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X’s AI Chatbot Grok Sparks Outrage After Labeling Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’

X’s AI Chatbot Grok Sparks Outrage After Labeling Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’

Eurovision’s Nemo: Breaking the Code and Redefining Non-Binary Visibility in European Music
Eurovision’s Nemo: Breaking the Code and Redefining Non-Binary Visibility in European Music

Oct 15
Journalists Turn in Access Badges, Exit Pentagon Rather Than Agree to New Reporting Rules
Journalists Turn in Access Badges, Exit Pentagon Rather Than Agree to New Reporting Rules

by David Bauder | Oct 15
New Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Rescinds Mandate for Bible Instruction in Schools
New Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Rescinds Mandate for Bible Instruction in Schools

by Sean Murphy | Oct 15
Judge Finds Florida GOP Congressman Cory Mills a Danger to Women After Miss United States Seeks Protection
Judge Finds Florida GOP Congressman Cory Mills a Danger to Women After Miss United States Seeks Protection

Oct 15
Judge Temporarily Blocks the Trump Administration From Firing Workers During the Government Shutdown
Judge Temporarily Blocks the Trump Administration From Firing Workers During the Government Shutdown

by Janie Har | Oct 15
UK Warned: Treatment of Transgender People Risks Breaching European Human Rights Law
UK Warned: Treatment of Transgender People Risks Breaching European Human Rights Law

Oct 15

International

US Revokes Visas for 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk-Related Speech
US Revokes Visas for 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk-Related Speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of...

by Matthew Lee | Oct 15

Transgender Royal Mail Worker Wins Landmark Sex Discrimination Case After Workplace Harassment
Transgender Royal Mail Worker Wins Landmark Sex Discrimination Case After Workplace Harassment

A transgender Royal Mail employee in the United Kingdom has won a significant payout after an employment tribunal ruled that she faced unlawful sex...

Oct 14

The Latest: Trump Returns From Mideast Promoting US-Brokered Gaza Deal
The Latest: Trump Returns From Mideast Promoting US-Brokered Gaza Deal

by The Associated Press | Oct 14
Fact Focus: With a Truce in Israel, Trump Now Says He's Ended Eight Wars. His Numbers Are Off
Fact Focus: With a Truce in Israel, Trump Now Says He's Ended Eight Wars. His Numbers Are Off

by Associated Press | Oct 13
Living Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Released As Part of Ceasefire in Gaza
Living Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Released As Part of Ceasefire in Gaza

by Samy Magdy and Josef Federman | Oct 13

National

Fenway Health Halts Gender-Affirming Hormone Care for Youth Under Federal Pressure
Fenway Health Halts Gender-Affirming Hormone Care for Youth Under Federal Pressure

Fenway Health, a leading provider of LGBTQ+ health services in Boston, has announced it will stop initiating hormone therapy and puberty blockers for...

Oct 15

Young Republican Leaders Exposed for Racist and Sexist Messages in Leaked Telegram Chat
Young Republican Leaders Exposed for Racist and Sexist Messages in Leaked Telegram Chat

Politico has obtained thousands of messages from a seven-month Telegram group chat among Young Republican state leaders from New York, Kansas, Arizona, and...

Oct 15

Democrats Say They Won't Be Intimidated by Trump's Threats As the Shutdown Enters a Third Week
Democrats Say They Won't Be Intimidated by Trump's Threats As the Shutdown Enters a Third Week

by Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves | Oct 15
Supreme Court Takes Up GOP-Led Challenge to Voting Rights Act That Could Affect Control of Congress
Supreme Court Takes Up GOP-Led Challenge to Voting Rights Act That Could Affect Control of Congress

by Mark Sherman | Oct 15
Mariners Find Themselves in ALCS Driver’s Seat Against Blue Jays, Eyeing First World Series Berth
Mariners Find Themselves in ALCS Driver’s Seat Against Blue Jays, Eyeing First World Series Berth

by Andrew Destin | Oct 15

Politics

Meta Removes ICE-Tracking Facebook Page in Chicago at the Request of the Justice Department
Meta Removes ICE-Tracking Facebook Page in Chicago at the Request of the Justice Department

Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday

by The Associated Press | Oct 15

Rep. Seth Moulton Says He Will Challenge Sen. Edward Markey for Massachusetts Seat
Rep. Seth Moulton Says He Will Challenge Sen. Edward Markey for Massachusetts Seat

Moderate Democrat U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says he will run against U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in next year's election for Massachusetts' Democratic nomination

by Michael Casey | Oct 15

Trump Threatens to Yank World Cup Games From Boston Though It's Up to FIFA to Choose Sites
Trump Threatens to Yank World Cup Games From Boston Though It's Up to FIFA to Choose Sites

by Will Weissert | Oct 15
Barack Obama Joins Fight for US House Control, Urges Vote for California Districts to Counter Trump
Barack Obama Joins Fight for US House Control, Urges Vote for California Districts to Counter Trump

by Michael R. Blood | Oct 14
News Organizations, Including Hegseth's Former Employer Fox, Reject New Pentagon Reporting Rules
News Organizations, Including Hegseth's Former Employer Fox, Reject New Pentagon Reporting Rules

by David Bauder | Oct 14

Business

Broadway Enters an Anxious Time As Labor Action Threatens to Roil Theaters
Broadway Enters an Anxious Time As Labor Action Threatens to Roil Theaters

Broadway is tense as two major labor unions have authorized strike action amid ongoing contract negotiations with producers

by Mark Kennedy | Oct 15

OpenAI Partners With Walmart to Let Users Buy Products in ChatGPT, Furthering Chatbot Shopping Push
OpenAI Partners With Walmart to Let Users Buy Products in ChatGPT, Furthering Chatbot Shopping Push

OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to allow shoppers to make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence company’s push to turn its...

by Wyatte Grantham-Philips | Oct 15

Fendi Names Maria Grazia Chiuri As Creative Director of the Italian Fashion House
Fendi Names Maria Grazia Chiuri As Creative Director of the Italian Fashion House

by Colleen Barry | Oct 14
Instagram Says It's Safeguarding Teens by Limiting Them to PG-13 Content
Instagram Says It's Safeguarding Teens by Limiting Them to PG-13 Content

by Barbara Ortutay | Oct 14
New York Times, AP, Newsmax Among News Outlets Who Say They Won't Sign New Pentagon Rules
New York Times, AP, Newsmax Among News Outlets Who Say They Won't Sign New Pentagon Rules

by David Bauder | Oct 14

Health

Walking Is Good for You. Walking Backward Can Add to the Benefits
Walking Is Good for You. Walking Backward Can Add to the Benefits

Backward walking, also known as retro walking or reverse walking, adds variety to an exercise routine

by Stephen Wade | Oct 15

Federal Employees in Mental Health and Disease Control Were Among Targets in Weekend Firings
Federal Employees in Mental Health and Disease Control Were Among Targets in Weekend Firings

Federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings...

by Ali Swenson and Jonel Aleccia | Oct 14

‘Survivor 49’ Snake Bite Crisis: Jake Latimer Shares Harrowing Ordeal and Emotional Aftermath
‘Survivor 49’ Snake Bite Crisis: Jake Latimer Shares Harrowing Ordeal and Emotional Aftermath

Oct 13
Gen Z Redefines Romance: Quiet Dumping, "Date Them Till You Hate Them," and Monkey-Barring Lead Dating Trends
Gen Z Redefines Romance: Quiet Dumping, "Date Them Till You Hate Them," and Monkey-Barring Lead Dating Trends

Oct 13
From Crisis to a Calling: Mychal Threets Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles and Hosting 'Reading Rainbow' Reboot
From Crisis to a Calling: Mychal Threets Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles and Hosting 'Reading Rainbow' Reboot

Oct 13