On Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, researchers and LGBTQ advocates have tracked an increase in hate speech and threats of violence directed at LGBTQ people, groups and events, with much of it directed at transgender people.
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Body of toddler pulled from rubble of latest Russian hit on Ukraine
Four people were killed and 13 injured, four of them children, in a Russian missile strike that tore through an apartment building Friday.
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U.S. poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationists
Millions of sharks are butchered every year to satisfy shark fin demand in Asia.
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After release, Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in WNBA
A week after being released from a Russian prison, Brittney Griner vows to return and play in the WNBA this season.
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Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, unleashing flood of devastation
Veterinarians, fire service officers and other officials spent the afternoon working to rescue 400 to 500 smaller fish from a separate set of aquariums.
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Pentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
Beyond unidentifiable objects, there’s a lot of new technology that could be mistaken for a UFO.
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Zelensky, Ukrainians awarded German European unity prize
The committee said awarding the prize to Zelensky and the Ukrainian people underscored that their nation is part of Europe.
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Stocks lose ground on Wall Street, extending weekly losses
The Fed this week raised its forecast for how high it will ultimately take interest rates and tried to dash some investors’ hopes that rate cuts may happen next year.
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Angelina Jolie leaves role as U.N. refugee agency envoy
In a joint statement issued Friday, the actress and the agency announced she was ‘moving on’ from her role as the agency’s special envoy.
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Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at over 100 U.S. stores
The union says it expects the strike will shutter some stores entirely; at others, managers or other workers may keep the stores open.