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A French town just banned burkinis in public pools, citing the country's secular principles. Burkinis are full-coverage swimsuits commonly worn by Muslim women to retain modesty. Is a burkini ban discrimination?
Abortion is no longer a right in the United States, and Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't want to stop there. He wrote that the court should take another look at rulings which legalized same-sex marriage and contraception.
The Supreme Court ruled that a football coach had his rights violated when his school let him go for praying on the 50-yard line. Critics fear that the ruling could lead to more overt religious expression in schools.
News that the Supreme Court officially voted to overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion rights back to the states set off nationwide protests that are likely to continue throughout the summer and potentially beyond.
A Jewish congregation in Florida is challenging that state's new abortion law on religious freedom grounds. They say that in Judaism, women not only have the right to an abortion, sometimes it is required.
NASA recently announced that they're going to officially investigate unidentified flying objects - UFOs (or UAPs). Are they extraterrestrial? Naturally occuring phenomena? Foreign aircraft? NASA intends to find out.
What makes us human? A Google engineer says that an AI he was working on recently gained sentience, but when he reported these beliefs he was placed on leave. Are we on the cusp of a robotic revolution?
Are drag shows appropriate for kids? One Texas legislator is trying to ban kids from attending drag shows following a "family friendly" drag event in Dallas, where kids tipped dancing queens with cash.
It’s Pride Month, and you know what that means: parades, fairs, parties, and of course, rainbow corporate logos. But what happens when the employees of these companies disagree with that stance?
A 28-year-old woman is going viral on TikTok after detailing her experience coming of age a member of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a hardcore fundamentalist Christian sect that she says is a cult.
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