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Bad: Trump is not extending his prayers to the Cash me outside girl

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Bad: Trump is not extending his prayers to the Cash me outside girl

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Bad: The Napa fire has burned hundreds of thousands of acres and destroyed many homes. 

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Bad: The Napa fire has burned hundreds of thousands of acres and destroyed many homes. 

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Bad: Not only were many killed and injured in the Las Vegas shooting, but many people are trying to humanize the shooter by saying he is a "shooter" not a "terrorist". 

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Bad: Not only were many killed and injured in the Las Vegas shooting, but many people are trying to humanize the shooter by saying he is a "shooter" not a "terrorist". 

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Bad: Several hurricanes have devastated millions of people. 

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Bad: Several hurricanes have devastated millions of people. 

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Good: In California, a bill allowing non-binary people to be properly identified is about to be passed. 

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Good: In California, a bill allowing non-binary people to be properly identified is about to be passed. 

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A California bill that would require the state for the first time to legally recognize "nonbinary" as a gender for people who do not identify as male or female passed the Legislature and awaits action by Gov. Jerry Brown.

"The Gender Recognition Act" makes it easier for people to change gender on state identification and birth certificates, while establishing the "nonbinary" designation.

"This is huge for this community who really feel that they have not been adequately protected," said the bill's author, Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego. "California is on the cutting edge for civil rights for all people. This is the next step."

Atkins said the governor has supported equal rights for all people and hopes he will see SB 179 "in that vein."

The state Senate approved Senate Bill 179 on a 26-12 vote.

Advocates say the measure expands rights for the state's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by wiping out the need for a court order or proof of clinical treatment to apply for gender changes.

Under the bill, the state registrar would be required to issue a new birth certificate to California natives to reflect a gender change if someone applies and submits an affidavit attesting that the request is not for any fraudulent purpose. SB 179 also calls for the Department of Motor Vehicles to allow applicants for a driver's license or identification card to choose a gender category of female, male or nonbinary.

SB 179 builds on a 2013 law by Atkins that allowed transgender people to obtain a new birth certificate with proof of "clinically appropriate treatment."

Oregon began offering nonbinary gender markers on licenses this summer.

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New option for gender in California bill headed to Jerry Brown

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A California bill that would require the state for the first time to legally recognize "nonbinary" as a gender for people who do not identify as male or female passed the Legislature and awaits action by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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Good: Eminem acknowledges the hate that the Trump administration has caused, providing a source of love and acceptance to his audience

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Good: Eminem acknowledges the hate that the Trump administration has caused, providing a source of love and acceptance to his audience

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The full lyrics to Eminem's Trump-bashing freestyle 'The Storm' | CNN

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Rapper Eminem unleashed a blistering four-and-a-half minute attack on President Donald Trump in a freestyle that aired during the BET Hip Hop Awards. Here's the freestyle in full.

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Bad: The privileged white straight cis male community overpowers most other communities all over the world 

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Bad: The privileged white straight cis male community overpowers most other communities all over the world 

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Good: India outlaws marital sex with child brides

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Good: India outlaws marital sex with child brides

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Even though India has not overcome the problem of allowing child brides, these girls are now more protected with this new statement.

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Wednesday's landmark decision, which coincided with International Day of the Girl Child, also raised the age of consent for all women to 18.

"In our opinion sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years of age is rape regardless of whether she is married or not," read the ruling.

"The exception carved out in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) creates an unnecessary and artificial distinction between a married girl child and an unmarried girl child and has no rational nexus with any unclear objective sought to be achieved."

Jayna Kothari, who argued for Child Rights Group, an NGO that works to prevent child marriage, told CNN the ruling will create a "uniformity of laws".

"If you do not criminalize sexual intercourse within marriage with a girl that is under 18, you're implying that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) is not worth enforcing. You're allowing marriages with girls that are minors but you're not doing anything about it."

Child marriage is illegal in India, but remains widespread throughout the country, especially in rural areas. According to a 2016 report by UNICEF, up to three million girls under the age of 18 are married in India every year.

Doing away with exceptions

Previously, there were discrepancies when it came to the ages specified in India's rape and child marriage laws.

Under section 375 of the IPC, intercourse with a girl below the age of 18 is considered rape, but a provision, known as Exception 2, did not punish a man for having sex his wife, even if he did not have her consent, provided she was above the age of 15.

Though marital rape is not a crime in India, the provision contradicted the age of consent in both the PCMA and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

The PCMA lists 18 as the age of marriage for girls and 21 for men. The age of consent is also 18 under POCSO.

