Tuesday, February 3, 2015
News Round-up: February 3, 2015
Some stories you may have missed:
• Nine weeks before his death, Nancy Reagan declined to help Rock Hudson get into a hospital that might have saved his life or alleviated his illness because AIDS.
• Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, may have to reduce water service to only two days a week due to extreme drought.
• Virginia state Senate approved a bill which would provide important anti-discrimination protections for local and state LGBT government employees.
• The story of James Robertson of Detroit, who has walked 21 miles to work every day for the last decade, became a national story and launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $233,000 to help James.
• President Obama's new budget proposes allowing same-sex married couples to receive spousal Social Security benefits no matter what state they live in, as long as they are legally married - just like any married couple.
• Just one more reason to love ballet...
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