Samuel Woodward convicted in stabbing death of gay high school classmate Blaze Bernstein
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Samuel Woodward convicted in stabbing death of gay high school classmate Blaze Bernstein

An Orange County jury convicted Samuel Woodward of first-degree murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of his gay high school classmate. During the three-month trial, both sides portrayed…

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Reckless Green Transition Hurt EU Competitiveness, claims Viktor Orbán
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Reckless Green Transition Hurt EU Competitiveness, claims Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has authored an article in the Financial Times addressing the restoration of the European Union’s competitiveness. As Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the…

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Development fight centers on California’s oldest plant
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Development fight centers on California’s oldest plant

A Palmer oak in Jurupa Valley is estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old. The plant, which looks like a sprawling, dark green shrub, is now at…

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On Dobbs anniversary, meet America’s top abortion historian
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On Dobbs anniversary, meet America’s top abortion historian

SAUSALITO, Calif. —  For two years, ever since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, the country has waged a fierce fight over women’s health, government’s reach,…

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Veszprém Is the ‘Capital of Operetta’ for Four Days
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Veszprém Is the ‘Capital of Operetta’ for Four Days

The 7th Rátonyi Róbert Operetta Festival will be held in Veszprém (western Hungary) on June 20-23. The opening parade will feature operetta hits and circus performers. The festival…

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Van Nuys woman who lost arm in dog attack gets $7.5 million from city of L.A.
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Van Nuys woman who lost arm in dog attack gets $7.5 million from city of L.A.

A Van Nuys woman whose arm was amputated after she was attacked by a dog adopted from a city animal shelter will receive up to $7.5 million in…

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RFK Jr. says he would cut the defense budget in half
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RFK Jr. says he would cut the defense budget in half

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told an Orange County audience Wednesday night that America faces an existential threat because of its insistence on behaving like an imperial power rather…

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Queer people have shaped America. Why celebrating that fact protects kids
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Queer people have shaped America. Why celebrating that fact protects kids

When I was about 10 years old, I blurted out a sentence that would reshape my life. “Marky Mark,” I said, “is sexy.” I had only a partial…

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What LGBTQ+ Gen Z says about the queer community’s future
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What LGBTQ+ Gen Z says about the queer community’s future

I don’t know who exactly taught me I was going to hell. It wasn’t my parents. My mother, raised Southern Baptist, was clear that we attended the only…

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Lifeguard who took down Pride flags sues L.A. County over religious discrimination
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Lifeguard who took down Pride flags sues L.A. County over religious discrimination

A longtime Los Angeles County lifeguard stationed in Pacific Palisades near a stretch beloved by gay beachgoers is suing the county for requiring him to work feet away…

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