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Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes

A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this year, would have updated Utah’s health education curriculum by requiring schools to teach consent, sexual violence behavior prevention and sexual assault resource strategies. The proposal was defeated in Utah’s House

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Fernando Alonso, two-time Formula One champion, injured while cycling in Switzerland

Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso was hospitalized after a road accident while cycling in Switzerland, according to a tweet from the Alpine F1 Team. “Fernando is conscious and well in himself and is awaiting further medical examinations tomorrow morning,” the team’s tweet read. The 39-year-old is an avid cyclist who is returning to

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Criminal complaint describes chaotic scene in Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic shooting

When police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and shattered glass from two improvised explosive devices, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. Court documents describe a chaotic scene as police arrived at the Allina Health Care Clinic where Gregory Ulrich allegedly

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US pharmacies could administer up to 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine a month. Here’s how

Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly. Twenty-one “national pharmacy partners and networks of independent pharmacies representing over 40,000 pharmacy locations nationwide” are taking part in the program, according to a government fact sheet, which includes a list of

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Impeachment managers conclude their case and urge Senate to convict Trump for inciting insurrection

House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging the Senate to convict the former President for inciting the insurrectionists that attacked the US Capitol, arguing he was responsible for the deadly riots on January 6 and showed no remorse afterward. The managers used their final day of arguments in the Senate

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Saudi women empowerment ‘a lie’, say siblings of Loujain al-Hathloul a day after her release

The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul issued a scathing rebuke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a press conference Thursday, a day after the women’s rights defender was released from prison. Hathloul, who alleges that she was tortured and sexually assaulted while in prison, is a prominent women’s rights defender. Her arrest in

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