Illinois Walmart stores hit with discrimination complaint after denying service to transgender customer

Story at a glance Discrimination charges have been filed against Walmart by a customer who said they were denied service because they are transgender. Skyler Hyatt, 36, in a complaint filed with the Illinois Human Rights Department this month, said Walmart employees at two stores last year refused to cash a money order because he has been unable to legally change his name from that he was gi

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US must learn how to disrupt and subvert Chinese partnership network

The Chinese government is pursuing a new era in strategic alliances to guarantee a

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Marijuana and hallucinogenic use reached all-time high among young adults in 2021

The use of marijuana and hallucinogens reached an all-time high among young adults in 2021, according to the results of a new study released by the National Institute of Health (NIH). The latest results from the NIH's Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel, which has been ongoing since 1975, found the rate of marijuana use among people aged between 18 and 30 had reached 43 percent in 2021. This rate is the highest that has been observed since 1988 when the trend of marijuana was first monitored. Eight percent of adults between the same age range reported using hallu

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This summer shows America must prioritize climate resilience

This has been the summer of scorching heat and excessive floods.  Texas cities saw melted roads, burst pipes and 

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Republicans vow to keep investigating Fauci after he leaves government

Congressional Republicans are vowing to keep investigating Anthony Fauci even after he steps down from his government roles at the end of the year. “Retirement can’t shield Dr. Fauci from congressional oversight,” House Committee on Oversight and Reform ranking member James Comer (R-Ky.), said in a statement. Comer would likely become the chair of the committee in a Republican majority. Fauci, who is chief medical adviser to the president and has spent decades as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 

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