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On Anniversary Of Women's March, A Las Vegas Rally With A Tighter Focus: The Midterms

The organizers of 2017's historic Women's March in Washington, D.C., chose Las Vegas, Nev., for its swing state status.
Protesters carry signs as they make their way to Sam Boyd Stadium on Sunday.

Saturday saw protesters take to the streets from New York to Los Angeles — from Nigeria to Iraq. Various incarnations of the second annual Women's March demanded social change, promoted female empowerment and declared a resistance to President Trump on the anniversary of his inauguration.

With Saturday's worldwide turnout, you could be forgiven for forgetting that, in.

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