Accountability
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Mental health worsens after medicalized gender transitions, three-decade youth study finds
The "psychiatric morbidity" gap between "gender-referred adolescents" and controls, already wide before referral to gender clinics, got bigger after referral, Finnish study finds. Trans activists question methodology, discourage debate.
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Political pressure from Somali community hampered Minnesota fraud probes, whistleblower says
A key whistleblower in a Minnesota government fraud unit suggests politics may have played a role in undermining investigations into child care welfare rackets. Although being less than 2% of the total population, the Somali community is a major political force, having helped elect Ilhan Omar to Congress.
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Bill Ackman offers to purchase Universal Music Group for $64 billion
The billionaire proposed keeping Universal Music’s CEO Lucian Grainge in his current position while installing former Disney CEO Michael Ovitz as chairman of the board and adding two representatives from Pershing Square to the board.
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PolitiFact corrected by X community notes on Kamala Harris's gun buyback proposal
PolitiFact acknowledged that Harris supported a "mandatory" assault weapons buyback in 2019, but also claimed Harris did not want to "confiscate guns broadly."
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Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran gets two game suspension for using anti-gay slur
The suspension will begin with Monday's game against the Texas Rangers, and Duran's salary amid the suspension will be donated to the organization "PFLAG," previously known as the Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
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Uvalde school shooter's uncle wanted to talk gunman down but was too late
The revelation came after months of legal wrangling between the media and Uvalde officials over the release of recordings from the shooting
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Secret Service allegedly trespassed at hair salon to use bathroom
The agents reportedly ate mints left out on the counter and failed to lock up the salon after leaving
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Questions remain over Walz military service after Harris campaign says he 'misspoke'
Criticisms of Walz’s military record have existed since 2006 when he first ran for Congress.
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CNN anchor walks back comments on JD Vance's military service following pushback
Vance explained on Wednesday that while he did serve in a combat zone, he didn't see a firefight.
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IRS whistleblower claim that evidence on Hunter Biden swept under the rug bolstered by court filing
The specter of potential FARA violations has hung over Hunter Biden’s business deals while an IRS whistleblower testified that his team of investigators were blocked from looking into them further.
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UN won't release report on employees accused of involvement in Hamas's Oct 7 terror attack on Israel
The United Nations, citing confidentiality, will not release the results of an investigation finding some UNRWA employees likely participated in Hamas's terrorist attacks on Israel
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Media outlet Axios laying off about 50 employees
"We're eliminating about 50 positions to get ahead of tectonic shifts in the media, technology and reader needs habits. This is a painful but necessary move to tighten our strategic focus and shift investment to our core growth areas," read the announcement.
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Whistleblower group seeks investigation of federal air marshals for improperly targeting citizens
The U.S. Air Marshals have come under renewed scrutiny after more whistleblowers claimed that former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was targeted for surveillance.