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- College Group • Rock Island IL, 4:00 pm, Clock Inc. LGBT+ Community Center
- Iowa LGBTQ Chamber Central Iowa Member Mixer • Des Moines, 5:00 pm, The Slow Down Coffee Co.
- Trans Masculine Support Group • Carbondale, 5:00 pm, Rainbow Cafe LGBTQ Center
- Affirming Community Yoga at Clock Inc. • Rock Island, 6:00 pm, Clock Inc. LGBT+ Community Center
- Trivia and Wine Wednesday • North Liberty, Ia., 7:00 pm, Micky's Irish Pub & Grill - North Liberty
- Game Nite at The Blazing Saddle • Des Moines, 9:00 pm, The Blazing Saddle
- Trivia at Micky's • Iowa City, Ia., 9:00 pm, Micky's Irish Pub & Grill - Iowa City
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Alabama embryo ruling, Nex Benedict death investigation, 150,000 student loan debts erased, and redlining’s connection to air pollution
Find links for the best information about how Alabama’s embryo ruling is likely to affect Black and Brown women more; the ongoing investigation into and reaction to the death of Owasso High School nonbinary student Nex Benedict; how redlining of previous years amplifies air pollution today; and President Joe Biden’s move to relieve student debt for more than 150,000.
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Iowa City rocker Nikki Lunden Trotter shares 11-year journey to recovery
Nikki Lunden Trotter, best-known for her songwriting and energetic stage performance as founder and leader singer of Natural Habits Band, gave up alcohol and drugs more than a decade after she realized she needed to. Read about her journey to recovery.
Support for Black and Hispanic teen girls, artificial intelligence and climate change, gun views among multicultural, urban teens
AI is helping to tackle climate change: Detecting ocean garbage for removal, deforestation patterns that may be harmful, and icebergs melting the fastest are ways that artificial intelligence is having a positive impact on the world, writes the World Economic Forum....
Progress on minimum wage, lack of progress on racial and gender leadership in Hollywood, and more
Minimum wage. Climate change. Women and people of color in Hollywood. And Claudia Gay’s resignation. It’s in today’s curated briefs and links.
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January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?