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Mar 2023
27m 21s

Queen’s Gambit: Drag Erased in Tennessee

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Drag queens and transgender residents react to a Tennessee ban on drag performance. A group of Texas women sue over the state’s abortion rules, saying they could have died by being denied care. And the Justice Department challenges a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines.

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