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Protestors stood and chanted outside the room where GOP lawmakers advanced a proposal barring local governments from adding their own civil rights protections beyond what's in state law. House lawmakers also advanced a proposal in the same room shortly afterward that LGBTQ advocates say would allow parents to put their children in 'conversion therapy' without it being considered abuse.

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Transgender rights advocates speak against a bill that would limit local civil rights protections

Isabella Luu

Under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee Monday, local municipalities would be banned from adding their own civil rights protections beyond those in state law, including those prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.

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Snowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing an Olympic gold three-peat with a torn labrum

Rachel Treisman

At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route

Betsy Joles

Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan.
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New images show masked suspect outside Nancy Guthrie's home the day she disappeared

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Officials believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home over a week ago.

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