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    THREAD: An illustrated history of as told by . 50 years ago, a raid and series of riots outside The Stonewall Inn in New York City helped launch a civil rights movement. It's become a sacred place for many in the LGBTQ community.

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    Fireworks scare cats and dogs –– but for birds, the results can be fatal. Here's how to keep your feathered friends safe this Fourth of July:

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    Democrats are trying to thread a tricky needle: telling voters that while the economy is doing well, it's doing disproportionately well for the rich.

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    To many, the 1960’s hit “You Don’t Own Me” is a symbol of women's empowerment. The latest in our American Anthem series:

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    The U.S. and China have agreed to restart trade talks. "We're holding on tariffs, and they're going to buy farm product," President Trump said.

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    Would it be better if it were 15 minutes tighter? Yep. Would it be more welcome if it had arrived two years post-Endgame instead of two months? For certain. But the new Spider-Man movie still has a bunch of winning performances:

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    For years, city workers have removed the hoops each evening from some Toronto parks in response to noise complaints from neighbors.

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    Your dogs don’t like fireworks. Your local bird friends might like them even less. Here’s how to enjoy responsibly this Fourth of July.

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    As the country celebrates Pride Month, here are just a handful of names to know of LGBTQ pioneers who've fought for gay, bi and transgender rights (via ): - Miss Major Griffin Gracy - Marcus Arana - Lani Ka'ahumanu - Blackberri - Jewelle Gomez

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    California lawmakers have passed a bill to protect black employees and students by outlawing discrimination against people who wear Afros, braids, dreadlocks and twists.

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    "We're holding on tariffs, and they're going to buy farm product," Trump said.

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    In the 1970s, Larry Kimura was a young professor trying to teach himself Hawaiian when he started a 90-minute radio program called "Ka Leo Hawai'i." That show sparked a much larger movement to save a language.

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    According to the CDC, perhaps the biggest risk facing travelers everywhere is traffic: "Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of preventable death among travelers."

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    Review: It might have been possible for "Ophelia" to survive its heresies if it broke more radically from its source, but every time the film and the play intersect, it's a supremely unflattering contrast.

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    While law enforcement agents have discussed university monitoring of other nationalities as well, these FBI briefings addressed visitors from China in particular who are involved in science, technology, engineering and math.

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    The European Environmental Agency says the continent's number of warm days doubled between 1960 and 2018.

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    Loud and proud, drag culture is having a moment.

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    Women's advocacy groups and abortion rights activists have seized on the Alabama case as an example of punishing women for the outcome of a pregnancy.

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    Watch the eclipses while you can: The moon's orbit is taking it slightly farther away from the Earth each year. In 600 million years, it will be appear too small to completely cover the sun.

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    "If you're a funny woman, the world's not necessarily easy for you to navigate. Men being funny is something that culturally, we accept and like. Women? It's much more of a high-wire act." —Hannah Gadsby

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    The Trump administration wanted to transfer Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities to building a barrier at the Southern border.

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