The Weekly Readlines January 5
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BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
First the good news: 2022 will see a record number of minimum wage increases across the country. Wall Street started the new year with more record highs, and partisan gerrymandering was not the disaster Democrats had feared.
The once ubiquitous BlackBerry, seen occupying thumbs across the globe, is no more. The nation prepares to mark the one year anniversary of the January 6 attempted coup. And the late Senator Harry Reid will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda. So long, Harry, those were the days.
LGBTQ+ NEWS
Betty White’s Legacy Includes ‘Golden Girls’ Episode Addressing HIV
EDGE Media Network
Israeli Same-Sex Couples, Trans, Single Fathers Approved For Surrogacy
The Jerusalem Post
80 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Out Winter 2022
Autostraddle
Boy George Interviews Adam Lambert For ‘Attitude’ Cover
On Top Magazine
Hidden in Plain View, Russian Photographer Defies Country’s Anti-gay Law
South Florida Gay News
Lil Nas X Says Music Industry Expects Queer Artists To ‘Sanitize’ Their Sexuality
The Hill
Philly’s Unique And Successful Way Home Program Is Helping LGBTQ People Find Housing
Billy Penn
U.S. AND BEYOND
After a Big 2021, Wall Street Starts New Year Edging Higher
U.S. News & World Report
Biden Touts Progress On Alleviating Supply Chain Problems
CNN
Past Convictions For Homosexual Activity To Be Wiped From Records
The Guardian
Proposed Bill Would Allow Video & Audio Recording In Florida Classrooms
Channel 8 News
David Bowie’s estate sells his publishing catalog to Warner Chappell Music
NBC News
HEALTH AND AGING
Canada Needs A National Aging Strategy That Includes Older Women
Toronto Star
Identifying Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Disparity Among Transgender Veterans
DocWire News
Uncovered: Key To How Exercise Protects Against Consequences Of Aging
Worldhealth.ne
FINANCE AND RETIREMENT
Planning To Retire by the End of 2022? Here’s What You Need To Do Now
Yahoo Finance
Vaccine Stocks Tumble Even Though Covid-19
Barron’s
Maricoin, The World’s First LGBT + Cryptocurrency, Comes Forward As Bitcoin Languishes Below $ 50K
Bollyinside
Ask Larry: Can My Wife Take Social Security Retirement Benefit At 62 And Spousal Benefits Later?
Forbes
TRAVEL
The Best New Hotels To Book In 2022
CNN
Hawaii’s Travel Restrictions Look Likely To Tighten in 2022
TravelPulse
The 10 Best Cities in the World for Art Lovers, According to New Study
Travel + Leisure
Car Ads In France Will Soon Have To Encourage More Environmentally Friendly Travel
NPR
Tell Us About Your Favourite Travel Book – You Could Win A £200 Holiday Voucher
The Guardian
ISN’T THAT SOMETHING?
Wild Dolphin Loves Playing Tag With His Favorite Dog
Longview News-Journal
Woman Carries Lion Down Kuwait Street After Animal’s Escape
UPI
Fart-Selling Influencer Hospitalised After Going Too Far
The Week UK
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