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Students walk out of Utah school to protest ‘furries’

Several students and adults participated in an hours-long walkout from Utah's Mt. Nebo Middle School on Wednesday, April 17. The walkout was in protest of the school's alleged lack of regulation around "furries" at the school, who students claim bite, scratch, and chase other students. (Credit: Ashlee Bryson)

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FILE - Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022, after the Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years. More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year's presidential election, a new survey out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF finds. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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