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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIt might not be star-studded, and it very early in the cycle, but Kentucky Senate contest just got a lot more interesting.Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes made it official Monday that she will challenge Senate Minority Le
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TOKYO AP 鈥?A Japanese court ruled Monday that the countrys ban on sa
stanley cup me-sex marriage does not violate the constitution, and rejected demands for compensation by three couples who said their right to free union and equality has been violated.The Osaka District Court ruling is the second decision on the issue, and disagrees with a ruling last year by a Sapporo court that found the ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. It underscores how divisive the issue remains in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations that does not recognize same-sex unions.In its ruling, the Osaka court rejected the plaintiffs ; demand for 1 million yen $7,400 in damages per couple for discrimination they face.The plaintiffs 鈥?two male couples and one female couple 鈥?were among 14 same-sex couples who filed lawsuits against the government in five major cities 鈥?Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka 鈥?in 2019 for vio
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