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'They Know That I'm The Real Deal': Transgender Baritone Makes Opera History

In her U.S. debut as Don Giovanni, Lucia Lucas became the first known trans woman to sing a principal role on an American opera stage.

JPMorgan Chase will pay $5 million to hundreds, possibly thousands, of men who filed for primary caregiver leave and were denied in the last seven years. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A Dad Wins Fight To Increase Parental Leave For Men At JPMorgan Chase

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Lucia Lucas, with cast mate Hidenori Inoue, in a dress rehearsal for the Tulsa Opera's 2019 Don Giovanni production. Shane Bevel Photography/Tulsa Opera hide caption

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'They Know That I'm The Real Deal': Transgender Baritone Makes Opera History

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Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April as the justices hear oral arguments over the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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GOP Redistricting Strategist Played Role In Push For Census Citizenship Question

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Scientists Know How Tornadoes Form, But They Are Hard To Predict

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An Anopheles coluzzi mosquito, which can transmit malaria, with a genetically modified fungus emerging from the body after the insect's death. A green fluorescent protein was included to mark the fungus, shown under a UV light. Courtesy of Brian Lovett hide caption

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Scientists Genetically Modify Fungus To Kill Mosquitoes That Spread Malaria

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