Transgender youths who are taking medication to transition have until the end of the year to stop doing so.
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Blinken says WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has ‘no doubt’ that Russia has wrongfully detained Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin grad and American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations.
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Alaska opponents lose 1st fight over Willow oil drilling plan
Environmentalists worry that the project could affect caribou and polar bears.
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Kansas passes bill restricting transgender people’s access to public accommodations
The vote likely sets up a veto fight with the state’s Democratic governor.
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Severe storms expected overnight in Midwest, South
Tornadoes are expected to hammer some areas hit by just days ago, where at least 32 people were killed.
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Mexican president asks for China’s help in curbing fentanyl production
His request comes in a letter to President Xi Jinping – only after several paragraphs of venting about moral decay in the U.S.
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Analysis: Trump hush-money case raises thorny legal issues
The New York case is just one of many legal worries for Trump.
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Stormy Daniels must pay $122,000 in Trump legal bills for libel case
A federal appeals court decision came at about the same time that Trump became the only ex-president to be charged with a crime.
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Union organizer, former teacher elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
Brandon Johnson’s victory topped a remarkable trajectory for a candidate who was little known when he entered the race.
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Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race
With so much at stake, the race became the most expensive contest for a state Supreme Court seat in U.S. history.