CNN's Reminder That These Last Four Weeks Were Very Long

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CNN's Reminder That These Last Four Weeks Were Very Long
Anchor Brooke Baldwin tried to list everything that's happened but had to stop for a breather.
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          Aug 19, 2017
          
        
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It takes a long time to recount the many horrors of the Trump administration's first months.
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CNN's Reminder That These Last Four Weeks Were Very Long

Anchor Brooke Baldwin tried to list everything that's happened but had to stop for a breather.

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Andre Brown allegedly fractured the child's wrist and abused two other kids in his care.

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Isaac Ranson, a standout goalkeeper at Cal State Fullerton, becomes the club’s first out trans player.

San Antonio leaders approve a first-of-its-kind resolution recognizing transgender history amid statewide LGBTQ+ restrictions.

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The New York congresswoman said she believes “there are chances” the United States has already had a gay president, and The Advocate’s archives suggest she’s right.

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