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Library Rules in Alberta Reveal a Clash Between Child Protection and Expanded State Oversight

21+ hour, 16+ min ago  (419+ words) Alberta will restrict access to books in its public library system, affecting all 324 public libraries and limiting youth aged 15 and younger from freely accessing materials the government deems sexually explicit. What exactly does the new legislation propose? Verified facts: Municipal…...

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Library Director Fired After Refusing to Move LGBTQ+ Books From Children’s Section

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (424+ words) The Rutherford County Library Board's 8-3 vote on Monday evening (ET) ended James' tenure as the county's top librarian. The firing followed James' refusal to comply with a prior board decision directing staff to move more than 100 LGBTQ books from children's…...

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Jaden Ivey Alleges Bulls Released Him for Sharing Gospel

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (332+ words) NBA guard Jaden Ivey has made headlines after comments regarding his release from the Chicago Bulls, asserting that it stemmed from his outspoken Christian faith. Appearing on the PinPoint Podcast, Ivey discussed the circumstances around his waiver and the impact…...

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Supreme Court Sides With Counselor in Conversion Therapy Challenge

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (409+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday (ET) sided with a Christian counselor in her challenge to Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, saying the law as applied to talk therapy conflicts with the First Amendment. The decision, issued in an…...

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Conversion Therapy ruling: 5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s 8–1 decision that could reshape state health rules

4+ day, 16+ min ago  (292+ words) Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, emphasized that Colorado's law "does not just ban physical interventions" and that, in cases like this, "it censors speech based on viewpoint. " He also wrote: "The First Amendment stands as a shield against…...

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Ghana and the Mahama honorary doctorate reversal: Why the dispute is escalating now

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (343+ words) ghana is facing renewed international scrutiny after Lincoln University in the United States canceled plans to confer an honorary doctorate on President John Dramani Mahama shortly before a scheduled ceremony, triggering diplomatic criticism and a wave of domestic religious solidarity....

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Ricardo Orrego and the Colombia newsroom reckoning: 3 fault lines exposed by the latest #MeTooColombia wave

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (773+ words) In a story driven as much by institutional response as by personal testimony, ricardo orrego has become one of the names circulating on social media as Colombia's journalism community confronts a surge of allegations and accounts of workplace harassment. The…...

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Hailey Davidson and the New Women’s Golf Rules: A Lawsuit Exposes a Policy Paradox

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (575+ words) A single eligibility line has become the fulcrum of a much larger fight: hailey davidson has sued the LPGA and the USGA over policies that bar biological males who underwent male puberty from competing in women's competitions, challenging what the…...

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Kerry Washington Obsessed with Intense Rivalry

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (249+ words) Kerry Washington is expressing her enthusiasm for the series "Heated Rivalry." At the premiere of her Apple TV show "Imperfect Women," she detailed her admiration for the queer hockey drama. Washington revealed that she purchased an "I'm coming to the…...

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Save Act: White House presses Congress to add anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (370+ words) The White House confirmed Friday that Trump is seeking new provisions that were not included in the legislation the House narrowly passed last month. The proposed additions include policies targeting transgender people and a provision banning no-excuse mail voting. White…...