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Women's groups plan protest against Hoag abortion policy
A coalition of women's groups is planning to protest Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian's recent decision to stop performing elective abortions. Demonstrators from the Orange County chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the League of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion, Child Abuse, Abusive Behavior
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High number of cats causes low adoption costs
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe SPCA of Martinsville and Henry County will offer inexpensive adoption deals on cats and kittens from now until the end of the summer. Usually the SPCA caps the number of cats at 60. Currently, the adoption center is holding 130 cats and kittens....Tags: Vaccines, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Abortion advocates challenge Hoag ban
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic health-care group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion, Women's Health, Family Planning, Parties and Movements
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Workshop tackles ways to help the homeless
About 20 community members gathered at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa on Saturday morning, sitting at a work table to learn about resources available to those living on the streets. Some felt the need to reach out to those living on the streets....Tags: Environmental Issues, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Homelessness, Conservation
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Hockey interest among minorities gaining speed, NHL says
When the Blackhawks take to the ice, Michelle Secor is dressed in her team paraphernalia and watches every face-off, power play and goal, she said. "I was born and raised on the South Side so I have to cheer for our home teams," Secor said as she took a...
Tags: Ray Emery, National Hockey League, Chicago Bulls, Minority Groups, Sports
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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: New Year's Day, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Weddings, Gay Rights
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Brides, grooms tinkering with tradition
For their May nuptials, Mount Vernon residents Katie Joost and Nick Garber made careful preparations. They booked a gazebo at Owings Mills' Irvine Nature Center, accessible by a quarter-mile hike. They selected readings that had special meaning to them,...
Tags: Family, Electronics, Weddings, Services and Shopping, Mount Vernon
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Baltimore police form new advisory council on LGBT issues
Making good on a promise by Baltimore police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts after the severe beating of a gay East Baltimore man, the city Police Department announced Friday a special advisory council to help improve its relations with the lesbian, gay,...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Hate Crimes, Police Arrests, Christmas, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and indicated he is likely to...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Joe Arpaio, Civil Rights, Illegal Immigrants, Minority Groups
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Maryland local government workers give $11.24M to charities
The United Way of Central Maryland announced Monday that local government workers gave more than $11.24 million during recent fundraising campaigns. Federal, state and local employees donated the money through payroll deductions to designated health and...
Tags: Charity, Local Government, Elections, Health and Safety at Work, Politics
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Globetrotters to dribble nearly 8 miles from Inner Harbor to Towson's new arena
Four members of the Harlem Globetrotters will take turns dribbling and spinning basketballs during a 7.7 mile walk from the Inner Harbor to Towson University's new arena Monday morning. The Globetrotters -- who, according to a Reuters report, are up for...Tags: Pratt Street, Harlem Globetrotters, Inner Harbor, 1st Mariner Arena
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China pressured U.S. university to ask me to leave, dissident says
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of "unrelenting pressure" from China. NYU denied the claim, saying that...Tags: Abortion, China, Communist Party of China, Human Rights, Chen Guangcheng
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