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        3 Queer Olympian Interviews in 7 Minutes
      Our Olympic correspondent Charley Walters checks in with New Zealand's Robbie Manson, the U.S.'s Meghan O'Leary, and Ian Matos from Brazil.
 
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3 Queer Olympian Interviews in 7 Minutes

Our Olympic correspondent Charley Walters checks in with New Zealand's Robbie Manson, the U.S.'s Meghan O'Leary, and Ian Matos from Brazil.

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3 Queer Olympian Interviews in 7 Minutes

Our Olympic correspondent Charley Walters checks in with New Zealand's Robbie Manson, the U.S.'s Meghan O'Leary, and Ian Matos from Brazil.

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The rebuke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier came just a day after House Republicans derailed an effort to impeach the Pentagon chief.

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In a deeply personal tribute, Carson Jones reflected on the people in Alabama the Democratic gubernatorial candidate reached, the hope he offered, and the work others can carry forward.

Monongahela Police Chief Kevin Harris says the officer regrets his conduct. Residents want consequences.

The Republican seat might not be in danger if Scott Colom had been allowed to become a judge.

“If you believe the eternal God, creator of the universe, is a male (or female) of a gendered species, you have departed from Christian orthodoxy,” Phil Vischer wrote.

Michael Hardwick’s 1982 arrest at the house for having sex with another man sparked a Supreme Court battle.

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