Tag: Social issues
Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount
PHOENIX — A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots in...
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’
Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences.
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Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...
Israeli soccer referee comes out as transgender woman
<p>RAMAT GAN, Israel — An Israeli soccer referee has come out as transgender and is living — and enforcing the rules of the game...
Intern must publicly testify on rape claim against lawmaker
<p>BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative ethics committee will force a 19-year-old intern who says she was raped by a lawmaker to publicly testify...
Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned...
What’s behind the growth slump? Takeaways from census data
The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing...
Iowa man convicted in 2019 fatal beating of pastor
DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa man was convicted Tuesday of fatally beating a pastor outside of his church.
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US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug
<p>The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.</p>
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Hawaii close to honoring Juneteenth, leaving 1 state holdout
<p>HONOLULU — Hawaii was poised to become the 49th state to recognize Juneteenth after the House and Senate on Tuesday passed legislation designating June...