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The Weekly Readlines October 8

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  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES

The good news first: Facebook was down for six hours on Monday. A billion people suddenly discovered they could do something else with their time. And my adopted state, New Jersey, is home to two of the nation’s most LGBTQ-friendly colleges! We love the Garden State.

A massive document dump called the Pandora Papers revealed how the filthy rich hide their assets and no one cared. They’re too busy blaming Joe Biden for the rising cost of chickens.

A debt ceiling deal was reached in the Senate, two infrastructure bills still hang by a thread, and Lindsey Graham yapped some more about impeaching Biden because … what else do they have to do?

  NEWS FOR Qs

The Future of Liberal Mormonism
Patheos

James Bond: 9 LGBT actors who should replace Daniel Craig as 007
PinkNews

PA’s First Latino Historical Marker Honors LGBT Activist Gloria Casarez
Billy Penn

Center For Reconciliation And Justice Challenges Invisibilization Of Older LGBTQ Adults
Los Angeles Loyolan

Amanda Bearse Joins Cast Of Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com ‘Bros’
On Top Magazine

Supreme Court Gay Issues – As Well As Many ‘Of Interest’ – In This New Term
Towleroad

  U.S. AND BEYOND

New US Legislation Seeks to Expand Protections for Election Workers
U.S. News & World Report

China’s LGBT Community Caught Up In Xi Jinping’s Widening Crackdowns On Big Tech
South China Morning Post

Posthumous Victory For S.Korean Transgender Soldier As Court Tells Army To Annul Dismissal
WHBL News

Outrage After Gay Woman Diagnosed At Spanish Hospital With ‘Homosexuality’
The Guardia

Wisconsin’s Largest Cities Targeted in 2020 Election Probe
U.S. News & World Report

  HEALTH AND AGING

A Colorado Town Is About As Vaccinated As It Can Get. But It Still Has COVID.
The Colorado Sun

Flu Season: Is A Twindemic On The Way?
KSAT San Antonio

Should You Travel With An Aging Parent In Fragile Health?
Forbes

AARP, SAGE Report Details Disparities Aging LGBTQ Illinoisans Face
The State Journal-Register 

  FINANCE AND RETIREMENT

Young Investors Are Swarming To Tiktok For Financial Advice — But Should They?
parrysound.com

The Real Reason People Hire Financial Advisers
Money Talks News

Financial Planning for Singles
outsmartmagazine.com 

  TRAVEL

CDC Issues New Holiday Travel Guidelines, Recommends Travelers To Be Fully Vaccinated
CBS Detroit

Buying Travel Insurance? Here’s What You Should Include And How Much It Could Cost
XYZ

Expert Hotel Concierges Share Their 2021 Holiday Travel Tips
Hospitality Net

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?

Couples In Long-Term Relationships Develop Uncanny Biological Similarities, Study Finds
Salon

Meet the Blogger Destigmatizing Mental Illnesses Through Travel
Skift

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