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Correction: Feinstein-LGBTQ Rights story

Sep 30, 2023, 7:13 AM | Updated: Oct 4, 2023, 5:32 pm

FILE - San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein carries a candle as she leads an estimated 15,000 march...

FILE - San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein carries a candle as she leads an estimated 15,000 marchers also carrying candles during a march in memory of slain Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in San Francisco, Nov. 28, 1979. After Feinstein, the nation’s oldest sitting U.S. senator, died at age 90, LGBTQ+ leaders are lauding her as a longtime friend dating to a time when not many could be found. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

In a story published Sept. 30, 2023, about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s involvement in LGBTQ+ issues, The Associated Press, citing her office, reported that she died Thursday, Sept. 28. Her office later said that the senator died around 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29.

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Correction: Feinstein-LGBTQ Rights story