Новости за 26.06.2023

New York on Sunday became the latest in a growing list of states to pass legislation protecting access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors as more than a dozen other state governments have moved to ban treatments including puberty blockers and hormone therapy. New York’s new “safe haven” law bars state courts from enforcing the laws...

Buffalo Bills safety Jordan Poyer canceled his charity event at a golf course owned by former President Trump due to “external pressures” on participants and the event's beneficiary. In an Instagram post Saturday, Poyer shared he had to cancel his annual charity event at the Blue Monster at Trump National in Doral, Fla., due to...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) challenged the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday to an MMA fight for charity, reigniting the animosity between them that was on full display during a viral moment at a Senate hearing in March. “An attention-seeking union Teamster boss is trying to be punchy after our Senate hearing....

The Biden administration announced Monday it’s launching a new initiative to improve cancer outcomes in low-income communities. The administration is funneling $50 million to the new effort, dubbed the Persistent Poverty Initiative, which will be evenly distributed to five cancer research centers with the goal of addressing the “structural and institutional factors of persistent poverty”...

Texas businesses and utilities in danger of running short on electricity will have to pay big money to shore up their reserves. The cost to acquire advance power for 4 p.m. Monday — when demand begins to spike and solar production starts to diminish — hit nearly 50 times its usual price on Sunday, according...

President Biden’s approval rating has climbed to its highest point in nearly a year, according to new Gallup polling, as he ramps up his campaign for another four years in the White House.  Biden’s job rating among U.S. adults climbed 4 percentage points between May and June, the survey found, to 43 percent who say...

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) are calling on the Biden administration to give a classified briefing regarding a reported Chinese spy facility in Cuba. Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and...

Leonard Leo is not a household name in these United States, unless you reside in the household of a conservative billionaire or a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Georgetown University announced Monday that former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci will join its faculty in July as a professor in its infectious diseases division, his first role since leaving a decades-long career in government late last year. "Starting July 1, Fauci will serve as a Distinguished University Professor in the School of...

"Flamer" has earned rave reviews and won multiple awards — but not everyone has been a fan of its honesty.

The election of 2024 could be a massive victory for Democrats nationwide, as long as we avoid seeming out of touch because we are too far to the left.

Matthew McConaughey says his work related to the last year’s school shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, isn’t done, vowing to help unveil an initiative aimed at getting schools grants to help curb gun violence. “Today marks the one-year anniversary since the bipartisan Safer Communities Act was signed into law,” the “Dallas Buyers Club”...

Congressional Democrats on Monday reignited an effort to pass federal legislation outlawing the discredited practice of “conversion therapy,” which is a scientifically discredited practice that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, introduced Monday in the House by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) would make it unlawful to...

At least three people died and thousands remained without power after severe storms ripped through multiple states Sunday. A severe storm system with multiple tornadoes hit Martin County, Ind., Sunday evening, killing one person after a tornado struck a home, Fox 59 reported. The outlet said authorities confirmed the death and an additional injury at...

President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan will finally see an end to its months-long limbo in the courts this week. With repayments set to start again in October after a years-long pandemic-related pause, the Supreme Court's forthcoming ruling on the legality of Biden's proposal is the last piece of the student loan puzzle, offering a...

The White House on Monday bashed House Republicans for being "desperate to distract" from their economic agenda after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) floated the idea of an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland over the handling of investigations into Hunter Biden. “Speaker McCarthy and the extreme House Republicans are proving they have no positive...

Amazon's telehealth expansion reportedly may be delayed, after Democratic lawmakers expressed their concerns about the service. According to an email from a person with direct knowledge about the service and obtained by Politico, Amazon Clinic will delay its launch of the expanded services by about three weeks. Politico reported Amazon was set to announce its...

Pfizer announced Monday it was discontinuing the development of one of its obesity pill candidates due to elevated levels of liver enzymes being detected during clinical trials, while the development of another obesity pill is set to continue. The pharmaceutical company has been developing two oral treatments for treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus:...

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday he would free former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt podcast, Ramaswamy knocked “two standards of justice,” arguing public officials should also be prosecuted when improper activities or dishonesty are exposed. "Once we have learned the level...

Former President Trump is again knocking Fox News for its coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his leading rival for the GOP nomination for president. "FoxNews just covered, from beginning to end, the Ron DeSanctimonious very boring news conference at the Border, but didn’t cover one minute of my two big speeches on Saturday and...

The suspect in a shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., pleaded guilty on Monday to five counts of murder under a plea agreement that would guarantee a life sentence. Anderson Lee Aldrich, who uses they/them pronouns, also pleaded guilty to 46 counts of attempted murder. They pleaded no contest to two counts...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a leading Republican presidential candidate, vowed to end birthright citizenship as a part of his immigration plan released Monday.  “We will take action to end the idea that the children of illegal aliens are entitled to birthright citizenship if they are born in the United States,” the plan, which is titled...

The Biden administration announced Monday it will disperse $1.7 billion for more than 1,700 new buses around the country, some of which are expected to be electric. Outlining the funds on a press call last week, an administration official said 700 of the buses will be zero-emission — a category that is often electric. The...

There has been scant consideration of the deep relevance of religion — including religious beliefs about gender and sexuality — to the lives of Muslim, Christian, and other religious families at Montgomery County Public Schools.

There’s a grave threat to America’s kids lurking online. While our children can benefit from a safe online experience by making friends, expanding their knowledge and learning skills, social media, as we all know, has a dangerous dark side.    The online world has seen massive changes since today’s teenagers were born. Social media companies emerged and...