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Japan's Parliament Elects Sanae Takaichi As Nation's First Female Prime Minister
Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday
TV Writer Graham Linehan Won't Face Charges for Transgender Post That Sparked UK Debate
Irish TV comedy writer Graham Linehan will not face charges after his arrest over social media posts critical of transgender people
National
Springer's Homer Sends Blue Jays Into World Series With 4-3 Win Over Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS
George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by...
Comey's Lawyers Say Case Against Him Is Driven by Trump's 'Personal Animus' and Must Be Thrown Out
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are urging a judge to dismiss the case against him
Politics
Arrests Made as Houston Removes Iconic Rainbow Crosswalks Amid Statewide Crackdown
Early Monday morning, Houston authorities arrested three protesters as crews removed the city’s landmark rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, following a directive...
Vermont State Senator Who Took Part in 'Deeply Disturbing' Young Republicans Group Chat Resigns
A Vermont state senator who took part in a Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members made racist comments and joked about rape and gas chambers...
Business
Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Disrupts Snapchat, Ring and Many Other Online Services
Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal
Chick-Fil-A in Georgia Faces Outrage After Black Officer Denied Free Meal Offered to White Colleagues
A Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Augusta, Georgia is under scrutiny following reports that three white police officers were given complimentary meals while their...
Health
Government Shutdown Means Many CDC Experts Are Skipping a Pivotal Meeting on Infectious Disease
An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t...
Aydian Dowling: Redefining Masculinity and Trans Visibility in the Digital Age
Aydian Dowling, a transgender male creator and activist, is leveraging Instagram and TikTok to transform digital culture through candid storytelling, education,...