Judge Rules US Government Overreached With Transgender Health Care Declaration

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria, according to a ruling Thursday in Oregon. Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling was centered on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not going through the …

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Iran Retaliates Against Gulf Energy Sites as Stocks Sink Worldwide

The Iran war persisted Friday in drawing Arab neighbors directly into the conflict, with heavy explosions shaking Dubai early in the morning as air defenses intercepted incoming fire over the city as people observed Eid al-Fitr, the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry reported a fire erupted Friday morning …

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World Freedom Falls for the 20th Year in a Row | Best Countries

For the 20th consecutive year, global freedom declined in 2025. That bleak conclusion comes from the nonpartisan, nonprofit Freedom House’s newly released 2026 Freedom in the World report. “Even as 2026 has brought new opportunities for those living under authoritarian rule from Venezuela to Iran, the last 20 years have been a dark period for …

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EU Will Find Ways to Get Loan to Ukraine, Von Der Leyen Says

BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) – The ⁠EU ⁠will find ways ⁠to pay out the promised 90 billion ​euro ($104.2 billion) loan to Ukraine despite Hungary’s ongoing ‌resistance, European Commission President ‌Ursula von der Leyen said early ⁠on ⁠Friday. “We will deliver one way or the other,” ​von der Leyen told reporters after a summit in …

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