Thurmond’s biracial daughter seeks Confederate lineage groups
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Strom Thurmond’s daughter, seeks membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, citing her bloodline to Thurmond. Her attorney says male relatives will pursue SCV membership, and she also aims for DAR inclusion honoring Revolutionary ancestors.
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Thurmond monument adds Essie Mae to list of offspring
In Columbia South Carolina the biracial daughter Essie Mae Thurmond was engraved Thursday on the Statehouse monument honoring Strom Thurmond. The two hour inscription followed years of secrecy. Williams’s attorney Frank Wheaton praised the moment as moving. Essie Mae plans a prominent role with the Black Patriots Foundation, and family members noted possible ties to Confederate heritage groups.
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Name change OK'd for slain transgender teen Gwen Araujo
A California judge granted 17 year old Edward Araujo Jr. a legal name change to Gwen, honoring the transgender teen’s wish expressed in life. The ruling comes 18 months after his beating and strangulation and shortly after a mistrial was declared in the murder case against three men. The mother, Sylvia, said the decision fulfills a long awaited demand from the family.
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Guerrero announces name change after daughter Gwen's passing
Guerrero issued a statement on Thursday announcing a legal name change. He said it eases a personal regret for not calling his daughter Gwen more often while she was alive and that the order grants him closure.
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Accusers Dropped From Shanley Sex Abuse Case in Massachusetts
Prosecutors removed Gregory R. Ford and Anthony Driscoll from the defense case in the Paul Shanley sex abuse trial. Ford, who received a large civil settlement from the Boston Archdiocese, had said he recalled abuse as a child. Shanley now faces 10 charges including six counts of rape and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child.
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First rabies deaths link to organ transplants
Three transplant recipients died of rabies after receiving organs from the same Arkansas donor, the CDC says in what officials call the first documented rabies spread via organ donation. The donor showed no prior rabies symptoms, prompting a review of donor screening and potential post exposure treatments in four states.
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