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New visa requirement for Europe starting in 2023

Planning a trip to Europe next year? There will be an extra requirement if you’re traveling within the Schengen area, which comprises most European nations, excluding the United Kingdom. Beginning January 1, 2023, visitors from North America, and other areas…

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Out Lesbian could be Oregon’s next governor

The Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday win by Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek, who had announced her run for the governor’s seat to replace incumbent Democratic Governor Kate Brown, who is term limited last September 1st, 2021, positions her to…

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Megan Rapinoe and teammates win fight for equal pay

The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) has agreed to pay players on its men’s and women’s teams equally, a historic moment as soccer becomes the first U.S. sport to do so. The policy change comes after U.S. women’s national soccer team…

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LGBT history before Stonewall

Today’s Gay Liberation Movement can trace its roots directly to the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969. The impromptu demonstrations, which occurred after a nighttime police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York City, lasted several days. Soon after…