Four baggage handlers at San Diego airport sentenced to prison for drug smuggling

Three people have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in a crude but clever scheme to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine out of the San Diego International Airport. Cameras are everywhere in the airport, but four airport employees went to spots where there are no cameras—men’s toilets. The indictment says each man got…

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HRC: Anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada threatens jobs, economy and minorities

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada – SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly – that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion to challenge or opt out of various laws,…

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Mayor outraged by ‘white people only’ stickers posted on Austin businesses

Stickers that say “exclusively for white people” have been posted on at least six businesses in the Texas capital of Austin. The stickers carry the City of Austin logo and state “sponsored by the City of Austin.” City of Austin officials denied any involvement. In a statement, Mayor Steve Adler said, “This is an appalling…

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Mark Haim’s ‘This Land Is Your Land’ comes to San Diego

In its fifth and most ambitious event to date, youTurn Contemporary Arts Exhibition is bringing the internationally accomplished choreographer, teacher and performer Mark Haim to San Diego April 3 – April 11. Haim will present This Land Is Your Land, his most current work, which is critically acclaimed and has been performed in major cities…

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New York State lifts Medicaid ban on transgender health care

Transgender New Yorkers covered by Medicaid can now access the medically necessary health care they have been denied for nearly two decades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health have officially adopted a new regulation that ends the 17-year-old exclusion of transgender health care from New York’s Medicaid program. The new…

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‘The Fosters’ Annika Marks to appear at ‘Indiefest 9’

San Diego Indiefest 9 has announced that The Fosters star, Annika Marks will be appearing at the iconic festival. Saturday, March 28,  San Diego Indiefest 9 will rock City Heights, featuring over fifty artists on multiple stages for our most diverse bill yet, and our “Indie-est” beer garden ever, thanks to the sponsorship of the…

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Tyler Clementi Act reintroduced in Congress

Today, lawmakers introduced important legislation to curb harassment and cyberbullying at colleges and universities. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) as well as Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) reintroduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, writes Jennifer Pike on the HRC Blog. This legislation would require colleges and universities receiving federal student aid…

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