On the day of her graduation, Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith threw out her pre-approved speech and decided to use her platform to speak up for abortion rights.
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On Thursday, June 3, California State Senator Scott Wiener called on the Assembly to strip an amendment inserted by the Senate Appropriations Committee which makes it harder for journalists to cover events without a commanding officer’s authorization.
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In Pennsylvania state, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic Senate candidate, hung up the LGBTQ+ Pride flag Tuesday morning, only to be taken down five hours later.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that bans transgender females from participating in school sports on Tuesday, June 1.
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President Joe Biden revealed a $6 trillion national budget proposal for the 2022 fiscal year on Friday. The budget focuses on infrastructure, education and climate change proposals in an effort to “reimagine” the American economy and boost the middle class.
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On Friday, May 28, 2021, the Senate came to a vote of 54 to 35 on a bill that would create an independent inquiry to investigate the assault on the US Capitol building on January 6.
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The US Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Kristen Clarke as the head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division. Clarke, a longtime civil rights attorney, is the first woman and the first Black woman to lead the division, which was established in 1957.
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On Tuesday, North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble said no charges will be filed against sheriff’s deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. during a drug-related search and arrest warrant procedure in Elizabeth City on April 21.
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After seven unsuccessful launches, the rocket finally got the clear to launch. From the Wallops Flight Facility, the Black Brant XII carrying the KiNET-X mission successfully launched from the Wallops Flight Facility on Sunday, May 16, at 8:36 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
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The week-long wait on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility’s launch had come to a conclusion when NASA Wallops official Twitter confirmed this Saturday the Black Brant XII sounding rocket carrying the KiNET-X payload was “a go” for Saturday afternoon, May 15. The launch was cancelled due to abnormal weather.
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