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Transgender people are about 1% of the US population. Yet they're a political lightning rod

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people’s access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention of transgender people on government websites and passports and trying to remove them from the […]

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Clothing Brand EBIT Sheds Light on Bipolar Disorder With Fall 2025 Collection

VOCAL FASHION: Marking World Bipolar Day on Sunday, EBIT, the purpose-driven clothing brand founded by Simon Whitehouse that aims to spark conversations about mental health, is dropping its fall 2025 collection. Unveiled with campaign images fronted by activist model Rosie Viva and artist Joseph Awuah-Darko, who are both vocal about their bipolar disorder, the collection

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Vanguard’s expired patent may emerge as ‘game changer’ for fund industry

An expired patent — previously held by Vanguard — may spark a shake-up in the exchange-traded fund industry. Wall Street saw the patent as critical to Vanguard’s success because it saved an enormous amount of money in taxes. Now, the firm’s ETF competitors could get a chance to use it, too. “It’s really a game changer,” BNY

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Hundreds of thousands rally in Istanbul in support of imprisoned mayor

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city’s imprisoned mayor and demand his release. Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized the demonstration, the latest in a series of protests that resulted in hundreds of detentions and have turned up

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Danish foreign minister scolds Trump administration for its criticism of Denmark and Greenland

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, make the remarks in a video posted to social

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'Inbox from hell': Environmental groups outraged after EPA says polluters can email for exemptions

Environmental groups were outraged this week after the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under orders from President Trump, invited coal plants and other industrial polluters to seek to bypass key provisions of the Clean Air Act that limit hazardous emissions by sending an email. “EPA has set up an electronic mailbox to allow the regulated community

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Trump's election order tees up DOGE for familiar voter file fight

When President Donald Trump signed a sprawling election executive order this week, he set up his administration for a lengthy fight over documentary proof of citizenship, the power of the executive branch and existing federal election law. But in an overlooked portion of the order, he also set Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on

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Meet 'Tesla Shield,' the counter-protesters planning to show support for Elon Musk this weekend

Supporters of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are organizing “Tesla Shield” counterprotests. Pro-Trump individuals have previously shown up at anti-Tesla protests. The “Tesla Takedown” movement is planning over 260 demonstrations at Tesla dealerships this weekend. The “Tesla Takedown” movement is planning its largest series of protests on Saturday — and supporters of President Donald

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Takeaways about groups working to identify and report foreign student protesters

When President Donald Trump signed an order calling for the deportation of foreign students who participated in “pro-jihadist” protests of the war in Gaza, some supporters of the crackdown were already working to identify targets for expulsion. Here are some key takeaways about the efforts by pro-Israel private groups to expose protesters using facial recognition

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Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country’s Founding Fathers declared that “all men are created equal.” But it doesn’t mention that the founders enshrined slavery into the U.S. Constitution and declared enslaved persons as three-fifths of a person for the purpose

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