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The state of Massachusetts reimbursed Boston Children’s Hospital $1.4 million in taxpayer dollars for “gender transition services,” according to a Daily Caller News Foundation public records request. The hospital performed 204 “gender affirmation” surgeries on minors from 2017 to 2020, including 65 chest surgeries, with the youngest patient being 15 years old, according to a

Tampa Bay Suspected Mass Shooter Arrested,Identified As Wannabe Rapper Tyrell Phillips by Anthony Scott Oct. 30, 2023 7:00 am Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw has reported 22-year-old Tyrell Phillips has been arrested for allegedly being the man behind the mass shooting that occurred in Tampa, Florida over the weekend. Phillips allegedly opened fire just after

I don’t usually preorder games, but I was so eager to play Starfield that I made an exception. I shelled out extra cash to play the game a meager five days early. There was just one problem. I would be out of town at a nerd con for those exact same five days. Fortunately, the

Want a nice, big laptop at an obtainable price? The Acer Swift Edge 16 doesn’t check off all the boxes, but it has enough going for it to earn a cautious recommendation for most users in the market for something more spacious and powerful than the typical ultralight Windows laptop. While Acer hasn’t always been

Thanks to some genetic tricks, plants can now speak in color. A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside hacked the natural stress response system in Arabidopsis thaliana, a small white-flowered plant from the mustard family that serves as a common model organism in plant biology labs. When exposed to the pesticide azinphos-ethyl

Arming school teachers will be considered October 30, 2023 07:58 AM (The Center Square) – Options for school teachers to be armed, and school systems to allow it, will be considered by Georgia lawmakers. Republicans proposed a state-funded certified firearms training program for teachers as part of a proposed School Safety Initiative. Lawmakers plan to

Will Washington state adopt more tenant-landlord regulations? October 30, 2023 07:56 AM (The Center Square) – With Washington state currently ranked sixth in the nation for highest monthly rent rates, state legislators are looking at local ordinances cities and counties have enacted to potentially implement, or avoid, at the state level. Currently, the state maintains

Kamala Harris sidesteps question about president’s future: ‘Joe Biden is very much alive’ October 30, 2023 07:50 AM Vice President Kamala Harris sidestepped questions about whether she was ready to hop into the executive role if President Joe Biden decided not to run for reelection in 2024, stating he is “very much alive.” “Well, first

Illegal border crossers total over 10 million since Biden inauguration October 30, 2023 07:50 AM (The Center Square) – More than 10 million people have been reported illegally entering the United States since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the greatest number in history and of any administration. They total more than the

Republican legislators seek to end Illinois’s sanctuary state status October 30, 2023 07:48 AM (The Center Square) – Illinois legislators concerned with growing taxpayer costs have filed legislation they hope will put an end to the state’s migrant sanctuary status. Chicago and other regions of Illinois have seen nearly 20,000 noncitizens arrive from the southern