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    Anglican leader hopes meeting can avoid homosexuality split
    News, World
    Anglican leader hopes meeting can avoid homosexuality split
    DANICA KIRKA and RACHEL ZOLL 
    Jan 11, 2016
    LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Monday he hoped this week's meeting of world Anglican leaders could avoid a split over homose...
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    Slovenians vote on whether to uphold same-sex marriage law
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    Slovenians vote on whether to uphold same-sex marriage law
    ALI ZERDIN 
    Dec 20, 2015
    LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians held a referendum Sunday on whether to allow same-sex marriage and become the first former communist nation in E...
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    Jamaica activist brings legal challenge to anti-sodomy laws
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    Jamaica activist brings legal challenge to anti-sodomy laws
    Dec 09, 2015
    KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Jamaican gay rights activist has brought a rare legal challenge to the Caribbean island's anti-sodomy laws that criminalize...
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    Bill T. Jones to be honored by Human Rights Campaign
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    Bill T. Jones to be honored by Human Rights Campaign
    MARK KENNEDY 
    Dec 07, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award-winning choreographer and mentor Bill T. Jones will be honored by the Human Rights Campaign with its Visibility Award, whic...
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    Gay marriage is legal but not on tribal lands
    Nation, News
    Gay marriage is legal but not on tribal lands
    FELICIA FONSECA 
    Nov 27, 2015
    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cleo Pablo married her longtime partner when gay weddings became legal in Arizona and looked forward to the day when her wife ...
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    Ugandan gays hope the pope will speak out on their behalf
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    Ugandan gays hope the pope will speak out on their behalf
    RODNEY MUHUMUZA 
    Nov 22, 2015
    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Gay activists are hoping Pope Francis will preach tolerance toward homosexuals, and even go so far as to condemn violent attack...
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    Backlash over Mormon LGBT rule change spreads among faithful
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    Backlash over Mormon LGBT rule change spreads among faithful
    BRADY McCOMBS 
    Nov 12, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New Mormon church rules targeting gay members and their children have triggered a firestorm of backlash from church members of a...
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    Mormon church issues rules aimed at gay members, their kids
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    Mormon church issues rules aimed at gay members, their kids
    BRADY McCOMBS 
    Nov 07, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church officials have issued a rule change that says members in same-sex marriages can be kicked out and their children m...
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    Gay Mormon church members say new rules are devastating
    Nation, News
    Gay Mormon church members say new rules are devastating
    BRADY McCOMBS 
    Nov 07, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the past two years, Nathan Kitchen has revealed to his five children that he's gay, gone through a divorce with his wife and ...
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    Showdown in Houston over LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
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    Showdown in Houston over LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
    JUAN A. LOZANO and DAVID CRARY 
    Oct 25, 2015
    HOUSTON (AP) — After a drawn-out showdown between Houston's popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, voters in the nation's four...
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    Sanders, Clinton set tone for leadoff presidential caucuses
    Nation, News
    Sanders, Clinton set tone for leadoff presidential caucuses
    KEN THOMAS and CATHERINE LUCEY 
    Oct 25, 2015
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bernie Sanders sharpened the contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton on a bevy of liberal causes on Saturday, casting himself as ...
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    Pope turns bishops’ attention to family crises in Mideast
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    Pope turns bishops’ attention to family crises in Mideast
    NICOLE WINFIELD and DANIELA PETROFF 
    Oct 09, 2015
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis directed the attention of the world's bishops to real-world crises Friday by denouncing the escalation of conflicts i...
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    Law firm labeled hate group leading Kim Davis’ crusade
    Nation
    Law firm labeled hate group leading Kim Davis’ crusade
    CLAIRE GALOFARO 
    Oct 04, 2015
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kim Davis' lawyer stood onstage in a Washington D.C. hotel and pointed to a photo on the screen. It showed 100,000 people packe...
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    Vatican upends Davis affair with news of audience with gays
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    Vatican upends Davis affair with news of audience with gays
    NICOLE WINFIELD 
    Oct 03, 2015
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican turned the tables on the Kim Davis affair Friday: Not only did it distance Pope Francis from her claims that he endors...
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    Clerk jailed over gay marriage says pope encouraged her
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    Clerk jailed over gay marriage says pope encouraged her
    CLAIRE GALOFARO 
    Sep 30, 2015
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky clerk Kim Davis met briefly with Pope Francis during his historic U.S. visit, an encounter she said validates her crus...
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    Obama pick for Army would be first openly gay service chief
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    Obama pick for Army would be first openly gay service chief
    Sep 19, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that he will nominate longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army's new secretary. If ...
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    Did Putin call Elton John? Singer says yes, Kremlin says no
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    Did Putin call Elton John? Singer says yes, Kremlin says no
    Sep 15, 2015
    LONDON (AP) — Elton John said Tuesday that Vladimir Putin phoned him after the musician requested a meeting to discuss Russia's anti-gay environment —...
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    AP PHOTOS: LGBT people in conservative S. Korea find hope
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    AP PHOTOS: LGBT people in conservative S. Korea find hope
    JULIE YOON 
    Sep 15, 2015
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Just after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized nationwide same-sex marriage, tens of thousands of people gathered in front of S...
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    Religious clerks in Kentucky follow law, but see conflict
    Nation, News
    Religious clerks in Kentucky follow law, but see conflict
    CLAIRE GALOFARO and DYLAN LOVAN 
    Sep 15, 2015
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Clerk Mike Johnston prays twice a day, once each morning and once each night, and asks the Lord to understand the decision he m...
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    Brazil Pentecostal church welcomes gays spurned elsewhere
    News, World
    Brazil Pentecostal church welcomes gays spurned elsewhere
    JENNY BARCHFIELD 
    Sep 09, 2015
    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With his booming voice and high-voltage charisma capable of working crowds of hundreds into a lather, Marcos Gladstone has all t...
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    Penguins forward Sidney Crosby named to Canada’s preliminary Olympic roster
    National Sports
    Penguins forward Sidney Crosby named to Canada’s preliminary Olympic roster
    June 17, 2025
    (TNS)—Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby was named to Canada's preliminary roster for the 2026 Olympics which will be held in Italy. All partic...
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    Carmen Mlodzinski embraces return to bullpen as Pirates tinker with his role
    Local Sports
    Carmen Mlodzinski embraces return to bullpen as Pirates tinker with his role
    Justin Guerriero The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
    June 17, 2025
    (TNS) —Carmen Mlodzinski has not backed off his conviction that he can be an effective starting pitcher at the major-league level. While Mlodzinski is...
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    Hidden Valley Gets Season Started with Condon Memorial
    Local Sports
    Hidden Valley Gets Season Started with Condon Memorial
    Jo Wankel 
    June 17, 2025
    CLEARFIELD - Karen Condon must have a way with Mother Nature, as Hidden Valley Speedway was finally able to get the season opened Friday with the 4th ...
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    Bradford Major Softball All-Stars
    Local Sports
    Bradford Major Softball All-Stars
    Jo Wankel 
    June 17, 2025
    The 2025 Bradford Major Softball All-Stars are, from left, Madilynn Brown, Kaelyn Drake, Claire Henretta, Isabella Lowe, Chloe Lekas, Leah Calkins, Lu...
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    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    Lifestyles
    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    June 17, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two...
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    When in need of an extra hand
    Lifestyles
    When in need of an extra hand
    June 17, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I use pistol-grip grabbers/reachers to pick up small branches from the yard after wind storms. It's also handy for getting things from h...
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