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Feds Bring Another iPhone Case Against Tim Cook and Apple
Not long after cracking an iPhone without the tech company's help, federal prosecutors are back in court — this time in New York — looking to again force Apple's cooperation.
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote.

He of course won't say it's due to artist boycotts or poor ticket sales, but it's easy to read between the lines.

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Trans people are protected from discrimination by the same laws as those with disabilities. Trump's new rule could change that.

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The rapper tried to convert queer people to the GOP and spread conspiracy theories about Jay-Z following Trevor Noah's Grammy jokes about her Trump meeting.

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