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Jessica Mahuron, outreach director of the North Idaho Pride Alliance, said the organization felt it was important to hold the annual "Pride in the Park" event this year, in the face of threats and harassment.

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Idaho's fight against the far right, then and now

5:35pm June 27, 2022

by Odette Yousef

The arrest of white nationalists in North Idaho gained national attention. But it has deeper significance for residents who say the region has a history of attracting — and fighting — extremists.

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Military women react to Dobbs decision

4:30pm June 27, 2022

by Brian Mann

Military women say the end of legal abortion in many of the states where they are ordered to serve will lead to devastating choices for active duty service members and spouses.

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LGBTQ advocate Jim Obergefell fears other rights are at risk with Roe overturned

4:09pm June 27, 2022

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that he wants the Supreme Court to reconsider precedents on same-sex marriage. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the same-sex marriage case.

The future of the anti-abortion-rights movement

4:09pm June 27, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life America, about the anti-abortion rights movement's goals now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

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Coeur d'Alene's history with the far-right

4:09pm June 27, 2022

by Odette Yousef

The arrest of members of a white nationalist group in north Idaho gained national attention. But it had deeper significance for residents of that region who recall past history of far-right groups.

Debt relief for veterans who say they were cheated by for-profit colleges

4:09pm June 27, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

The government is settling a case that will grant billions in debt relief to students, many of them veterans, who say unscrupulous colleges cheated them into overpaying for useless degrees.

What meaning does Independence Day hold for those of you who immigrated to the U.S.?

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We're asking all immigrants — what does the 4th of July mean to you?

3:21pm June 27, 2022

by Elena Burnett

This Fourth of July, we want to hear from people who immigrated to the U.S. about what the day means to you. How do you celebrate? Did America live up to the promise it held when you moved here?

Nine years ago Donovan Atterberry's girlfriend became pregnant, but a lethal chromosomal disorder was detected. She chose to terminate the pregnancy, and Atterberry says "it changed my whole perspective ... on bodily autonomy and things of that nature." H

The end of Roe v. Wade has huge economic implications for male partners, too

2:06pm June 27, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings.

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New York City's Pride parade responds to the Supreme Court abortion decision

1:13pm June 27, 2022

by Camille Petersen

For the first time since COVID, the LGBTQ Pride Parade happened in New York City. With the prospect of the Supreme Court revisiting decisions related to gay rights, the parade had a political focus.

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Basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives Monday at a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a WNBA champion, was detained in February on charges of carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

WNBA star Brittney Griner is seen at court, but Russia extends her detention again

1:02pm June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.