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SCOTUS likely to back religious opt-outs for LGBTQ-themed books in schools

A ruling is expected this summer.
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Terrifying video shows missing diver battling shark off coast of Israel

Terrifying video shows a diver being attacked by a shark as horrified beachgoers watched on helplessly. The unidentified diver is assumed dead after the attack at a beach in Israel that has been drawing tourists to see the sharks — with one video showing one swimming right up to a child standing in the water….
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Scottish government abandons plan to fight court ruling on gender recognition

Social justice secretary says Holyrood ‘fully accepts’ supreme court ruling and would amend guidance

The Scottish government has said it will abandon its plans to change legislation on gender recognition, the high watermark of Nicola Sturgeon’s progressive agenda, as it moved to reassure the trans community that “you are valued”.

In a statement to MSPs on Tuesday afternoon, the social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said Holyrood “fully accepts” the judgment of the supreme court, which ruled against Scottish ministers last Wednesday in the culmination of a long-running legal action brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland.

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St. John’s lands European sharpshooter Imran Suljanovic as new roster takes shape

More shooting is on the way to Queens, this time from across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Midwest carbon capture pipeline seeks additional time on permitting application in South Dakota

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Brock Purdy reports to 49ers and George Kittle stays away from offseason program, AP source says

Brock Purdy reports to 49ers and George Kittle stays away from offseason program, AP source says
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Pope Francis’s body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday, Vatican says: Live updates

Pope Francis died on Monday morning from a stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican announced.
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Pennsylvania governor reopens fire-damaged official residence to public as cleanup goes on

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Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard expects to play when Bucks and Pacers meet in Game 2

Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard expects to play when Bucks and Pacers meet in Game 2
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Christina Hall shares snaps from ‘best spring break’ ever with new CEO boyfriend and ex-husband Tarek El Moussa

The “Christina on the Coast” star shared a slideshow of images from her Cabo San Lucas, Mexico escape with new beau Christopher Larocca and El Moussa.