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Longtime music director at Michigan church fired for same-sex marriage
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The longtime music director at a northern Michigan church said he was fired just a few months before retirement after officials learned that he was in a same-sex marriage, a dismissal that has angered members and led to sidewalk protests by the choir. ...
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A second high court rules that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the government's policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the latest in a series of decisions upholding plaintiffs' demands for marriage equality. The Tokyo High Court called the ongoing ban “a...
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'Take our lives seriously,' Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described...
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Ruben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate
PHOENIX (AP) — Divorce records for Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, were made public Thursday after an Arizona court unsealed most of the seven-year-old case file. The records offer little insight into the high-profile...
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Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan in this year's presidential race
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan’s union halls, standing alongside the state’s most powerful labor leader, while former President Donald Trump fires back from rural steel factories, urging middle-class workers to trust him as the true champion of...
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Entertainment and lifestyle titan Barry Diller will have memoir out next spring
NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that Diller's “Who Knew” will be released May 20, following his rise from the mail room of the William Morris Agency to...
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In Michigan, Harris doesn't get hoped-for firefighters endorsement amid shifting labor loyalties
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It was the perfect place to welcome the endorsement of the firefighters union — a gleaming new firehouse in a blue-collar town just outside of Detroit in the key battleground state of Michigan. But by the time Kamala Harris showed up in Redford...
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Book Review: 'John Lewis: A Life' further humanizes a civil rights giant
In “John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her spirits and tell her there was a silver lining. Lewis instead told her, “There...
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‘I love you but I hate you.’ What to do when you can’t stand your long-term partner
It’s often said there is a thin line between love and hate, but is it OK to sometimes hate your long-term partner? If you ask actress Jamie Lee Curtis, it’s practically necessary. Asked about the secret to her 40-year marriage to actor Christopher Guest, she recently said the key...
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Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices take a toll
KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) — Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. They spent hours every day glued to their mobile phones and soon got married on a video call. But they've met in person only once, when Suleyman Bah came home to Gambia for a...
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