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Morning News Brief: Russia Protests, GOP Health Care Bill

8:35am June 12, 2017

by Rachel Martin

For the second time this year, a leading Russian dissident is calling for mass demonstrations against President Putin's government. And, the U.S. Senate continues work on health care overhaul.

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Married in 2008, Angela Ross (center) and her husband D.J. live in Copper Hill, Va., with two of their five children, Jordis, 11 (left), and Marianna, 7. More than 50 years ago, their interracial marriage would have been illegal in Virginia.

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Interracial Marriages Face Pushback 50 Years After Loving

8:35am June 12, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court legalized marriages between people of different races 50 years ago. But some interracial couples today say they sometimes feel unaccepted in the U.S.

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Gerry Realin (left) and his wife Jessica are working to get first responders workers' compensation benefits in Florida.

A Pulse Nightclub Responder Confronts A New Crisis: PTSD

5:01am June 12, 2017

by Abe Aboraya

The Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando a year ago killed 49 people. It was a horrific scene for first responders, and some are still struggling to cope with what they saw that night.

New Jersey has been distributing baby boxes — cardboard containers that double as cribs or bassinets — to new parents since January. Maisha Watson is currently living in a motel outside Atlantic City, N.J., with her infant son, Solomon Murphy. With no

As Popularity Of Baby Boxes Grows, Skeptics Say More Testing Is Needed

5:01am June 12, 2017

by Maureen Pao

New mom Maisha Watson uses one of the 20,000 cardboard boxes given out so far in New Jersey. She's glad to have a safe spot for her son to sleep. But some question the boxes' safety and effectiveness.

Pittsburgh Penguins players celebrate Sunday after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Nashville, Tenn.

Penguins Beat Predators 2-0 For Second Consecutive Stanley Cup

2:20am June 12, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Nashville Predators 2-0 to clinch the Stanley Cup Final in Game 6 Sunday night in Nashville, Tenn. Sidney Crosby is the MVP, an honor he also won last year.

A U.S. flag flies beside a Puerto Rican flag in Old San Juan.

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Puerto Rico Overwhelmingly Votes On U.S. Statehood In Non-Binding Referendum

9:25pm June 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The debt-racked territory voted to become the 51st state in 2012, but Congress never picked up the result. Puerto Rico voted again Sunday and partial results show most voters support U.S. statehood.

Demonstrators at the front of the crowd lead thousands of others down 17th St. NW during the Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 11.

D.C. Equality March Makes Pride Political

9:11pm June 11, 2017

by Christianna Silva

Protesters took to Washington, D.C., Sunday to voice their disdain for the Trump administration and how they expect it could affect the LGBT community during the Equality March.