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Canadian Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing LGBT Conversion Therapy
Canada's House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority ruling Liberal party which promised to ban the practice during an unveiling of its election platform in 2019.
15 GOP Governors Urge Release Of Census Redistricting Data
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as possible, saying further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative distr...
Mexican President Replaces Head Of Anti-corruption Agency
Mexicos president announced Monday he is replacing the head of the governments anticorruption agency, saying more reforms are needed.
Deputy Fatally Shoots Pet Chimpanzee That Attacked Woman
A deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in Eastern Oregon, sheriff's officials said.
Chief: Prognosis For Wichita Officer Who Was Shot Improves
A Wichita police officer who was shot during the weekend is in critical but stable condition and his prognosis is improving, Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said Monday.
UK Joins US, EU and Canada in Fresh Sanctions on Belarus Over Detention of Journalist
The government said it had imposed travel bans and asset freezes against senior-ranking officials in President Alexander Lukashenko's regime.
Australian PM Promises More COVID-19 Shots To States Amid Rollout Delays
Australian states and territories will get more doses of COVID19 vaccines soon, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as authorities look to avoid further delays in an immunisation drive that has hit several roadblocks.
Motor Racing-Palou Wins At Road American As F1 Team Mates Reunite
Alex Palou pounced on a late restart when leader Josef Newgarden suffered engine trouble to win the IndyCar Grand Prix Road America on Sunday while former Haas Formula One team mates Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean reunited on the starting grid.
Chile Says Assembly To Draft New Constitution Will Start Work July 4
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Sunday the assembly to draft a new constitution for the copperproducing country, replacing the one inherited from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, will hold its first session on July 4.
Sheriff: Alabama Man Killed After Pointing Gun At Deputies
An armed 20yearold man was fatally shot early Saturday during a standoff with sheriffs deputies and Alabama state troopers, authorities said.
Former British Parliament Speaker Bercow Joins Opposition Labour Party
John Bercow, the former speaker of Britain's lower house of parliament, said on Saturday that he had joined the opposition Labour Party after spending most of his political career as a Conservative legislator.
Third Wave of Covid-19 Definitely Underway in UK, Says Vaccine Expert
Professor Adam Finn said the country is now in a firm race between the vaccines and the Delta variant.
MOVE's 'Minister Of Confrontation,' Consuewella Africa, Dies
Consuewella Dotson Africa, a longtime member of the Black organization MOVE and mother of two children killed in the 1985 bombing of the group's home in Philadelphia, has died at 67.
Man Who Stabbed Asian American Charged With Attempted Murder
A man arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 94yearold Asian American woman in San Francisco in an unprovoked attack has been charged with attempted murder, the citys top prosecutor announced Friday.
Judge: No Bail For Man Accused Of Road Rage Murder Of Boy
A Southern California man charged with the murder of a 6yearold boy in a road rage incident was ordered held without bail Friday.
Diana Statue Event May 'Break Ice' for Prince William and Harry, Says Royal Biographer
The princes are due to attend the July 1 ceremony in the gardens of Kensington Palace, unveiling a statue they commissioned to mark what would have been their mother's 60th birthday.