New York lawmakers announce measures to confront heroin epidemic
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers announced a deal on Wednesday on a series of bills to help address the state’s growing heroin epidemic. The Democratic governor said New York now accounted for one-third of all heroin seizures made in the country. With the session winding down, it was not clear if a series of bills seen as liberal priorities, including medical marijuana, a ban …

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WATCH: Judge Says Gay Dads Can't Adopt, Be Listed on Birth Certificate
A Texas judge has denied the request of a legally married same-sex couple to adopt the newborn twins the couple is raising, even though the men each fathered one of the twin boys. The judge also denied a petition to list both men — or either — on the …

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Pride events in Chicago’s suburbs
Chicago-Balloons by Tommy marches in Chicago’s 44th Annual Gay Pride Parade last year. | File

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Gay rights groups target Cup for spotlight
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gay rights activists in Brazil are using the spotlight of the World Cup to draw attention to the harsh penalties gay people face in many of the countries represented at soccer’s premier event. This week’s first-round featured a …

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Judge rejects bid to appeal gay-marriage ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A federal judge who overturned Pennsylvania’s law barring the recognition of same-sex marriage is rejecting a bid by a county official from eastern Pennsylvania to appeal it.

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