Trans Day of Visibility is Monday – a day to raise awareness of transgender people

Monday marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), which honors transgender, nonbinary and gender-expansive people while drawing attention to the high levels of poverty, discrimination and violence the community faces globally. This year’s TDOV follows President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders that restrict the rights of transgender Americans – impacting their ability to serve in the military, participate…

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The US has approved the first fully electric flying car in the world.

After receiving Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, a California-based startup creating a flying electric automobile is currently accepting preorders. According to a news release from the firm, Alef Aeronautics’ flying automobile has received a Special Airworthiness Certification, allowing the business to test it on the road and in the air. According to Alef’s website, the…

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Federal authorities detain Tufts student in Somerville

Federal authorities detained a Tufts graduate student last night outside an off-campus apartment in Somerville, University President Sunil Kumar announced in an email around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Kumar wrote that the university is seeking more information about the cause and circumstances of the arrest. The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, is a Turkish national and doctoral candidate in the Eliot-Pearson…

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Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies

Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. So-called Hands Off! demonstrations were organized for more than…

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