Compiled with assistance from various LGBTQ organizations, the glossary and FAQ list was created in an effort to help NPR readers navigate the seemingly endlessly expanding lexicon of gender-identity-related language. “Our goal is to help people communicate accurately and respectfully with one another,” the broadcaster wrote, adding: “Proper use of …
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The state’s chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier made the strange recommendation during a press conference on Wednesday, when she also announced that an Australian Football League team from Melbourne would be permitted to enter South Australia for an upcoming match, despite ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. “We’re looking at the ball… …
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Ortiz, a former light heavyweight champion of the elite MMA promotion and one of its early old school stars, took office back in December. Receiving 42,000 votes, this was the biggest tally in poll history for the highest office in the California community he hails from. Yet just some six …
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As revealed on Tuesday, former UFC and Invicta FC flyweight Gonzalez will do battle with Charisa Sigala at BKFC 18. The event will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on June 26, and features no fewer than four title fights from lightweight up to heavyweight …
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Scores of police with guns drawn and a SWAT team were seen surrounding an apartment building in Wilmington on Wednesday night, where the shooter is thought to be holed up. The Wilmington Police Department reported that the three injured officers were “responding to a call for service” when they were …
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This is according to Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank. “That’s why our monetary policy, as well as fiscal policy and whole macroeconomic policy, is quite conservative,” she told American broadcaster CNBC, noting that Russia has reserves big enough “to withstand all financial scenarios or geopolitical scenarios.” Russia …
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The MTA confirmed the attack on Wednesday, saying the breach involved three of the agency’s 18 computer systems and that it was alerted to the incident in April by the FBI and other federal agencies. In its report on the cyberattack earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times said the …
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“Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her – my 1st time in a year+ [because] of COVID,” the Democrat said in a tweet on Wednesday, referring to her grandmother. The post also included two photos of her grandma’s house, in …
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“Joe Biden is the first American president who doesn’t want America to be a nation at all,” Trump said in a scorching statement issued on Wednesday. He added, “Our country is being destroyed before our very eyes.” The statement came one day after the Biden administration formally ended the Trump-era …
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The short course, titled ‘The Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel’ was announced on Wednesday. It is sponsored by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, a nonprofit based at the law school whose mission is to “promote understanding and appreciation of the principles and practices necessary …
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