The lawsuit argues that the new guidelines could ensnare all kinds of performances in addition to drag shows, including touring Broadway plays, professional cheerleading routines and karaoke nights at a local club.
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Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
Russian shelling has damaged a landmark church in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson that held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin until last year.
War-weary Ukraine farmers curb plantings in blow for food supply
Decisions taken over the next few weeks in Ukraine – for wheat, barley and rapeseed – will have repercussions for the 2024 harvest. That will hit both Kyiv’s precious wartime revenue, and global supplies of key food staples.
Man rams car onto sidewalk in South Korea and stabs people, injuring at least 14
A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk in South Korea, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall.
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
The next hearing in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case has been set for Aug. 28, just days after the first debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
Credit downgrade shocks Biden aides, as more debt fights loom
Many experts say long-term federal debt – now more than $31 trillion – looms as a threat to U.S. fiscal health.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife to separate
The couple were married in 2005. They have 3 children.
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman sentenced to death for the nation’s worst antisemitic attack
The DOJ has placed a moratorium on federal executions and has declined to authorize the death penalty in hundreds of new cases, but federal prosecutors said death was the appropriate punishment for Bowers.
Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find
More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least 1 day where climate change had a significant effect on the average daily temperature.
Trump indicted for efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
The indictment, the 3rd criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024, follows a long-running federal investigation.