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Trump withdraws Medicaid coverage for minors’ transition surgeries
President Donald Trump has moved to end Medicaid funding for gender-transition surgeries for minors, presenting the policy as an effort to protect children. The decision further restricts access to gender-related medical care for under-18s and is likely to intensify political and legal debate over transgender healthcare in the United States. The change applies specifically to…
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Don’t Malign the U.S. Economy
People in the U.S. with very low literacy make about as much as the average worker in the U.K.
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Air Force One swap calls into question Trump’s safety abroad
A newly reported Secret Service ruse to fly President Trump out of the NATO summit last month in Turkey amid an assassination threat from Iran is raising questions about the president’s security while traveling abroad. Trump left Ankara on an alternate aircraft because of the threat, The Washington Post first reported Monday. After announcing he…
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NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026 Arctic Report Card, said that participants were informed Monday that they would no longer receive assistance from the government agency. “We were informed…
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Another major poll shows Labour leapfrogging Reform with support bleeding away from Greens and Lib Dems
A new major opinion poll has shown Labour overtaking Reform UK, with the governing party’s rise in support reportedly driven partly by voters shifting away from the Greens and the Liberal Democrats. The finding adds to a run of recent polling suggesting Labour’s position may be stabilising after a difficult period, and comes amid intense…
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Ken Paxton demands protection for surrogate and unborn child with birth defect
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has intervened in a Dallas County surrogacy case involving an unborn baby with a severe heart defect, seeking to ensure the fetus receives life-saving medical treatment after birth despite objections from his intended parents. The unborn child, who Paxton’s office referred to as “baby Gabriel,” was diagnosed in utero…
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A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump’s mail-in voting order
A federal judge expanded a block on a key part of President Trump’s order to restrict mail-in voting for this fall’s midterms, banning the Postal Service from carrying out directives in every state.
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Mommy fugitive accused of murdering toddler daughter by hurling her against WALL is captured after 30 years on the run
A woman accused of murdering her toddler daughter in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested after evading authorities for around 30 years. Prosecutors allege she killed the child by throwing her against a wall, and her capture closes out a decades-long fugitive case for local police. Details of the exact circumstances of her arrest and…