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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California schools to notify parents if their children want to change their gender identity without approval from the student amid a challenge against the Golden State’s ban on so-called forced outing of transgender students.The court granted an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group, the Thomas More Society, blocking, at least for now, a state law that prohibited automatic parental notification requirements if students change their gender expression or pronouns at school.The Thomas More Society praised the decision as “the most significant parental…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An NBA player has taken exception to an Atlanta Hawks promotional night, which is a nod to a famed strip club in the city. The Hawks have “Magic City Night” scheduled for March 16 against the Orlando Magic, but a player for neither team isn’t too fond of paying tribute to a strip club, which has been famed for its late-night stories involving athletes, celebrities and more. While the Hawks call it an ode to a “cultural institution,” San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet shared his displeasure in a letter posted on Medium.  Luke…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect in a highway “road rage incident” Sunday that left one woman and a dog dead and several other women wounded was a Foreign Service Officer, the State Department confirmed to Fox News Digital.”We are aware of the tragic incident that involved a Foreign Service Officer and occurred on Sunday, March 1, in Fairfax County, Virginia,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. “We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragedy.”The spokesperson declined to provide additional details, citing the ongoing investigation being led by the Virginia…

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Hundreds of noisy California sea lions have taken over the beach at Deep Bay on Vancouver Island, across from Denman Island. David Rosen, a marine biologist with the UBC Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, told Global News the sea lions are at the end of their six-month northern fish tour and waiting for the upcoming herring run.“Herring are great food for both humans and sea lions because they are really fatty, and when they clump up in these big aggregations, they are pretty easy to catch,” Rosen said. “It’s like the ultimate buffet.” 1:58 Sea lion surprises swimmers near Victoria,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey-bound United Airlines flight that took off Monday in Los Angeles made an emergency landing shortly after departure due to an engine fire, aviation officials said. United Airlines Flight 2127 took off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 10:15 a.m. before turning around an hour later because of a left engine issue, the Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News Digital. United flight 2127 safely returned to Los Angeles to address an issue with one of the engines,” United told Fox News Digital. “Customers deplaned via slides and airstairs and were bused…

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The Musqueam First Nation has signed three agreements with the federal government recognizing Aboriginal rights in Metro Vancouver. According to a release from the government, the agreements also strengthen Musqueam’s roles in fisheries, stewardship and marine emergency management.Thomas Isaac, chair of the Aboriginal law group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, called it “an acknowledgment of rights and title within a very large area of the Lower Mainland that includes waterways.“I guess it’s the third largest metropolis in our country, and is an area of significant overlap with other First Nations.”The details of the agreement were not immediately made clear,…

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Police knew of “high risk” domestic violence complaints against a man weeks before he set his estranged wife on fire and killed her, a coroner has heard.Kelly Leigh Wilkinson, a 27-year-old mother-of-three was repeatedly stabbed, doused with petrol and set on fire by Brian Earl Johnston at her Arundel home on the Gold Coast on April 20, 2021.Queensland Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher on Tuesday opened an inquest at Southport into Ms Wilkinson’s death and the police’s response to her prior domestic violence complaints.Johnston had been subject to a domestic violence order when he murdered her.He was also on bail…

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