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Speaking in front of leading LGBTQ advocates, lawmakers and celebrities on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Republican lawmakers behind the historic wave of anti-LGBTQ state bills introduced across the country in recent years.“One of the strengths of our nation has been our fight for progress,” Harris said at an LGBTQ Pride event held at his Washington residence. "A measure of progress is the expansion of rights, not the restriction of rights."However, he told the crowd, "what we are up against right now" are "the so-called leaders, these extremists who are trying to make an abrupt retreat.""But we're not going…

Taurean Prince has become a solid player in the NBA since he was drafted 12th overall in 2016. He has spent the past two years with the Minnesota Timberwolves.But on Wednesday, the Timberwolves decided not to guarantee Prince's $7.4 million contract for the 2023-2024 season, according to a report by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Prince was apparently unaware that the team refused to guarantee his contract for next season, at least until he checked the social medal and saw Wojnarowski's report.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Taurean Prince of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the NBA Play-In Tournament against…

An ICE panel has recommended the release of a Nicaraguan migrant who died in immigration custody last week last year but remained in custody until his death, advocates said Thursday.Ernesto Rocha-Cuadra, 42, died Friday at a hospital in Jena, Louisiana, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement this week. The preliminary cause of death "was reported by hospital medical officials as cardiac arrest," he said.An ICE panel recommended that Rocha-Cuadra be released in November, a coalition of immigration advocacy groups said in a statement Thursday. The statement said that officials at the detention center refused to release him. From…

The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling will have far-reaching consequences for Black and Latino students hoping to attend medical school, and in turn, will only worsen health disparities among people of color across the country. the experts said.After the high court ruling On Thursday, he struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard, many fear that medical and nursing schools and other professional institutions can no longer foster diversity when considering race in their admissions processes. The decision will result in fewer black doctors and more racial bias in the medical field, said Dr. Uché…