research funding shakes medical community
Efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal investments in medical research are threatening to kneecap major research institutions and stifle scientific progress to combat ...The Hill - 5d -
Seniors in an affluent Southern community have had it with 'doggone' crypto scammers
Residents of Beaufort County, South Carolina, reported $3.1 million in losses from crypto scams, including ones involving bitcoin ATMs, last year alone.NBC News - 5d -
Taiwan pledges to communicate and invest more in the US after Trump tariff threats
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says he will communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S. Trump said Thursday that Taiwan ...ABC News - 4d -
Black, atheist and unapologetic: the rise of secularism in African American communities
More Black people are leaving religion, challenging tradition and redefining community. In 2015, Mandisa Thomas faced a harrowing confrontation while tabling for Black Nonbelievers Inc, a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Agency data shared by DOGE online sparks concern among intelligence community
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has sparked concerns within the intelligence community after it posted information about an agency to its website.ABC News - 3d -
Families evicted from Railroad Shop community in Miami share history of displacement
Rebecca Jenkins McSwain and Alexis Smith Parker, descendants of families evicted from the Railroad Shop Colored Addition in Miami, recount the 1947 evictions.CBS News - 1d -
The dawn of Economy 4.0: Infobip's role in shaping the future of communications
Discover how global communications platform Infobip has shaped the technology landscape by partnering with innovators like Uber and transformed customer experiences into hyper-personalized ...CBS News - 14h -
A Met Museum guard becomes a star
Artist Armia Khalil emigrated to the U.S. from Egypt with nothing but $400 and a suitcase of sculpting tools. When his dreams of becoming a professional sculptor didn't work out, he got a job as a ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
China’s US tariffs become a reality
Plus, Mandelson becomes the UK’s man in Washington while political and business leaders debate AI developments in ParisFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
In Trump’s Washington, Words Become Weaponized
The previous administration’s progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president.The New York Times - 6d -
Office attendance is becoming a performance metric
Return to work mandates can weed out underperforming staff but risk pushing away valued workersFinancial Times - 6d -
Thunderful Gothenburg becomes Stormteller Games
Thunderful Gothenburg announced today it has rebranded as Stormteller Games, with a cultural refresh to its development approach.VentureBeat - 6d