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2020 census will ask about same-sex relationships

2020 census will ask about same-sex relationships

The new response categories for the relationship question come after Census Bureau researchers found that using the terms "same-sex" and "opposite-sex" on the census form could improve the federal government's estimates of how many same-sex couples are living in the U.S.

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Yousafzai visits her Pakistan hometown

Yousafzai visits her Pakistan hometown

Yousafzai and her family arrived in a helicopter provided by the Pakistani military, which took her to the town of Mingora in the Swat Valley from Islamabad. She had arrived in the capital before dawn on Thursday flanked by heavy security and plans to return to Britain on Monday.
by Associated Press

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Lawyer: Free speech shields woman charged in mosque burglary

An attorney for one of two Arizona woman charged with burglarizing a mosque as they spewed derogatory comments about Muslims said Thursday that his client's case isn't about hate speech but rather about her exercise of free speech rights.
by The Associated Press

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Fentanyl-laced cocaine becoming a deadly problem among drug users

Fentanyl-laced cocaine becoming a deadly problem among drug users

The powerful opioid fentanyl is showing up in batches of cocaine, threatening a new wave of opioid overdoses. Some doctors, drug users and law enforcement wonder if the contamination is deliberate.
by Martha Bebinger

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