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How Black Queer Ballroom Culture Shaped Modern Digital Life

The scene has notably shaped modern culture, specifically modern internet culture, online slang, and digital movements that we see today.

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In a Boost, McConnell Backs Senate Bipartisan Gun Deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support Tuesday for his chamber's emerging bipartisan gun agreement.

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1/6 Panel Postpones Hearing With Ex-Justice Dept. Officials

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed a hearing that was to feature Trump-era Justice Department officials.

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Yellowstone Closed After Historic Floods; Some Areas Cut Off

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park were isolated and tourists stranded Tuesday after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges in Montana and Wyoming and forced the closure of all entrances to the park.

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U.S. Failed To Stop Fraud in COVID Loan Program, Clyburn Says

The U.S. government failed to take basic steps at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses, depleting the funds and making Americans more vulnerable to identity theft, the head of a congressional panel examining the payouts said Tuesday.

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Elon Musk To Address Twitter Employees for First Time This Week

Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy the social media platform, the company said Tuesday.

WATCH: “Intoxicated” Giuliani Pushed for Victory Claim

Members of Trump's 2020 campaign said an “intoxicated” Rudy Giuliani kept pushing for Trump to prematurely claim victory on election night.

WATCH: How Donald Trump Laid the Groundwork for His Big Lie

The House January 6th committee aired a video montage showing how Trump laid the groundwork for his Big Lie months before the November presidential election even happened.

WATCH: Right-Wing Extremists Arrested During Idaho Pride Event

31 members of a right-wing extremist group called Patriot Front were arrested in Idaho on Saturday for allegedly planning to riot at a local Pride event.

WATCH: Man Makes Squirrels-Only Cinema

“I dig your cinema!” — This man built an authentic-looking mini-movie theater just for squirrels.

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WATCH: White House Reiterates Biden’s Plan For Re-election in 2024

The White House reiterated on Monday that President Biden has every intention of running for re-election in 2024.

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WATCH: Teacher Goes Viral After Sharing Active Shooter Protocols

“I shouldn’t have to have a bulletproof backpack, a door bar, and a bat in my classroom to feel safe” — This teacher went viral for sharing the reality of what it means to be an educator in the U.S.

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WATCH: Jay-Z & Blue Ivy Steal Show at Warriors vs. Celtics Game

The Warriors took down the Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night — but it was Jay-Z and his daughter Blue Ivy, who looks more like her mom everyday, who stole the show.

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WATCH: Graduates Hand Pride Flags to University President

During the graduation ceremony at Seattle Pacific University on June 12, students protested their school’s ban on LGBTQ+ staff and professors by handing the school’s president a Pride flag as they received their diplomas.

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06/13/22

31 People Linked to White Supremacist Group Arrested in Idaho for Planning To Sabotage Pride Event

The 31 suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy to riot.

06/13/22

Amber Heard Says She Doesn’t Blame Jury in Depp Libel Case

NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million after a contentious six-week libel trial in her first post-verdict interview.

06/13/22

Dad Who Took Confederate Flag Into Capitol on Trial With Son

A federal judge's acquittal of a New Mexico man in April was a rare blemish on the Justice Department's record of securing convictions in U.S. Capitol riot cases. More than two months later, a Delaware father and son hope the same judge will clear them, too.

06/13/22

Texas Shooting Records Could Be Blocked by Legal Loophole

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As public pressure mounts for more information on the deadly Uvalde school shooting, some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released — even to the victims' families — once the case is closed.

06/13/22

Jan. 6 Witnesses Say They Told Trump Not To Claim Quick Victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien and other top aides testified Monday at the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that they believed the 2020 presidential race was too close to call on Election Night, but Trump nevertheless declared himself the winner.

06/13/22

Jan. 6 Panelists: Enough Evidence Uncovered To Indict Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

06/10/22

The U.S. Will No Longer Require International Air Travelers To Test for COVID

The move comes more than a year after the rule was first implemented.

06/10/22

Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Reached Their Highest Levels in Human History

The long-term effects on the environment have been devastating.

06/10/22

Britney Spears Marries Sam Asghari in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship.

06/10/22

Justice Department Opens Probe Into Louisiana State Police

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.

06/10/22

NASA Launches Study of UFOs Despite ‘Reputational Risk’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

06/10/22

Biden, Leaders Reach Migration Pact Despite Attendance Flap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders are set to announce on Friday what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

06/10/22

EXPLAINER: A Look at Far-Right Extremists in Jan. 6 Riot

The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

06/10/22

WATCH: Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards Describes the Jan 6 Insurrection

“I saw friends with blood all over their faces” — Capitol police officer Caroline Edwards described the Jan 6 insurrection as a “war zone” while testifying before House members (warning: distressing).

06/10/22

WATCH: Former AG William Barr Calls Trump’s Big Lie “Bullsh*t”

In its first public hearing, the January 6 committee shared a video of former AG William Barr admitting that Trump’s election fraud claims were “bullsh*t.”

06/10/22

WATCH: January 6 Committee Releases New Footage of Capitol Attack

The January 6th House committee released a 10+-minute video showing the day's events — including how violent rioters celebrated President Trump’s tweets in real time on the Capitol steps.

06/10/22

WATCH: Pres. Biden Tackles Tough Questions on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“Look at the young people — best educated, least prejudiced, most giving generation in American history” — On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Pres.

06/10/22

Ukrainians and Afghans Are Uniting America

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