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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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The Marine Corps’ new training regime, meant to emphasize gender-neutral standards for combat jobs, has weeded out 40 male recruits and all but one female recruit since the standards were put in place at the beginning of the year, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. (washingtonpost.com)
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A graffiti artist has been banned from all national parks and other federally administered land – that’s more than 20% of the US – for vandalism after Reddit users tracked her down on social media. (theguardian.com)
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10 pregnant women in Dallas County tested positive for Zika, health director says. (thescoopblog.dallasnews.com)
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Soft paywall18-year-old woman sentenced to 40 years in murder of gamer over a PlayStation 4 (washingtonpost.com)
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A Washington state judge says public hospitals must provide abortions on-site if they also offer maternity services. (q13fox.com)
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40,000+ people sign petition for sacking of UK Daily Mail editor in less than 24 hours (theguardian.com)
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Twitter Trolls Are Reporting Pro-LGBT Muslim Women to Their Governments, Where Punishment Can Mean Death (thedailybeast.com)
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Trader Joe's to cut greenhouse gases, pay fine in U.S. settlement | agreed to spend $2 million to reduce refrigerator coolant leaks at 453 stores, to settle federal claims it failed to promptly repair leaks that deplete the ozone layer and contribute to global warming. (reuters.com)
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Man who claims he had sexual relations with Orlando gunman tells Univision it was "revenge," not terrorism: Mateen was "very sweet" and liked to be "cuddled," the man told Univision. But he harbored a grudge against gays. (univision.com)
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Despite his proposal being rejected by the Legislature and federal government, Maine Governor will ban junk food purchased with food stamps. (sunjournal.com)
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An Uber driver was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of robbing a passenger when he refused to give the driver a larger tip. (abc7.com)
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