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Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds 07/09/2024 10:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) â A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Around 6 in A Memphis man is now charged with attacking two homeless men in recent months 07/08/2024 07:50pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â A U.S. Army veteran charged with fatally shooting a homeless man has also been accused of attacking another homeless person with a knife in downtown Memphis, court documents show. Karl P. Loucks, 41, was charged June 25 with aggravated assault after police said he cut a man t Money Dysmorphia: What Is It and Does It Impact You? 07/07/2024 08:00pm • You have savings, no pressing debt and make a good income. When you review your accounts and circumstances you should feel proud and comfortable, but instead you're seized with worry. You can't relax and enjoy your positive situation. Or, maybe the process of earning money makes you nervous or you f A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for new UK leader Keir Starmer 07/06/2024 09:58am • LONDON (AP) â New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesnât get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election campaign, the center-left politician must get straight to work assembling his government, tackling a mountain of domestic problems and putting his stamp on the U.K.âs relati Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds Affordable apartments are out of reach for many low-wage Maryland renters, report finds 07/06/2024 09:05am • Maryland is among the most-challenging states for minimum wage workers to earn enough to be able to afford rent for a two-bedroom apartment, suggesting that affordable housing is âœout of reachâ for many low-wage renters. Thatâs the conclusion of the âœOut of Reachâ report from the Nation Who's who in Britain's new Labour government led by Keir Starmer 07/06/2024 07:17am • LONDON (AP) â Britainâs new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed a Cabinet of Labour Party lawmakers and a few outside experts as he tries to tackle priorities including boosting a sluggish economy, building more homes and fixing the creaking state-funded health service. Labour has spent 14 Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, now Iran's president-elect 07/05/2024 11:22pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) â After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was âœunacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.â Days later, as nationwide protests and a bloody cr The Latest | Hamas says 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments The Latest | Hamas says 'positive response' from mediators to its cease-fire amendments 07/05/2024 06:55pm • Hamas says amendments it proposed to the most recent U.S. plan for a cease-fire in Gaza âœhave been met with a positive response by the mediators.â However, âœthe official Israeli position has not yet become clear,â and no date for negotiations has been set, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said Nine years after Obergefell, number of same-sex marriages has jumped in Maryland Nine years after Obergefell, number of same-sex marriages has jumped in Maryland 06/30/2024 11:17am • Same-sex couples could already get married in Maryland before the U.S. Supreme Court extended the right nationwide nine years ago, but the numbers have risen sharply since the ruling was handed down in Obergefell v. Hodges. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there were about 4,400 same-sex mar How victims of LGBTQ hate crimes can get help in DC How victims of LGBTQ hate crimes can get help in DC 06/24/2024 10:31am • "Continue to be brave, continue to be smart and continue to be safe," is the advice shared with LGBTQ people trying to navigate through lifeâs challenges by Monroe Poston, a D.C. native and transgender woman. Poston is the workforce development and outreach specialist for the D.C. Mayor's Offic There’s been progress, but discrimination against the LGBTQ community continues in Md., report finds Thereâs been progress, but discrimination against the LGBTQ community continues in Md., report finds 06/22/2024 02:24pm • When Monserrath Aleman left Honduras for a better life in Baltimore, she was leaving behind a country where Human Rights Watch said LGBTQ individuals are âœfrequently targets of discrimination, extortion, and violenceâ from gangs, the police and the public. What she found in Baltimore, where h At his first Pride parade, he hid behind a tree so nobody would see him. Here's how he became an LGBTQ 'hero' At his first Pride parade, he hid behind a tree so nobody would see him. Here's how he became an LGBTQ 'hero' 06/20/2024 05:50am • On the cover of Peter Rosensteinâs memoir, "Born This Gay: My Life of Activism, Politics, Travel, and Coming Out," is a picture of the moment that influenced the rest of his life. The picture shows a 16-year-old Rosenstein presenting an award to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosenstein was Latino leaders urge Maryland Democratic Party to not forget their communities Latino leaders urge Maryland Democratic Party to not forget their communities 06/15/2024 02:31pm • After a tough primary election ended last month, Maryland Democratic Party leaders vowed unity as they head into the November general election. The Latino community wants to make sure itâs not left out of the party. âœAs members of the party, weâre trying to push the party forward and say Does Medicare Cover the Cost of Medical Alert Systems? 06/13/2024 08:00pm • More than 27% of U.S. adults over age 60 live alone, according to research by the Pew Research Center. That estimate is expected to rise as more baby boomers reach retirement age. "Many older adults are aging in place as technological innovations offer more vulnerable seniors the opportunity to live Neighbors react after rowdy Potomac, Md. pool party: 'Where was the county?' Neighbors react after rowdy Potomac, Md. pool party: 'Where was the county?' 06/03/2024 03:10pm • Mindy Farber and John Camp came home from dinner on Saturday, May 25, and found their quiet neighborhood packed with cars. âœI've never seen anything like it,â Farber told WTOP. The house near them on Stapleford Hall Drive had become the site of a reportedly raucous pool party, with tic
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