Recent news round-up

I'm back from Las Vegas and the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender. I brought a case of bronchitis with me. I'm gotten caught up on my important e-mail, so it's time to resume my blogging.

Good News

• Over 100,000 at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, regions biggest
• Nigeria, neighbours forge anti-Boko Haram force
• Woman had right to be drunk on her front steps -Iowa Supreme Court
• Two men charged in Wisconsin with stuffing employee in storage box It's good they were charged.
• U.S., allies conduct 15 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military 
• Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State stronghold
• Hackathons take on Islamic State in cyberspace battle
• Oregon lawmakers pass paid sick leave bill
• Air Force Takes A Big Step Toward Allowing Transgender Service
• Pentagon to update policy with protections for LGB troops
• Parliament in Greenland unanimously approves same-sex marriage

Bad News

• Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill 37 near northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
• Indonesia's Islamic Aceh province canes unwed couples
• N.C. Senate Overrides McCrory Veto of Religious Objection Bill
• Police reject LGBT application for pride parade