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Chicago Sun-Times 

Pride stories from Sun-Times readers

During June, Pride Month, we're showcasing LGBTQ+ stories from readers. From a father being thankful a trans child has found a welcoming home in Chicago to coming out later in life after struggles over identify and spirituality, the first-person stories that follow offer views of the breadth and depth of the queer experience.

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Chicago Sun-Times 

How Chicago became a 'safe haven' for the drag queens who call it home


For the first time in her life, Kylie Lefever feels like she belongs.

She and her drag persona, Kylee Hunter, moved to Chicago in 2022. She'd been living in Florida at the time, and performing had gotten too hard. The vitriol and legislation targeting the state's drag performers and the larger LGBTQ+ community had become too much for her, she said.

So she came here, looking to grow her career and put down roots after living like a nomad for much of her adult life.

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TheHill.com 

Stadium-sized asteroid to buzz by Earth on Saturday: 5 things to know

An asteroid the size of a football stadium will thread the needle between Earth and the moon Saturday morning — the second of two astronomical near misses in three days. Near miss, in this case, is a relative term: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, will come within 180,000 miles of Earth. On Thursday, meanwhile, asteroid 2011...

TheHill.com 

Trump steps up ground game in Virginia after Biden's shaky debate

Former President Trump is ramping up his efforts in Virginia in a sign that Republicans are viewing the state as winnable in November. While President Biden headed to battleground North Carolina for his post-debate rally, Trump traveled to Chesapeake, Va., to share the stage for the first time with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). The governor...

TheHill.com 

The Memo: The debate that changed everything

ATLANTA — Never before has a debate transformed a presidential race so utterly. The idea of replacing President Biden as his party’s 2024 nominee has become Topic A in national politics; former President Trump has advanced from a slight to heavy favorite in November’s election; and the collective blood pressure of the Democratic Party has...

TheHill.com 

Supreme Court broadly shifts power from federal agencies to judges

The Supreme Court has broadly expanded the power of judges at the expense of federal agencies with a pair of decisions this week, and it could be poised to do so again next week.  Altogether, its actions to transfer authority from agencies to the judiciary could curtail a wide range of financial, environmental, workplace and consumer...

TheHill.com 

Democrats reel from Biden’s stumbling debate showing

The question on many Democrats’ minds: Now what? Democrats were reeling from the presidential debate where they saw President Biden not only do poorly but bomb what was supposed to be a narrative-defining moment. And with the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency looming, they spent Friday trying to figure out if the current...

The Wall Street Journal 

News Quiz for June 28, 2024

Test your knowledge of the week’s events as reported in The Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal 

What to Watch: The Best Movies and TV Shows From June

Aliens descend on Manhattan in ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ ‘The Bear’ returns for a searing third season, documentaries revisit Jesse Owens and Jim Jones, and much, much more.