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Rockingham, BF and Saxtons River move toward permanent display of Pride flag

Friday, January 31st, 2025

via Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont)

The town of Rockingham and its two villages of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River took a big step Tuesday toward permanently displaying the gay Pride flag, with supporters saying the

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Maine DOE says it won’t follow Trump’s gender order. Will Mass.?

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

via Boston.com (Massachusetts)

Maine's DOE said that it would not enforce Trump's executive order that said the U.S. government would only recognize two genders.

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Miyares goes it alone

Thursday, January 30th, 2025

via The Daily Progress (Virginia)

AG RUNS FOR REELECTION

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Moulton tackles culture war backlash, Dems’ response to Trump at first 2025 district town hall

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Representative Seth Moulton discussed responding to the Trump administration and backlash to his comments on trans athletes at a town hall in Peabody Tuesday.

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House OKs bill limiting flags in schools

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

via Lewiston Tribune (Idaho)

Senate will next have a chance to vote on the measure that would ban the display of flags and banners on Idaho public school properties that 'represent a political viewpoint'

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze of Federal Grant Funds

Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

via The New York Times (Virginia)

A judge in Washington, D.C., has sided with activists who claimed the White House's freezing of billions of dollars in already approved funding violated the law.

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What they’re thinking: Iowa’s first openly trans lawmaker speaks out

Sunday, January 26th, 2025

via The Gazette (Iowa)

Amie Wichtendahl of Hiawatha hopes her election serves as a 'repudiation' of anti-trans stereotypes

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Trump executive order seeks to erase the existence of transgender people

Monday, January 20th, 2025

via San Francisco Chronicle (California)

'I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life,' Trump said Monday.

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Belgium’s pastoral pastime of pigeon racing faces high anxiety over crime wave

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing is in the midst of a high-tech crime wave.

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Update: Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners, detainees

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early on Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

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Al Capone called it his sweetheart. The pistol that saved his life is coming to Vegas

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

A rare glimpse into mobster Al Capone's home life will be on display in a new exhibit at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas.

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New chief appointed to Bedford Fire Department

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Bedford Town Council voted unanimously this week to appoint Stacey Wills as the town fire department's new fire chief.

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Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

As California's massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.

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Antwan Staley: 6 players to watch during the CFP national championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

After the first year of the expanded 12-team playoff, the national championship game is almost ready to kick off. Notre Dame (14-1) will try to win its first national championship

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Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later, some of them are allowed to return.

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New Orleans attack raises familiar debate: Can Bourbon Street be made safe?

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the recent attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.

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Vital yet undervalued: Funding shortfalls stunt growth, progress at Montana tribal colleges

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

via Billings Gazette (Montana)

While the injection of federal coronavirus relief dollars offered a glimpse of what's possible when these schools are adequately resourced, future funding remains in limbo.

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Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

Israel's Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas.

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LA’s Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could impact Games

Friday, January 17th, 2025

via NewsAdvance.com (Virginia)

The runup to LA hosting the 2028 Olympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure at a time when the region's resources figure to be stretched.

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