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US Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Released 3 Weeks After Arrest in Japan for Alleged Drug Smuggling
The American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been released from detention in Japan three weeks after he was taken into custody on suspicion of...
Australia's Social Media Ban Leaves a 15-Year-Old Worried About Losing Touch With Friends
Australia has introduced a world-first social media ban for children under 16, starting Wednesday
National
Judge Orders Georgia to Continue Hormone Therapy for Transgender Inmates
A federal judge has ordered Georgia's prison system to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates
Trans Methodist Pastor Whose Coming-Out Sermon Went Viral Says Outpouring of Support Is Transforming Her Ministry
A United Methodist pastor in Rochester, New York, whose coming‑out sermon as a transgender woman went viral, says she has been “flooded with love” from...
Politics
Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Blocking Development of Wind Energy
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind...
Florida Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a Terrorist Organization
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a...
Business
ABC Signs Jimmy Kimmel to a One-Year Contract Extension, Months After Temporary Suspension
President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension.
Takeover Bid of Parent Company Means Limbo for CNN, Some Fellow Cable Networks
It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of its parent company,...
Health
California Officials Warn Against Foraging Wild Mushrooms After Deadly Poisoning Outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms
From Tumblr Microlabel to LGBTQ+ Talking Point: How “Berrisexuality” Entered the Conversation
An emerging internet-born term, “berrisexuality,” is gaining attention in LGBTQ+ online spaces as a microlabel describing people primarily attracted to...
