Chinese court rules gay couple can't marry in first case
Changsha judge denies Sun Wenlin 27 and Hu Mingliang 37 a marriage license in China first same sex marriage case. Sun vows appeal as supporters cheer outside court while authorities limit inside access. Sun cites equality. officials warn against breaking tradition amid broader LGBT rights moves and new NGO regulations.
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Beijing
Changsha
China
Sun Wenlin
Civil Affairs Bureau
Hu Mingliang
Civil Affairs Ministry
Sun
USA Today
Chen
Guiyang
Xi Jinping
Xin Ying
Train dispatcher blamed for head on crash in Germany
A 39 year old signal controller admitted playing a mobile game before two commuter trains collided in southern Germany in February killing 11 people. He faces negligent homicide charges and was charged as dereliction of duty.
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Germany
Wolfgang Giese
Stddeutsche Zeitung
Doug Stanglin
Puerto Rican Borinqueneers Receive Congressional Gold Medal
Lawmakers awarded the Borinqueneers, the Puerto Rican combat unit of the 65th Infantry, a Congressional Gold Medal at the US Capitol. The ceremony honored their role at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir and reflected on past discrimination they faced after forming in 1899.
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Washington
Korea
Army
Victor Lopez-Nieves
Lopez-Nieves
San Antonio
Borin
Nancy Pelosi
Calif
Lawmakers push nationwide lead testing for drinking water
Congress considers bills to boost lead testing in schools, day cares, and cities nationwide. Durbin Cardin and Payne Booker lead efforts to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and require regular testing, rapid parent notification, and stronger EPA reporting on lead and copper levels.
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Donald Payne Jr
Dn.j
Cory Booker
D-N.j
Senate
Dick Durbin
D-Nl
Ben Cardin
D-Md
Environmental Protection Agency
Bill Pascrell
Durbin
Payne
USA Today Network
Booker
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
EPA
New York
Arizona
Cardin
National Drinking Water Advisory Council
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HOUSE
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Osservatore
O Agency
Luli
Manuel F. Siverio Sr
Paul Ryan
Usatoday.com
Lead
Sen
Andrew West
Dedham
Maine
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