Susan F. Wood, Who Resigned From the F.D.A. Over Plan B, Dies at 66
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Susan F. Wood, Who Resigned From the F.D.A. Over Plan B, Dies at 66

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Susan F. Wood, a women’s health expert who resigned in protest from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, accusing the agency of knuckling under to politics by not approving over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill known as Plan B, died on Jan….

Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
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Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports, directing agencies to withdraw federal funding for any schools that refused to comply. “From now on, women’s sports will be only for women,”…

Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival
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Where a Strongman Failed, Women Are Now Fueling a Democratic Revival

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a brief remark during a mundane session of Parliament. But to Harini Amarasuriya, Sri Lanka’s prime minister, it was the moment she realized that her country, wrecked not long ago by strongman leaders and their populist politics, had entered a potentially…

Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders
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Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal and state health officials and staff members scrambled on Friday to comply with a 5 p.m. deadline by the Trump administration to terminate any programs that promote “gender ideology,” and to withdraw documents and any other media that may do so. Federal…

Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’
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Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hira Anwar, 14, lived in two contrasting worlds in New York, where she was born and raised. Outside her home, she was a typical American teenager, laughing with friends, posting videos on TikTok and dreaming of a boundless future. Inside the home, her…

‘A Quiet Force’: Harris Returns Home After Making History in Washington
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‘A Quiet Force’: Harris Returns Home After Making History in Washington

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Vice President Kamala D. Harris left Washington on Monday the way she entered her role on the same day five years ago: making history. After President Trump’s inauguration, Ms. Harris headed to Joint Base Andrews to take her last official flight home…

Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
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Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Spanish government this week announced a major overhaul to a program in which police rely on an algorithm to identify potential repeat victims of domestic violence, after officials faced questions about the system’s effectiveness. The program, VioGén, requires police officers to ask…

Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female
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Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More Americans are surviving cancer, but the disease is striking young and middle-aged adults and women more frequently, the American Cancer Society reported on Thursday. And despite overall improvements in survival, Black and Native Americans are dying of some cancers at rates two…

The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.
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The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While many of Mr. Musk’s posts, particularly those on grooming gangs, originated in the ecosystem of far-right bloggers and activists, they are also tempting to mainstream politicians in search of a cudgel to use against their opponents. And they appeal to editors and…

U.K.’s Starmer Slams ‘Lies and Misinformation’ After Elon Musk Attacks
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U.K.’s Starmer Slams ‘Lies and Misinformation’ After Elon Musk Attacks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday fired back at Elon Musk after days of inflammatory social media posts by Mr. Musk, the billionaire owner of X, indirectly accusing him and others of “spreading lies and misinformation” about victims of child sex…