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Minnesota church commemorates 52nd anniversary of US’s first legally-recognized same-sex marriage

By JASON RANTALA Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the first known same-sex marriage in the country, performed in Minneapolis. Michael and Jack McConnell got married Sept. 3, 1971. They were honored on their anniversary at the church that sponsored their wedding — Hennepin

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University of Tennessee season opener breaks sporting event attendance record at Nissan Stadium

By Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Saturday’s season opener for the University of Tennessee football team welcomed a record number of people into Nissan Stadium. UT Athletics said 69,507 fans were in attendance to watch the Volunteers take on the University of Virginia Cavaliers, the largest crowd

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13-year-old fires gun after Missouri high school suspends football game, relocates students off campus due to fighting

By Rheanna Wachter Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Violence continues to affect local high schools, as the third school this week has enacted safety measures following fighting among the students. St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School suspended a football game with Hazelwood East after fights broke out

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NC congressman introduces ‘Stop Pot Act’ to curb recreational marijuana legalization

By DENISE PRIDGEN Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards, NC-11, has introduced the Stop Pot Act, which would withhold federal funding from states and tribes that allow the use of recreational marijuana. NC congressman introduces ‘Stop Pot Act’ to curb recreational marijuana legalization The

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‘A house of horrors:’ Protest held after cellphone video shows a Milwaukee caregiver allegedly hit an autistic, nonverbal man

By Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — After a recent cellphone video caught a Milwaukee caregiver making some kind of violent and physical contact with one of their clients, the family of the alleged victim and concerned neighbors are speaking out. On Saturday, a group filled the streets

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What’s behind Canada’s housing crisis? Decades of policy failures, says former deputy PM

By Daniel Johnson, BNN Bloomberg Click here for updates on this story     Toronto (CTV Network) — Canada’s housing crunch is the result of decades of poor policy stemming from the federal government leaving the issue to the provinces in the 1980s, according to one former deputy prime minister. Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps said

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