Politics & Policy
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US plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until patient is 19
The ASPS, which represents more than 11,000 physicians globally, found that there is low certainty in the risk-benefit ratio for gender-related surgical interventions for minors.
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Trump signs bill to end partial shutdown after narrow House vote
Trump urged the House to approve the plan after the Senate passed it last week in order to minimize the length of the partial shutdown.
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NIH opens East Palestine office to study long-term health effects of Ohio train derailment
A Norfolk Southern train transporting the toxic chemical, vinyl chloride, unexpectedly derailed three years ago, after a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire. The derailment forced 38 train cars off track, 11 of which were carrying hazardous material.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene warns of MAGA 'revolt' should Trump tap Haley to serve in next admin
Trump, for his part, has been critical of Haley amid her candidacy, even bestowing upon her a trademark nickname: "birdbrain."
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Almost 50% of ex-politicians say their families got threats during their time in office: poll
Former lawmakers that were polled said that their families and staff received threats during their time in office. The poll also showed that roughly 84% of former lawmakers are concerned about political violence going into 2024. In the poll, the word "mess" was the fifth most common used to describe the current state of Congress.
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Argentina's new, libertarian-minded President Milei to pursue net-zero carbon emissions
Argentina's climate diplomat said that, while President Javier Milei is committed to giving Argentina a freer market economy, “the market demands to include measures to address climate change.”
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Trump's defense expected to rest its case in New York fraud trial
New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov is Trump's final witness, and he said he could find "no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud."
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Final GOP presidential debate before Iowa caucus in peril with Haley noncommittal
While Haley has not committed to the Jan. 10 debate, she called on Trump to join the debate stage.
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Harvard board says President Claudine Gay will remain despite calls for her ouster
As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University," the board said.
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Washington Gov. Inslee unveils $941 million supplemental budget plan to fight climate change
Much of the funding for the governor's plan originates from the state's carbon auction, which has amassed more than $1.5 billion from the sale of more than 39 million carbon allowances. Critics have assailed the program, saying it's responsible for an extra 40-50 cents per gallon of gasoline born by commuters.
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Harvard President Gay touts 'integrity' of her work amid plagiarism accusations
The Harvard president testified alongside MIT President Sally Kornbluth and now-ex-Penn President Liz Magill last month in a hearing that saw the trio refrain from decisively condemning calls for genocide.
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National Archives to hand over 1,799 emails to House Republicans
Burisma has long attracted Republican attention, largely due to allegations that the firm paid off both Hunter and Joe Biden to stifle a probe from then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was investigating the firm.
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New report to Congress exposes Uncle Sam’s investment in Abortion Inc.
Federally funded programs routed $1.89 billion to abortion providers over three years, GAO reveals.