There she is: Out of the closet, and ready for Miss America
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry's biggest stages. Miss Missouri, Erin O' Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown on Sept. 11 as the first openly…
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Lawmakers likely to do what they do best: the bare minimum
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers return to Washington this week for an abbreviated election-season session in which they will likely do what they do best: the bare minimum. All Congress must do this month is keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1 and, with any luck, finally provide money for the fight against the…
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Trump to meet with black leaders in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The day before he goes to Detroit for his first general election appearance in front of a majority black audience, Donald Trump is heading to Philadelphia. Trump will be holding a roundtable with business, civic and religious leaders from the city's African-American community. Trump has scaled up his outreach to minority voters…
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Ex-Stanford swimmer leaves jail after serving half his term
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked national outcry has been released from jail after serving half his term. Brock Turner walked out the main entrance of the Santa Clara County jail Friday and plans to head to his native Ohio to live…
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