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A Democrat in Tennessee has submitted a proposed 15 percent tax on the sale of guns in the state, proposing the revenue would be used by the Tennessee Department of Education to staff school counselors. Representative Bo Mitchell of Nashville filed the bill, HB 2193, criticizing Tennessee Republicans for failing to act to prevent gun…

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Two people are injured and one suspect was killed during a shooting at Lakewood Church in Texas on Sunday afternoon. According to officials, a woman walked into Joel Osteen’s popular Texas megachurch on Sunday afternoon with a young child in tow and opened fire before law enforcement shot and killed her. The gunfire left the…

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Popular surf brand Rip Curl is doing damage control after a now-deleted Instagram post featuring a trans surfer received major blowback from fans and a call for a boycott. The brand featured an image of 44-year-old Sasha Lowerson on its Instagram as part of its “Meet The Local Heroes of Western Australia” campaign. Lowerson competed…

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The Nepal Supreme Court has ignored a Nepali pastor’s appeal against a judgment of forced conversion. The court refused to hear Pastor Keshab Archaya’s appeal against charges of “outraging religious feeling” and “proselytizing” in November and issued an order in January for the pastor to serve a reduced sentence of one year in jail. Pastor…

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