Missouri lawmakers pass gender-affirming care ban for minors and anti-trans sports bill
Missouri lawmakers passed two bills Wednesday that would bar transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender and ban gender-affirming care for minors, the latest state to advance such legislation as transgender rights have become a marquee issue for the Republican Party.
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Israeli air strike kills militant commander in Gaza
A pre-dawn air strike kills a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander and one other person.
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Eurovision 2023: 'Maybe we'll forget the Ukraine war for two hours'
Eurovision in Liverpool is already a jubilant celebration but the picture in Ukraine is worlds apart.
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Eurovision 2023: Jamala on rescuing Crimean folk songs from Russian invasion
How Ukraine's 2016 Eurovision winner Jamala saved traditional Crimean folk songs from the war.
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ChatGPT user in China detained for creating and spreading fake news, police say
A ChatGPT user was recently detained by Chinese police for allegedly using the artificial intelligence chatbot to fake a news story reporting a nonexistent train crash
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US border crisis: El Paso braces for worst as Title 42 deadline looms
US officials say disinformation spread by smugglers is fuelling a surge of migrants on the border.
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The Kerala Story: Why an Indian film on Islamic State is so controversial
The film has faced legal challenges and been banned by one state, but is performing well at the box office.
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Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee announces his cancer is gone
Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan, who underwent surgery for squamous cell carcinoma on his tonsil last month, said Wednesday that his cancer is gone.
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Italian mafia: Police arrest 61 suspected 'Ndrangheta in widespread raids
The sting was part of a wider operation to crack down on crimes including fraud and drug-trafficking.
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US appeals court overturns 'Varsity Blues' college scandal trial convictions
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel BOSTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday largely overturned the convictions
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Trump to face questions from New Hampshire GOP primary voters as legal clouds hang over 2024 bid
Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, will take questions from New Hampshire Republicans and undeclared voters in a CNN town hall Wednesday as myriad legal issues loom over his 2024 White House bid.
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House Republicans say CIA staffer helped seek support for statement from former intel officials questioning Hunter Biden laptop story
House Republicans are demanding more information on how Central Intelligence Agency employees interacted with a group of former intelligence officials as they organized a 2020 public statement that questioned whether a laptop with Hunter Biden emails and documents was part of a Russian disinformation operation.
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