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Protesters Interrupt First Day of Sessions Confirmation Hearing
Demonstrators -- at least two wearing imitation Ku Klux Klan robes -- repeatedly shouted at both Sen. Jeff Sessions and the senators holding his confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General.
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Protesters Interrupt First Day of Sessions Confirmation Hearing

Demonstrators -- at least two wearing imitation Ku Klux Klan robes -- repeatedly shouted at both Sen. Jeff Sessions and the senators holding his confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General.

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The pollster expects the LGBTQ+ percentage to rise in the coming years as more members of Generation Z become adults.

Opinion: Jackson saw the rainbow as a quilt of inclusion, while the Trump administration views those same colors as a threat, writes John Casey.

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The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.

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