Eight states now have restrictions on gender-affirming health care for minors, with nine more expected to follow next year.
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Atlanta trans woman Koko Da Doll, documentary subject, shot to death
She appeared in ‘Kokomo City,’ which won awards at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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New wave of Republican candidates poised to join 2024 campaign
Some strategists hope Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis will attack one another so viciously that they will turn off voters, who will search for an alternative.
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Rape lawsuit trial puts spotlight back on Trump’s history with women
Jury selection will start Tuesday in the case involving allegations by an advice columnist, whom he described as ‘not my type.’
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DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims
More than 2 feet of rain fell in some parts of Broward County on April 12.
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Longtime Trump ally Adam Laxalt joins PAC supporting DeSantis
Laxalt, who roomed with DeSantis while in naval officer training, will serve as the chairman of the Never Back Down super PAC, the organization confirmed Saturday.
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Heat wave in Thailand prompts warning to stay indoors
People should be wary of extremely high temperatures as well as sudden summer storms until at least next week, the weather department said.
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Sudan army: Rescue of foreign citizens, diplomats expected
Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said he would facilitate the evacuation of American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan after speaking with the leaders of several countries.
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Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
Humphries, a law school dropout, found major success as an actor, writer, and entertainer in Britain in the 1970s.
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After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site
The ministry said an investigation was underway but did not elaborate on the details of the weapon, which military experts said likely was a powerful 1,100-pound bomb.