Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece. (AP News)
Read MoreBathroom bills have reemerged in recent years, passing in eleven Republican-led states, from Florida to Utah. Mississippi lawmakers sent a bathroom bill to the governor's desk last week. But the high-profile boycotts, rollbacks of company expansions and canceled concerts haven't followed suit this time. (Prichep, NPR)
Read MoreWhat began as a magical collaboration between the mega-successful author and the young actors who shot to stardom when they landed lead roles in the wizarding movie franchise has, over the years, turned increasingly nasty, as Rowling and the actors have publicly disagreed on hot-button topics such as trans rights. (Swain, The Telegraph)
Read MoreAmericans under 30 get much of their news on TikTok. They hear about money there, too, and that’s shaping the way they save, spend and view their financial prospects, young adults and economists say. (Jargon & Alcántara, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThe boost in money comes as concerns rise over threats against Jewish and Muslim communities, fueled in part by the Israel-Hamas war. Places like synagogues and mosques could apply to use the money to hire security personnel or install cameras under the new increase in funding to the existing federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program, Schumer, a Democrat, said from New York City. (AP News)
Read MoreBars, restaurants and offices will be barred from creating new premises with gender-neutral lavatories, under changes to the law to take effect later this year. In a move which ministers said would increase the “safety, privacy and dignity” of women, new non-domestic buildings will be required to include separate male and female lavatories. (Wright, The Times UK)
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