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Beyoncé Makes Billboard Chart History Again + More News

Beyonce scores 11 Grammy nominations

Some news items you might have missed: • Billboard Magazine: Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter gallops in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums, the superstar’s eighth No. 1 on the all-genre chart. She also scored the top spot on the Top Country Albums chart becoming the first Black woman to do so. Continue reading “Beyoncé Makes Billboard Chart History Again + More News”

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News: Abortion In France + Nikki Haley + SCOTUS + More

France has become the first nation in the world to enshrine abortion rights into its constitution.

Happy Monday, everyone! Here are some of the trending news stories as we start the week. • Reuters: France has become the first nation in the world to enshrine abortion rights into its constitution. MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes against 72, in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament. Continue reading “News: Abortion In France + Nikki Haley + SCOTUS + More”

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Study: Kids With Gay Dads Doing Better Than Kids Of Straight Dads + More News

Gay dads (image via Depositphotos)

Some news items you might have missed: • Futurism: A new study shows that the children of gay dads born through surrogacy tend to be more well-adjusted than the kids of straight couples who conceived them naturally. Continue reading “Study: Kids With Gay Dads Doing Better Than Kids Of Straight Dads + More News”

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Freddy Mercury’s Piano Sold For $2.2 Million + More News

Freddy Mercury during a concert in the Groenoordhallen in Leiden in the Netherlands (photo: Buurserstraat38/Depositphotos)
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: The piano on which Freddy Mercury composed the iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody” for his band Queen sold for $2.2 million at auction in six minutes – about the length of time it takes to sing the song. Continue reading “Freddy Mercury’s Piano Sold For $2.2 Million + More News”

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Judge Blocks Tennessee Anti-Drag Law + More News

Tennessee lawmakers have introduced their own "Don't Say Gay" legislation which would prohibit discussion of LGBTQ topics on any level in schools. Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: A federal judge Friday granted a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of Tennessee’s anti-drag law against a Pride festival taking place in Blount County Saturday. Continue reading “Judge Blocks Tennessee Anti-Drag Law + More News”

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RFK Jr. On AIDS, Poppers & Vaccines + More News

John Casey takes a look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - who has said poppers cause AIDS, denounced the COVID vaccines, declared contaminated water turns kids trans, and is now a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination - is impacting his family's storied political legacy.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (photo: Flickr/Shawn – CC license)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: John Casey takes a look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who has said poppers cause AIDS, denounced the COVID vaccines, declared contaminated water turns kids trans, and is now a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination – is impacting his family’s storied political legacy. Continue reading “RFK Jr. On AIDS, Poppers & Vaccines + More News”