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Liberty Counsel fights Tampa’s conversion therapy ban.

The conservative evangelical group, the Liberty Counsel, has filed a motion for summary judgment asking a federal court to permanently block the City of Tampa’s ordinance prohibiting licensed counselors from providing conversion therapy to minors. The Liberty Counsel claims the…

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A rare gene discovered that gives people immunity to HIV.

Scientists in Spain have discovered that people with a rare genetic anomaly are resistant to HIV infection, a finding which could lead to new treatments for the virus. Researchers from the Institute of Health Carlos III, in Madrid, tested blood samples from…