The largest children’s hospital in the United States will create the country’s first “detransition ‌clinic” to undo gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth and fire five doctors who performed the procedures to settle a joint investigation by the state and President Trump’s administration. The US Justice Department and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said in separate announcements that Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston would also ​pay $10 million for allegedly billing the state’s Medicaid program for gender-affirming treatment prohibited by state law. Paxton’s office said the settlement ​was the result of a years-long investigation into the 1,000-bed hospital’s practices, including…

Hantavirus anxiety is making TikTok bring back the classics—lockdown-era memes are enjoying something of a comeback on the video-sharing platform, sparked by fears of another pandemic.World Health Organization experts insist that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak is “not the start of a pandemic,” but social media is rife with wild…

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general announced a civil investigation Monday into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices in the wake of a federal indictment against the organization.Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he has sent a subpoena to the center seeking information about its donations and payments…

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ToplineBrett Ratner, the Hollywood director whose career the Trump family helped revive from a decade-long drought following “Me Too”-era sexual misconduct allegations—notably with the big-budget “Melania” documentary—is joining billionaires and business leaders on the President Donald Trump’s trip to China, multiple outlets reported.Key FactsRatner’s spokesperson told the New York Post…

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