Selectors to make tough Boxing Day call
Marsh’s knock of 49 in last month’s day-night Test against New Zealand also earned high praise from selectors … Khawaja also faced up soon after being struck by James Pattinson, having had a brief chat with team Peter Brukner.

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Labor MP Shayne Neumann backs marriage equality. Now only 5 votes short of house majority
“Across the nation MPs are listening to the personal stories of their constituents and realising why marriage equality matters,” said Australian Marriage Equality National Director Rodney Croome. “With Shayne Neumann’s support we are now only five votes …

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A lesson on guns turns tragic for man shot during video chat
Josmel Herrera’s family rushed outside after hearing a gunshot. They found him on the backyard patio with a bullet in his chest, barely clinging to life. Beside him: an iPhone set to FaceTime, with a relative on the other end. Herrera, 43, a sheet metal …

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United States drops lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood
In November, France began to allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood – but like in the US, donors can only give blood if they’ve been abstinent for a year. For its part, the FDA cited the fact that several other countries – including the United Kingdom …

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#Bestof2015: HRC Releases 2016 Buyer’s Guide to Support Businesses That Support LGBT Equality

HRC’s 2016 Buyer’s Guide was released right in time for the holiday shopping season, allowing shoppers to support companies that have inclusive policies toward LGBT employees.

The handy, user-friendly guide, which was first issued more than a decade ago, provides invaluable consumer information based on company scores reported in HRC’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). It also includes HRC-researched data on additional well-known companies and their brands.

The Buyer’s Guide cover a variety of sectors, including apparel and accessories, banking and finance, food and beverage, home and garden, restaurants and technology.

HRC also released an updated Buyer’s Guide app for mobile and tablet devices. Download the free app in the Apple Store and in Google Play.

Whether you are picking up lunch, buying a new suit or looking for a new computer, by supporting businesses that support LGBT workplace equality you send a powerful message that LGBT inclusion is good for the bottom line.

Read the Buyer’s Guide report in full here.

Counting down to 2016, HRC is celebrating our greatest milestones and victories in 2015. It has been another incredible year for LGBT equality and we could not have done it without you — our members, readers and supporters–and we look forward to continuing our work in 2016. Stay tuned for more highlights from 2015.

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For LogMeIn, Smart Cat Doors Are Just the Beginning
LogMeIn is also looking to implement its BoldChat service into connected devices that can be controlled through a smartphone app, so that customer support representatives can connect with customers over a private chat room. While Xively is currently a …

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Andrew Scott: 'Sherlock fans aren't freaky… they are just enthusiastic, which is cool'
The 39-year-old actor from Dublin, who was Moriarty in the BBC’s Sherlock and a Bond baddie in Spectre, talks about playing the villain and why Ireland’s recent referendum on gay marriage was important.

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PCB leaves no stone unturned to support Amir
KARACHI: In an official press release issued on Wednesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continued to voice its support for pacer Mohammad Amir, who is currently in Pakistan’s training camp for the upcoming New Zealand series. Amir, 23, was banned …

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Restrictions on blood donations eased
Now, gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood if they have abstained from sex with men for a year. With the change, the FDA’s policy is now in line with several other countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia. While some gay rights …

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