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Alan Dershowitz: Shunned for defending the 'Constitution on behalf of a president I didn't vote for'

The longtime law professor, who taught Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) at Harvard, said the lawmaker "must have missed my class on the hearsay rule."

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Spain’s Pamplona bull-running is back after two years, but with a few injuries 

The annual festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions that ensued

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Pope Francis to appoint women to Vatican hierarchy

The head of the Roman Catholic Church said he wants to expand the number of women in top-level positions in the Holy See following a reform last month that allows any baptized Catholic, including lay men and women, to head most Vatican departments

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Belief that 'men cannot become women' protected under equality law, rules U.K. court

A U.K. employment tribunal found on Tuesday that researcher Maya Forstater had been discriminated against by her employer for her beliefs about transgender people, meaning she is entitled to pursue damages under the country’s equality laws

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July 5: 211th Anniversary of Venezuela's Independence Day

Venezuela was one of the first Ibero-American territories to declare its independence

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British bank Halifax sees exodus after saying customers can leave if they disagree with new gender pronoun badge

Customers of British bank Halifax are leaving in droves after a social media manager on Twitter said anyone who disagreed with their new gender pronoun badges is “welcome to close your account.”

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Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor at U.S. Capitol Rotunda 

Williams was sent ahead of this unit to Japan in February 1945, where he eliminated several machine gun positions

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California AG Rob Bonta adds Arizona, other states, to no-travel list over transgender sports ban

California is restricting state-funded travel to several states because its politicians disagree with political policies enacted by those states over the past several months.

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Orlando apologies for mocking July 4 fireworks invite saying U.S. full of 'division, hate and unrest'

City officials issued apology Saturday amid backlash

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Independence Day! Americans, Californians defect to Mexico amid U.S. inflation

Our southern neighbor has become especially attractive to those fleeing California, already the second most expensive state to live in after Hawaii, due to high housing prices and rising crime