Federal appeals court strikes down gay marriage ban in Oklahoma
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday (18 July) that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The 2-1 decision came from the same three-judge panel in Denver that last month ruled that a similar ban in Utah violated the constitutional …

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Singlestalk: Falling out
MICHELLE: Breaking up is hard to do. Is it possible to end a relationship without coming off like storm signal No. 3 ripping through your heart? So many guys try to “spare the woman’s feelings” when they break up. How women wish guys just learn to tell the truth. That would be a nice change but it’s difficult for some men to do. I mean for guys to admit they’ve decided that they don’t enjoy the …

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How Turbans Helped Some Blacks Go Incognito In The Jim Crow Era
At the time, ideas of race in America were quite literally black and white. But a few meters of cloth changed the way some people of color were treated.

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Supreme Court Says Utah Doesn't Have to Recognize Gay Marriages
Utah for now doesn’t have to recognize the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples who wed during a 17-day period in December and January, as the U.S. Supreme Court put a lower court order on hold. The nation’s highest court, which six months ago …

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Unlike 1st, Malaysia's 2nd disaster brings closure
Less than five months ago, they had rushed to Kuala Lumpur International Airport – anxious relatives with a hope in their hearts, however faint, that a missing jumbo jet with their loved ones had not crashed, and would…

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Vikings suspend coach for three games, following Kluwe’s claim of anti-gay comments
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings will suspend special teams co-ordinator Mike Priefer without pay for three games this season and donate $100,000 to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups, in response to former punter Chris Kluwe’s …

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