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Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

US dockworkers approve six-year contract, securing major pay hikes
US East and Gulf Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey: More than 45,000 U.S. dockworkers have approved a new six-year contract, securing higher wages and preventing...

Monkey business has global health authorities hopping
Multi-billion-dollar monkey-laundering industry exposed

Ramadewa looked at the numerous troops of monkeys. They were at ease and happy and showed their liveliness. All their movements, their...

Reports: Eagles to cut Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay
Reports: Eagles to cut Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Eagles are poised to release six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay...

Jets pitch trade, could release WR Davante Adams
Jets pitch trade, could release WR Davante Adams

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) Trading Davante Adams might not be as easy as picking up the phone for New York Jets...

Sharks look to halt Leafs' win streak, end their own skid
Sharks look to halt Leafs' win streak, end their own skid

(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images) Contrasting streaks will clash Monday night, and both could be extended, when the San...

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US military given 30 days to plan transgender troop removals
Transgender troops being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

WASHINGTON, D.C.:  The U.S. military has 30 days to decide how it will find and remove transgender service members. This may involve...

Iowa first to pass law stripping gender identity protections
Iowa removes gender identity from civil rights code amid protests

DES MOINES, Iowa: Iowa lawmakers have passed a new law that removes protections for gender identity from the state's civil rights code....

Rare boost for South Korea as births rise after nearly a decade
South Korea sees first birth rate increase in nine years

SEOUL, South Korea: For the first time in nine years, South Korea recorded a rise in births, offering a rare positive sign in the country's...

US overdose deaths drop 24% to 87,000 in one year
CDC: US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12 months ending September 2024, a 24 percent drop from the...

US dockworkers approve six-year contract, securing major pay hikes
US East and Gulf Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey: More than 45,000 U.S. dockworkers have approved a new six-year contract, securing higher wages and preventing...

DOJ: Woman charged for trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s family
Missouri woman admits to multimillion-dollar Graceland fraud scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Missouri woman admitted to a scheme to cheat Elvis Presley's family out of millions and take control of Graceland,...

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