In November 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton garnered national attention by issuing civil investigative demands, or CIDs, to out-of-state health care providers that offered gender-affirming care to transgender youth from Texas. The demands specifically targeted Seattle Children’s Hospital and QueerMed, a telehealth provider in Atlanta, requesting sensitive medical records of Texas minors.
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The Minke whale that washed up alive but too ill for rescue on a beach in New Jersey last week was the seventh whale to become stranded on New Jersey beaches this year. Last year, there were twice that many—part of a large number of humpback, right, and minke whale deaths up and down the East Coast in the past seven years, which some have spuriously blamed on offshore wind.
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Kardashian momager Kris Jenner is feared to be ‘crushing’ her 44-year-old toyboy Corey Gamble with her 'huge ego and extravagant ways'.
I haven't seen them in over 10 years.
Construction of the world's largest telescope moves forward with progress of the dome and housing for the primary mirror.
Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League fixture against Astana on Thursday.
A 'giant' rising in the desert: World's largest telescope comes together (photo) Space.com
Lyft has been investing in a number of driver-focused initiatives in recent months in an attempt to keep drivers’ hours up.
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Drawings from the December 16, 2024, magazine.
A middle-aged, murderous Tom Ripley; a boozy, stagestruck Mary Todd Lincoln; an unlikely pair of singers at the Grammys—these were the acts that broke through the noise of this fractious, tumultuous year.
“ ‘Your heart is photogenic, but it’s shy,’ the nurse / announces.”
“I really wish people / would dance at receptions.”
“Every Valley,” “The Migrant’s Jail,” “The Rest Is Memory,” and “The World with Its Mouth Open.”
Need to forget the state of the world? Escape to this city hideaway, complete with non-leaky air mattresses and easy access to the fire escape through a hidden kitchen nook!
The musicians possess a powerful collective personality, creating an organic mass of sound.
Why should American exceptionalism end at the red-light district?
An appreciator of “Speak Now” and “Folklore” joins a roomful of young writers at the Thurber House, a literary center in Ohio, for a class inspired by the pop star.
A master quilter holds a lesson for the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and five actors before the opening of the play at Lincoln Center.
Readers respond to Adam Gopnik’s essay on crowds and Samanth Subramanian’s piece on Indian languages.
In his early novella, “Monsieur Teste,” the great French poet created an alter ego even more aloof and elusive than he was.
Santa Claus—he’s just like the rest of us.
In need of stocking stuffers? How about a Rolex Datejust, owned by the former mayor and put up for auction after he was found liable for defaming two poll workers?
You are awarded a military contract; collect $100 billion and nuclear codes. And other Community Chest and Chance cards for the new monopolists.
As a pro-crypto Administration prepares to take power and crypto investors cheer, there are some parallels with the dot-com boom of the late nineties.