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Affirmative action, conversion therapy bills approved by Iowa Senate subcommittees
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (11+ words) Affirmative action, conversion therapy bills approved by Iowa Senate subcommittees'swiowanewssource.com...
Iowa House approves bill banning local civil rights protections above state law
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (851+ words) Protesters gathered in the Iowa State Capitol Feb. 25, 2025 as a Senate subcommittee considered legislation that would remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Iowa House Republicans approved a bill Thursday banning local governments from…...
'Outrage' as LGBTQ Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (557+ words) The Stonewall national monument memorializes the eponymous Stonewall Uprising of 1969 Human Rights activist Jay Walker speaks during a protest in front of the Stonewall Monument in Manhattan in New York The removal of an LGBTQ rainbow pride flag from the…...
Shelter’s longest staying snake still looking for home
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) At 8-and-a-half feet long, Bernard the Boa constrictor is the longest resident at RSPCA's Brighton shelter in the UK. (RSPCA via SWNS) An animal rescue center is seeking a new home for a snake, which is "Britain's longest serving shelter…...
Teen wins ‘Guinness World Record for largest Jellycat collection
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (565+ words) A teenager has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Jellycat memorabilia - and said her haul is still growing. Hope Roberts, 19, began collecting two years ago and had her achievement verified in December after a stock…...
Paris dusts off statues of trailblazing women from 2024 Olympics
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (243+ words) Lawyer Gisele Halimi helped decriminalise abortion in France Nine more statues are to follow Paris on Friday installed the first of 10 statues of pioneering French women displayed during the 2024 Olympics in a northern district of the capital. The 10 statues featured…...
Argentina retirees and soccer fans clash with police during protest
1+ year, 18+ hour ago (114+ words) Argentine retirees and fans of several soccer teams clashed with police Wednesday during a protest in front of Congress in the capital, Buenos Aires, against the economic policies implemented by the government of President Javier Milei. Read more: https://bit.ly/41DxJUE #argentina…...