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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gay rights advocates are calling for Indiana to add protections for gays and lesbians to state civil rights laws. Hundreds marched through downtown Indianapolis today, drawing the attention of fans attending the NCAA Final Four men's basketball tournament. The marchers say changes made this week to Indiana's new religious objections law don't go far enough.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders are again using their biannual conference to outline the faith's commitment to the belief that marriage is an institution exclusive to a man and a woman. A high-ranking church leader cautioned Mormons not to be swayed by a world filled with media and entertainment that tries to make mainstream values seem obsolete.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — There's resistance by some hardliners to a preliminary agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program in return for lifting sanctions. The six world powers and Iran face a June 30 deadline to finalize the deal. In a TV interview late Saturday, Iran's foreign minister says Tehran would be able to return to its current level of nuclear activities if the West withdraws from the pact.
CAIRO (AP) — The head of an Egyptian human rights organization says he's being held in a central Cairo police station following a police raid on the group's online radio station. He says he's been told he's under investigation for broadcasting without a license. But there's been a growing crackdown on dissent by authorities who claim they're fighting a violent wave of Islamic militancy.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho couple now has nine new puppies after they saved a pregnant dog that had been shot and left to die on the side of the highway. Beth Stenberg saw the brown and white border collie lying in the grass and realized it had been shot. The Idaho State Journal reports that two Idaho State Police troopers helped her bring the dog to the vet.
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