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In a stunning legal opinion released publicly this week

Texas AG declares pediatric gender-affirming procedures to be child abuse, legal opinion says

By Amir Vera and Ashley Killough, CNN In a stunning legal opinion released publicly this week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared gender-affirming surgical procedures in children and prescribing drugs that affect puberty to be considered “child abuse,” a claim seen by many as an attack on transgender children. “There is no doubt that these

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses media on February 22 at the Kremlin in Moscow

Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border

By Nathan Hodge, Tim Lister, Ivana Kottasová and Helen Regan, CNN Russian forces have begun an attack on Ukraine, with reports of troops crossing the border to the north and south, explosions in multiple cities including the capital Kyiv and warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin of bloodshed unless Ukrainian forces lay down their arms.

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An Alabama high school basketball team say they were forced to choose faith over a tournament game. The governor is demanding answers

By Sara Smart, CNN Alabama’s governor is demanding answers after a high school basketball team say they were forced to choose between their faith or a game. Oakwood Adventist Academy is a Seventh-Day Adventist school in Huntsville, located 100 miles north of Birmingham. Their men’s basketball team had advanced to the semifinals of the state

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A new study by the University of Southern California reveals racial disparities among US permanent residents seeking citizenship.

Black immigrants are more likely to be denied US citizenship than White immigrants, study finds

By Giselle Rhoden and Nicole Chavez, CNN Black male immigrants are less likely to be approved for United States citizenship than White immigrants, a new study released this week shows. Researchers at the University of Southern California analyzed more than 2 million citizenship applications filed by US permanent residents between October 2014 and March 2018,

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A data-wiping hacking tool was found on hundreds of computers in Ukraine on Wednesday

Key Ukrainian government websites hit by series of cyberattacks

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Key Ukrainian government websites were down early Thursday morning local time following a day in which Ukrainian agencies dealt with multiple cyberattacks and as concerns mounted over Russian troop movements into Ukraine‘s separatist regions. The websites of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, infrastructure,

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A California woman spent 13 days in jail after being mistaken for another person with the same name, according to a lawsuit against the City of LA

By Stella Chan, CNN A California woman was headed for a trip to Mexico but instead spent 13 days in a Los Angeles jail after police mistook her for another person with the same name, according to allegations in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Bethany K. Farber filed the wrongful arrest lawsuit against the City of

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