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Ex-Rutgers Student Gets 30 Days in Webcam Suicide Case
CNN/KTLA NewsNEWARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey judge on Monday sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge in...Tags: Ridgewood, Barack Obama, George Washington, Facebook, Prosecution
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Mom Sends Son to School with Stun Gun to Confront Bullies
KTLA NewsAn Indiana mother who sent her gay son to school with a stun gun after administrators apparently didn't do enough to stop the bullying against him said she would do it again -- even though the teen now faces expulsion. "I do not promote violence -- not...Tags: CNN (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Students, Health and Safety at School, Bullying
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Biden Apologizes for Forcing Obama's Hand on Gay Marriage
CNNWASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...Tags: Voting, Piers Morgan Tonight (tv program), NBC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Good Morning America (tv program)
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Society Page Reporter Fired for Moonlighting as Exotic Dancer
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A part-time stripper fired from her full-time newspaper job covering Texas high society claims she's a victim of gender discrimination. Sarah Tressler, 30, filed a complaint this week asking the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Feminism
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Cinco De Mayo 'As American As July 4,' UCLA Prof Says
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Cinco de Mayo -- the unofficial U.S. holiday long believed to have been imported, with celebratory beer, from Mexico -- isn't a Mexican holiday at all but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, according...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Democracy, Government, Newspaper and Magazine, Cinco de Mayo
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Romney Aide Out Amid Twitter and Gay Controversy
CNNRichard Grenell, who joined Mitt Romney's team as a foreign policy adviser less than two weeks ago, has left the campaign, a spokesman for the likely Republican presidential nominee confirmed Tuesday. "We are disappointed that Ric decided to resign...Tags: Rachel Maddow, CNN (tv network), Twitter, Inc., Executive Branch, Mitt Romney
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LAPD to Have Separate Section for Transgender Inmates
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The Los Angeles Police Department says that, by the end of the month, it expects to be the first department in the country to have a separate section for transgender inmates. The policy change was announced Thursday night by Capt....Tags: Social Issues, Prisons, Los Angeles Police Department
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Flow of Mexicans into U.S Slows
KTLA News(CNN) -- Mexican migration to the United States may have stalled, as a new study shows, but the political and social debates over immigrants living in the United States aren't going anywhere, experts say. The immigration debate is reflected in a number...Tags: Career and Workplace, Auto Trends, Small Businesses, Mexico, Immigration
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Senate Confirms CA's First Openly Gay Federal Judge
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON - A Los Angeles attorney has been confirmed by legislators as the state of California's first openly gay federal judge. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 91 to 6 to confirm L.A. attorney Michael W. Fitzgerald to a seat on the federal court for...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Lawyers, Politics, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice
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Carson Daly Tweets Apology for Gay Joke on Radio Show
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Carson Daly is apologizing for a gay joke he made on his radio show. On Tuesday, Daly was discussing the mid-flight meltdown of a JetBlue pilot who was locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot and restrained by passengers. "Most...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, JetBlue Airways, Gays and Lesbians
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California College Students May Be Asked If They're Gay
KTLAIncoming California college students may soon be asked to state more than just their race, ethnicity and gender. Colleges might inquire about their sexual orientation too. University of California and Cal State campuses, as well as community colleges,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Education, Students, Los Angeles Times
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Miss Universe Canada Will Let Transgender Woman Compete
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A transgender beauty queen will be allowed to compete in the upcoming an upcoming Miss Universe Canada pageant. She was originally barred from the competition because of a rule that contestants have to be born female. Jenna...Tags: Donald Trump, Social Issues, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Gays and Lesbians, 2016 Olympic Games
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