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Bill restricting school bathroom use by transgender students passes Ohio Senate, awaits governor’s signature

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a measure that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities. Senate Bill 104 passed 24-7 on a party-line vote. If signed into law by the state’s GOP governor, the Republican-backed legislation would require primary and

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California teen pleads guilty to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US

By Associated Press Tampa, Florida (AP) — A California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque among other institutions and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, entered the plea to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another, the

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Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court

By Julia Vargas Jones, Helen Regan and Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday, an attempted attack that appeared to be politically motivated and came as the country’s top tribunal finds itself under pressure over disinformation and extremism cases.

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Yoshihide Suga Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Personal Birth date: December 6, 1948 Birth place: Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan Father: Wasaburo Suga, strawberry farmer Mother: Tatsu Suga, schoolteacher Marriage: Mariko Suga Children: 3 sons Education: Hosei University, B.A. in Law, 1973 Other Facts Suga

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Rahm Emanuel Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at US Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1959 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Rahm Israel Emanuel Father: Benjamin Emanuel, a pediatrician Mother: Martha (Smulevitz) Emanuel, a psychiatric social worker Marriage: Amy Rule (1994-present) Children: Leah, Ilana and

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Thousands evacuated as parts of Spain hit with nearly a month’s rainfall in one hour

By Allison Chinchar, Caitlin Danaher, Mia Alberti, CNN, and Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have again battered coastal Spain, causing thousands of people to be evacuated just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities. Over 4,000 people and a thousand homes

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