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20 years ago Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex marriage

Just after midnight on May 17, 2004, same-sex couples began filling out marriage license applications at Cambridge City Hall. One married couple looks back on their wedding and how it’s gone since.

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‘Morning Edition’ listeners share their favorite prom memories

It’s prom season! We hear from listeners about proms past and future.

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Zelensky cancels foreign trips as Russia attacks north-east Ukraine – BBC.com

Zelensky cancels foreign trips as Russia attacks north-east Ukraine  BBC.com
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Biden’s Morehouse College Speech, Alabama Autoworkers Union Vote, Daniel Perry Pardon

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President Biden meets leaders of Black sororities and fraternities ahead of delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College as campus protests continue. Autoworkers in Alabama will vote on whether or not to unionize a Mercedes-Benz plant. And Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has pardoned Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.

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Apartment block in Belgorod collapses following blast Russia blames on Ukraine – CBC.ca

Apartment block in Belgorod collapses following blast Russia blames on Ukraine  CBC.ca
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Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, knock out power to 900,000 homes and businesses

AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on deadly weather that pummeled southeastern Texas.
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Student who boasted of her ‘joy’ at Hamas terror attacks may be DEPORTED – The Sun

Student who boasted of her ‘joy’ at Hamas terror attacks may be DEPORTED  The Sun
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The “Good Deal” Trump Allegedly Offered Oil Execs Might Be Worth $110 Billion – Mother Jones – Mother Jones

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Environmental Working Group’s Fire-Related Recommendations Die In Legislature – Honolulu Civil Beat

Environmental Working Group’s Fire-Related Recommendations Die In Legislature  Honolulu Civil Beat
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We asked, you answered: What’s the secret to a close relationship with siblings?

Eddie Almance (left) and his sister Leila pose for their cousin Ailem Villarreal on the rooftop of the Marriott Hotel in downtown Odessa, Texas, before heading to prom. Their grandmother says that for seven generations, the family members have forged close bonds.

As part of our series on “the Science of Siblings,” we looked at how some brothers and sisters are best friends. Here are some of the stories you shared of close ties with siblings.

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