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US will start issuing gender-neutral passports on April 11
ByMichael Armstrong April 6, 2022

‘X’ stands for those with ‘unspecified or another gender identity.’ In today’s press release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that starting on April 11, 2022, the US Department of State will offer a third, gender-neutral ‘X’ gender option in the US passports. US citizens opting of an ‘X gender’ passport will not be…

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U.S., North Korean diplomats trade handshakes and jabs at ASEAN conference
ByMichael Armstrong August 4, 2018August 5, 2018

The U.S. delegation delivers to North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho a letter from President Trump to Kim Jong Un. (U.S. Department of State) JAKARTA, Indonesia — Diplomats from the United States and North Korea alternately shook hands and lobbed critiques at one another Saturday, in what appeared to be another roadblock in the path…

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