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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, a decision that is likely to have broad implications for access to medical treatments for transgender youth in half of the country. In the case of U.S. v. Skrmetti, the high court ruled…
NEED TO KNOW Opal Lee, also known as “The Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will miss marching in this year’s Walk of Freedom event The 98-year-old was recently hospitalized, which led to her first time sitting out the march since it launched in 2016 This year marks the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth Opal Lee, known to many…
It’s a good time to pitch alternatives to the U.S. dollar , but it pays to be specific. On Wednesday, People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng told attendees of a financial forum in Shanghai that he expected the largely greenback-based global monetary system to become multipolar, ultimately helping to “better safeguard global financial stability”….
A heat wave is forecast across the eastern United States, and it’s expected to bring severe storms and several days of record high temperatures at the start of the weekend and into next week. As a low-pressure system slowly shifts from the West, the Ohio Valley and the Midwest down into the lower Mississippi Valley…
THE JUSTIFICATIONS vary, but the examples are legion. In December in Florida, local politicians faced threats over housing developments. Police shot a Montanan in March after she brandished a gun at a judge. A police chief in North Carolina retired in May after getting violent threats over the death of a police dog. Threats of…
What’s going on here? Hong Kong and Shanghai have inked a cooperative plan to strengthen financial ties, unveiling 38 measures to enhance market connectivity and support mainland firms in Hong Kong. What does this mean? Witnessed by Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary and senior Shanghai officials, this agreement marks a significant step toward deeper financial collaboration….
Both China and the United States, rivals in the contest for naval dominance in the Pacific, have recently deployed naval hospital ships. USNS Comfort has been conducting a medical mission in Latin America since May 30, according to the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, CNS Silk Road Ark departed for islands and reefs in the contested South…
Two years after Maui wildfires, survivors are struggling with mental health – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly two years after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century ravaged Maui, killing more than 100 people, the University of Hawaii has released the state’s largest post-disaster health study. Carter Evans has more. Be the first…
MIAMI (AP) — A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Jorge Hernández, 57, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday with one count of conspiring…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand Foreign Minister’s office said Thursday. New Zealand, which is the smaller Pacific nation’s biggest funder, won’t consider any…