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Feb 06 2025HEALTH

Uncharted Territory: Kids' Hospitals Pause Gender Care

Many parents and their transgender children are now facing a difficult situation. A major hospital in Los Angeles stopped accepting new patients for a specific kind of treatment. This treatment was for kids and young people called hormone therapy. This therapy helps transgender people's bodies matc

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

Are FBI Agents Safe After Jan 6th Investigation?

FBI agents who did their job properly in investigating the January 6th event at the Capitol Building need not worry about losing their jobs. They followed orders and acted ethically, according to a memo from a top Justice Department official. This news comes after days of confusion and uncertainty

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Feb 06 2025POLITICS

Jailed, Jailed Again and Out of luck: Trump's Trans Ban

So a bunch of trans women were dumped from their US jail lockups with just their hardened lives in their hands. The problem was because of Donald Trump's rules. Trump commandered the USA prison bros to get trans people out of women's lockups and into men's. Also, hormones? Out for the trans folks.

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Feb 06 2025SCIENCE

Solar Power to the Rescue: Fighting Superbugs and Pollution

Imagine a world where sunlight could be our secret weapon against pollution and superbugs. First, let's talk about the bad guys: superbugs. These are bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, making them tough to defeat. These nasty microbes are a big problem for our health and th

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Feb 06 2025ENVIRONMENT

Pollution's Unequal Impact on Indigenous Communities

Imagine living in a region where the air you breathe is not as clean as it should be. This is the reality for many Indigenous and rural communities in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Over the past 20 years, this area has seen a huge increase in unconventional natural gas production.

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Feb 05 2025SCIENCE

The extraordinary heart of Spiny Mice

Imagine a tiny mouse with prickly fur that can fix its own heart. That's the fascinating story of the Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus), which can repair damaged heart muscle and keep its heartbeat steady. The secret behind the Spiny Mouse's heart power lies in its ability to keep some baby-li

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Standing up for fairness

Federal judge steps up on a timely topic. A decision was made on Tuesday by a federal judge. The decision was to temporarily block prison officials from transferring incarcerated transgender women to men's facilities and ending their hormone therapy. This all happened after an executive order was s

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Feb 05 2025TECHNOLOGY

Destiny 2: Heresy Will Bring The Heavens With Major Pad Upgrades.

On Feb 4, 2019, an interesting start brought Destiny 2 game offline briefly. Although the warm welcome to Episode 3: Heresy in Destiny 2 featured mane server instability and other issues that needed a maintenance pause. Although it's a promising new expansion starts in online games, Things

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Feb 05 2025OPINION

Where Faith, Love and Identity Collide

Imagine a bustling Dutch city where people from all corners of the world live, study, and worship. The Hague, often seen as open-minded, is home to various nationalities and cultures. The city has become the backdrop for a fascinating, yet complex, intercultural debate. A lot of people from Africa,

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Feb 05 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Biological Clock: How Lifestyle Choices Affect Aging in Asian Adults

Epigenetic clocks measure DNA methylation to guess a person's biological age. These are different to the age shown on our birth certificate. However. there are still many unknowns about how lifestyle factors and physiological conditions can influence these epigenetic markers in Asian populations.

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