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Louisiana AG to Sue California and NY Over Refusal to Extradite Abortion Providers
Abortion is illegal in Louisiana under most circumstances, but out-of-state doctors have prescribed abortion pills via telehealth.
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What’s Next in Springfield, Ohio, After Judge Pauses End of Immigration Protection for Haitians
An estimated 15,000 Haitian immigrants live in the southwest Ohio city, and most have temporary protected status.
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Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil Rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
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Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
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Why DeSantis Believes AI Needs Tight Regulation Now
The governor aims to spend his political capital to see guardrails put on the pervasive and rapidly expanding tech before leaving office in a year.
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Landmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
‘This case is a huge leap … every doctor and clinic involved in this fad should be very afraid for what comes next,’ a detransitioner said.
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Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
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Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
The governor was responding to a video showing a student protestor resisting arrest.
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Major Medical Group Announces Opposition to Pediatric Transgender Surgeries
The available evidence requires ‘a precautionary approach,’ the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said.
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Haitian Residents of Springfield Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger
Their status was set to expire Feb. 3, but a judge intervened. Springfield residents are divided on whether the Haitians should stay.
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Catholic Network Files Suit Against Trump Admin Over Immigrant Visa Pause
The administration halted visas to people from 75 nations last month due to the risk of immigrants becoming dependent on government welfare.
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Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic. ... It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti
The 37-year-old protester was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer on Jan. 24.
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Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit
A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-old woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager.
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California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says
The state Department of Education was issued a corrective action plan that required school leaders to share student records with parents.
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FDA Requests Pause of Abortion Pill Lawsuit
The FDA requested the pause in order to review its policy permitting the drug, mifepristone, to be mailed to patients.
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Woman Suing for Malpractice Says She Was Distressed When She Asked for Gender Surgery
She had ’top surgery' in 2019 but no longer identifies as male and is suing her surgeon and former psychologist.
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TikTok Settles High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Lawsuit on Verge of Trial
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are accused of helping harm the mental health of young people.
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Louisiana AG to Sue California and NY Over Refusal to Extradite Abortion Providers
Abortion is illegal in Louisiana under most circumstances, but out-of-state doctors have prescribed abortion pills via telehealth.
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What’s Next in Springfield, Ohio, After Judge Pauses End of Immigration Protection for Haitians
An estimated 15,000 Haitian immigrants live in the southwest Ohio city, and most have temporary protected status.
|
Governments Should Pull Funding If Schools Don’t Address Bullying: Civil Rights Board Vice Chair
Civil Rights commissioner is alarmed that no schools were deemed persistently dangerous in 2021–2022 despite 1.2 million violent offenses in K–12 nationwide.
|
Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
|
Why DeSantis Believes AI Needs Tight Regulation Now
The governor aims to spend his political capital to see guardrails put on the pervasive and rapidly expanding tech before leaving office in a year.
|
Landmark $2 Million Trans Surgery Verdict Marks a Turning Point
‘This case is a huge leap … every doctor and clinic involved in this fad should be very afraid for what comes next,’ a detransitioner said.
|
Some States Eyeing More Extensive Anti-DEI Measures in Higher Education
In Arizona, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act is expected to go to a public referendum, the Goldwater Institute said.
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Abbott Says Violent Student Anti-ICE Protesters, Schools Backing Them Shouldn’t Be Above the Law
The governor was responding to a video showing a student protestor resisting arrest.
|
Major Medical Group Announces Opposition to Pediatric Transgender Surgeries
The available evidence requires ‘a precautionary approach,’ the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said.
|
Haitian Residents of Springfield Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger
Their status was set to expire Feb. 3, but a judge intervened. Springfield residents are divided on whether the Haitians should stay.
|
Catholic Network Files Suit Against Trump Admin Over Immigrant Visa Pause
The administration halted visas to people from 75 nations last month due to the risk of immigrants becoming dependent on government welfare.
|
Cartels Use Animal Tranquilizer Produced in China to Make Fentanyl More Addictive
‘Now there’s another synthetic. ... It’s absolute insanity. And they all start in China,’ said April Babcock, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose.
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Mamdani NYC Housing Plan Has Insiders Curious, Skeptical
The mayor doesn’t have direct authority to freeze rents city-wide.
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Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Deadly Shooting of Alex Pretti
The 37-year-old protester was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent and a customs officer on Jan. 24.
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Jury Finds Doctors Liable for Malpractice in Gender Surgery Lawsuit
A jury awarded $2 million in damages to a 22-year-old woman who underwent breast removal surgery as a teenager.
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California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says
The state Department of Education was issued a corrective action plan that required school leaders to share student records with parents.
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FDA Requests Pause of Abortion Pill Lawsuit
The FDA requested the pause in order to review its policy permitting the drug, mifepristone, to be mailed to patients.
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Woman Suing for Malpractice Says She Was Distressed When She Asked for Gender Surgery
She had ’top surgery' in 2019 but no longer identifies as male and is suing her surgeon and former psychologist.
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TikTok Settles High-Stakes Social Media Addiction Lawsuit on Verge of Trial
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are accused of helping harm the mental health of young people.
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