March2017
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Americans oppose bathroom laws limiting transgender rights
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: The majority of respondents to a new U.S. poll opposed laws barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identities and indicated growing acceptance for gay rights, a nonpartisan research group said... -
Boston St. Patrick’s parade organizers deny banning gay marchers
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade denied on Thursday that they told a gay veterans’ group its members could not march openly in one of the largest U.S. celebrations of the holiday and... -
UK’s queen unveils memorial dedicated to Britons involved in Iraq, Afghan wars
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Queen Elizabeth unveiled a memorial on Thursday to British armed forces and civilians who served during recent wars in the Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq and their work “to bring peace and stability”. Nearly 700... -
Turkey hopes discounts, fuel subsidies can reverse 30 percent tourism plunge
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Turkey expressed hopes on Friday for a revival of its tourism industry after security concerns caused a 30 percent drop in foreign visitors and revenues last year. “We are seeing some very positive signals.... -
17,000 chickens in Tennessee culled after becoming infected with bird flu
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: A commercial flock of 17,000 chickens in Tennessee has been culled after becoming infected with low-pathogenic bird flu, state agricultural officials said on Thursday, days after a more dangerous form of the disease killed... -
Colossus probably depicting Ramses II found in Egypt
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive eight-meter statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum that they say probably depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000...