India's underage brides

The Indian government had defended the controversial exception clause, stating that although the practice of child marriage is illegal, "the harsh reality is that 20 to 30 percent of female children below the age of 18 years got married in total violation of PCMA," according to the ruling.

The country's top court quashed that stance, describing sex with an underage wife as a "heinous crime which also violates the bodily integrity of a girl child, causes trauma and sometimes destroys her freedom of reproductive choice."

According to UNICEF, around one in four married Indian girls and women between the ages of 15-19 have suffered physical abuse at the hands of their husband.

As underage brides, many also become young mothers and suffer complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

"They are so young and because of that, they do not have the power or the authority to do anything. They cannot speak out against violence, they do not have the capacity to protect their own reproductive rights. This is part of their right to liberty and dignity," said Kothari.

A very toothless law

The reasons behind child marriage vary from region, caste and religion. In addition, the perception of daughters as a burden for poorer, lesser educated families often results in underage marriages.

But there are fewer taking place now. The percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married before 18 dropped from 47 percent in 2005/2006 to 27 per cent in 2015/2016, according to UNICEF.

The Supreme Court's reading down of Exception 2 and bringing it in line with the Constitution and other laws will force people to "wake up," according to Kothari, who is also the Executive Director of the Center for Law and Policy Research.

"Although the PCMA prohibits marriages under 18, it doesn't make those marriages invalid. You have to go to a court to invalidate them. It's a very toothless law but the criminal sanctions are strong. If you are now charged with rape, then you can actually go to prison. The numbers (of child marriages) will come down. It's not going to be overnight but it will seriously help the cause."

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India outlaws marital sex with minors in bid to protect child brides

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Wednesday's landmark decision, which coincided with International Day of the Girl Child, also raised the age of consent for all women to 18. "In our opinion sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years of age is rape regardless of whether she is married or not," read the ruling.

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Good: Cruise ship cancelled trip and lost millions to send aid to Puerto Rico. Those who help in times of need

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Good: Cruise ship cancelled trip and lost millions to send aid to Puerto Rico. Those who help in times of need

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Cruise giant Carnival plans to resume sailings from Puerto Rico on Sunday, just three-and-a-half weeks after Hurricane Maria slammed the island.

Carnival on Monday said its San Juan-based Carnival Fascination will depart from the city late on Sunday on a seven-night Southern Caribbean voyage that features stops in Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Kitts.

While many areas of Puerto Rico still are in the early stages of recovery from the storm, Carnival said an assessment of the terminal facilities, support services and local conditions in the San Juan area where the 2,056-passenger Fascination docks found it ready for cruise operations to resume.

More: What you need to know about cruises in the wake of Irma, Maria

"Our team's visit this past week confirmed the Old San Juan area is ready to receive tourists," the line said in a notice to customers. "Many shops and businesses have returned to their normal business operations with more opening up every day."

In resuming cruises from San Juan, Carnival is joining Royal Caribbean, which already has restarted voyages from the city. Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Adventure of the Seas departed San Juan on Saturday on its first regular sailing from the city since Maria hit.

In it notice to customers on Monday, Carnival suggested a speedy resumption of cruises from San Juan would help Puerto Rico's recovery.

"Like you, we were saddened to see the impact the recent storm had on Puerto Rico," Carnival said. "Tourism is very important to their economy, and with your help, we are pleased to play an important role in aiding their recovery efforts in a meaningful way."

Carnival canceled three successive sailings from San Juan after Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20.

The itinerary that Fascination will follow once it leaves San Juan has been adjusted due to damage on other islands caused by Maria and Hurricane Irma. Grenada and Antigua are last-minute additions to the sailing, taking the place of St. Thomas and St. Maarten - the Dutch side of the island of St. Martin.

St. Thomas and St. Maarten were devastated by the hurricanes and remain closed to cruise ships for now.

Carnival on Monday said St. Thomas and St. Maarten would remain off Fascination's schedule through at least early December.

"We continue to evaluate our ability to return to St. Thomas and St. Maarten and will provide further updates to our guests scheduled to sail on December sailings and beyond once more information available," the line said.

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Cruise giant Carnival plans to resume sailings from Puerto Rico on Sunday, just three-and-a-half weeks after Hurricane Maria slammed the island. Carnival on Monday said its San Juan-based Carnival Fascination will depart from the city late on Sunday on a seven-night Southern Caribbean voyage that features stops in Grenada, Barbados, St.