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In June, gay and transgender Indians described the cost of living in a country that has forced them to be outlaws: shunning by parents, social isolation, few protections in the workplace, and a frightening vulnerability to sexual assault.https://nyti.ms/2LYJ0pW 

Breaking News: In a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, India’s Supreme Court just struck down one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing consensual gay sexhttps://nyti.ms/2MQkf4l 

Peter Dutton is the latest in a long line of Australian leaders to seize on concerns about foreigners and security to advance their political careershttps://nyti.ms/2M2YQ2H 

Just days after Steve Bannon was dropped from the New Yorker Festival, a movie about him had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festivalhttps://nyti.ms/2M0SG3a 

Christopher Kennedy Lawford turned his recovery from drug addiction into a career as a public health advocate and best-selling authorhttps://nyti.ms/2wPiZ6K 

To anyone who thinks journalists can't change the world, maybe these stories will make you reconsiderhttps://nyti.ms/2wGXswY 

Federal prosecutors have issued sweeping subpoenas demanding that millions of North Carolina voter records be turned over to immigration authoritieshttps://nyti.ms/2MPfBUy 

Voters in Texas received a suspicious text message that purported to be from a campaign volunteer for Beto O’Rourke. It could mark one of the first notable acts of political sabotage involving text messages.https://nyti.ms/2M1TYuU 

A milestone for synthetic biology: Researchers may have created edible bacteria to cure a rare blood disorderhttps://nyti.ms/2MOfgkJ 

Delaware’s heated Senate race is threatening to rip apart the state's centrist political fabrichttps://nyti.ms/2Q5TWFs 

A federal judge in Texas listened to arguments about whether to find part or all of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, in a case that may end up before the Supreme Courthttps://nyti.ms/2Qbpr15 

On his first full day of questioning, Judge Brett Kavanaugh would not say whether a president could be subpoenaed or pardon himselfhttps://nyti.ms/2wMkuCU 

The trade association that represents dozens of fraternities across the U.S. and around the world voted to ban hard alcohol in the wake of high-profile hazing episodes that have resulted in deaths and lawsuitshttps://nyti.ms/2Q6iONj 

Residents had long understood that the winds were shifting. Tuesday night was more proof.https://nyti.ms/2wNhtC3 

India’s Supreme Court is expected to rule on one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing consensual gay sexhttps://nyti.ms/2Q2Skwh