2019-05-17 9601659891961e42c854ca25139c1e33e8b477cf https://image.businessinsider.com/5cdeb3f8021b4c07862d8aa7?width=1200&format=jpeg <66fbab24a6594fe56b24cc741c527b5e3e5636a9>https://image.businessinsider.com/5cdeb3f8021b4c07862d8aa7?width=1200&format=jpeg 5 Equality Act 14 /wiki/equality%20act%20(united%20states) LGBTQ rights in the United States 1 /wiki/lgbtq%20rights%20in%20the%20united%20states U.S. House of Representatives 2 /wiki/united%20states%20house%20of%20representatives Equality Act LGBTQ rights in the United States U.S. House of Representatives LGBTQ rights in the United States /feed/2019/05/17/the-us-house-of-representatives-passes-the-equality-act-which-prohibits-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-an Business Insider 17 66fbab24a6594fe56b24cc741c527b5e3e5636a9 5 https://www.businessinsider.com/house-passes-equality-act-major-new-lgbtq-protections-2019-5 2019 "This is not only important to the LGBTQ community, it's important for America, ending discrimination," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 2019-05-17 9d59e042df13398a93acab224c11cd6c64aea121 https://tnimage.s3.hicloud.net.tw/photos/2019/05/17/1558074004-5cde5294c552a.jpg <6dfc549a19d4bc18015b985b5df50c0d2c509850>https://tnimage.s3.hicloud.net.tw/photos/2019/05/17/1558074004-5cde5294c552a.jpg 4 LGBTQ rights in Taiwan 1 /wiki/lgbtq%20rights%20in%20taiwan Legislative Yuan 14 /wiki/legislative%20yuan Taiwan 2 /wiki/taiwan Tsai Ing-wen 71 /wiki/tsai%20ing-wen same-sex marriage 37 /wiki/same-sex%20marriage%20in%20taiwan LGBTQ rights in Taiwan Legislative Yuan Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen same-sex marriage LGBTQ rights in Taiwan /feed/2019/05/17/taiwan-s-legislative-yuan-passes-legislation-legalizing-same-sex-marriage-and-limited-joint-custody-rights-making-taiwa Al Jazeera 17 3d1d769edd32ffc7fd9333bbf07237635e993aa3 5 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/taiwan-parliament-vote-sex-marriage-legislation-190517041658310.html 2019 Reuters 17 bf529c5a4c6c339faa103f5216205ccd1649d062 5 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lgbt/in-first-for-asia-taiwan-parliament-endorses-same-sex-marriage-idUSKCN1SN0A6 2019 Taiwan News 17 6dfc549a19d4bc18015b985b5df50c0d2c509850 5 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3704386 2019 Lawmakers voted in favor of a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Friday afternoon.Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after 93 legislators on Friday (May 17) voted in favor of four key articles guaranteeing same-sex couples the right to marry. Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passes legislation legalizing same-sex marriage and limited joint-custody rights, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to do so. President Tsai Ing-wen and her cabinet helped draft the bill, and she will sign it into law on or before May 24. 2019-05-17 3e91f370a887eb813f829707b95609096cf6b812 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/17/us/politics/17dc-intel/17dc-intel-facebookJumbo.jpg <3ceca89cc064853a11bbf1402f73b5e36a175f1c>https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/17/us/politics/17dc-intel/17dc-intel-facebookJumbo.jpg 3 Central Intelligence Agency 2 /wiki/central%20intelligence%20agency China 71 /wiki/china China–United States relations 1 /wiki/china-united%20states%20relations Kevin Mallory 14 /wiki/list%20of%20chinese%20spy%20cases%20in%20the%20united%20states#kevin%20mallory U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia 37 /wiki/united%20states%20district%20court%20for%20the%20eastern%20district%20of%20virginia Central Intelligence Agency China China–United States relations Kevin Mallory U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia China–United States relations /feed/2019/05/17/a-former-cia-officer-kevin-mallory-is-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-by-a-federal-judge-in-the-eastern-district-of-vi BBC News 17 3764b433116fd7f2a7d98e541438619eaa2a9463 5 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48319058 2019 The New York Times 17 3ceca89cc064853a11bbf1402f73b5e36a175f1c 5 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/us/politics/cia-spying-china.html 2019 The sentencing brings to a close one of several high-profile cases involving Chinese attempts to recruit former American intelligence officers. A former CIA officer, Kevin Mallory, is sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia for spying for China. 2019-05-17 595cf49f527a58fd10c4f6944f09128273236fdf https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/05/17/rts1tvnb_wide-b963d698770e69e3e2e30d7ed4c775b08dc049dd.jpg?s=1400 https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/05/17/rts1tvnb_wide-b963d698770e69e3e2e30d7ed4c775b08dc049dd.jpg?s=1400 2 Canada–United States relations 1 /wiki/canada-united%20states%20relations Canadian 14 /wiki/canada Mexico 37 /wiki/mexico U.S. 2 /wiki/united%20states Canada–United States relations Canadian Mexico U.S. Canada–United States relations /feed/2019/05/17/the-united-states-lifts-tariffs-on-steel-and-aluminum-from-canada-and-mexico NPR 17 db5810dd1d0cc3ac8fa63e93a0bacbbb24fe55b8 5 https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/724357441/u-s-to-lift-tariffs-on-canadas-and-mexico-s-steel-and-aluminum 2019 The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact. The United States lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico.