As of January 1st, 2020, two states in the Midwest permit the sale legalized recreational marijuana. A new law in Illinois, which kicked in on the first of the year, makes weed use legal in the country’s sixth-largest state. Meanwhile, a similar law in Michigan took effect on December 1st, …
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The United States Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy have ruled that the students seen flashing the “OK” hand sign at the Army-Navy football game were playing a game and not displaying a distinct hand gesture that’s become popular among white supremacists. A handful of West …
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Since 1964, the FordMustang has been something of a pop culture icon: Steve McQueen drove a 1968 Mustang GT in “Bullitt”; Serge Gainsbourg sung about making out in a Mustang;Vanilla Ice rapped about his rolling in hisMustang“5.0”. For over a half century, the performance coupe has been noteworthy for three …
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Bettie Bondage, a queer Puerto Rican dominatrix, had her Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended more than half a dozen times this past year. Gender queer Filipinx educator, activist, and sex worker Mia Little had their Instagram permanently disabled twice without notice last year. For many adult industry entertainers, artists, and …
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Like most of the other major Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been wary of taking a firm stance on sex work. On Thursday, however, Warren unveiled a comprehensive plan to protect LGBTQ+ rights. Under a section called “empowering LGBTQ+ workers,” Warren wrote, “I am also open to decriminalizing …
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Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, confessed to the murders of three people in a collection of six videos shot before they took their own lives. The bodies of the Canadian teens were found on the shores of the Nelson River, a river in the Canadian province of Manitoba, …
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ABC‘s20/20 will air an exclusive interview with Heather Tiffany Robinson, a woman who was raised by the brother of the serial killer who murdered her mother. In 2000, serial killer John Robinson was charged with the murder of multiple women, including the 1985 murder of Kansas City, Missouri-native Lisa Stasi. …
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Update Tues., Sept. 10, 2019: This story has been updated to include comment from a Purdue Pharma spokesperson, who on Monday told NPR that Purdue Pharma is offering to give up the “entire value” of the firm as part of a settlement. “Additionally, the Sacklers have offered $3 billion in …
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Millionaire and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell Saturday morning, his death considered suicide by hanging. The financier and convicted sex offender was facing federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Law enforcement agencies confirmed to ABC News that Epstein was found hanging in …
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Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie is a Republican. He is a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And he’s gay. And he hopes that you will accept him as he is, for all three of those things. In an emotional video posted on his …
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