I’ve never been one for conspiracy theories. The 9/11 Truth movement? Not credible. Alex Jones from InfoWars? I’m from Austin, TX, and he’s been our town idiot with a cheesy cable access show for as long as I can remember. Nevertheless, there’s something curious going on in California with regards [...]

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BOSTON — Massachusetts may have been the first state to legalize same-sex marriage for its residents, but when California last month invited out-of-state gay and lesbian couples to get married, the potential economic benefits did not go unnoticed here.

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ROME (AP) - The Italian government was ordered to pay euro100,000 ($160,000) to a gay man who received a driver’s license for the disabled after he declared his sexual orientation on an official form, the man and a gay-rights group said Monday.

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