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In 2025, a Yosemite ranger hung a transgender flag on the famous rock wall known as El Capitan. The ranger was later fired and alleged that it was retaliatory and violated their free speech rights.
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In 2025, a Yosemite ranger hung a transgender flag on the famous rock wall known as El Capitan. The ranger was later fired and alleged that it was retaliatory and violated their free speech rights.
A 21-year-old woman died when two rope jumping instructors threw her from a bridge without first harnessing her to security equipment in Brazil.
High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won't be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday.
Oil prices on Monday fell to their lowest level since March after U.S. officials announced an agreement between the United States and Iran.
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