North Carolina Sues Federal Government, DOJ Over LGBT Law Plus 4 More Stories

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The Two-Way North Carolina Sues Federal Government, DOJ Over LGBT Law The Department of Justice said the state's "bathroom bill" violates the Civil Rights Act, and gave lawmakers until Monday to respond. Now North Carolina's governor has sued the federal government. Read this story Shots - Health News Notorious F.D.A.? Feds Turn To Hip-Hop To Tamp Down Teen Smoking For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the Food and Drug Administration wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking. Read this story The Two-Way Mercury Will Cross In Front Of The Sun In A Rare Event. Here's How To Watch Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is passing directly across the sun Monday for more than seven hours. And you can watch — if you do it just right. Read this story Parallels N. Korea Wants Economic And Nuclear Expansion, But One Undercuts The Other North Korea's powerful are gathering for their first ruling party congress in decades. Kim Jong Un is working to consolidate his power at home — and regionally — with an expanded nuclear arsenal. Read this story The Two-Way Uber, Lyft Vow To Stop Driving In Austin After Voters Keep Regulations The ride-hailing firms spent millions trying to persuade city voters to reject rules requiring drivers to be fingerprinted. But they lost, and now say they're "pausing" operations in Texas' capital. Read this story

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