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US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was looking at a possible exemption for Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil as he hosted his close ally Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House, citing his country's reliance on energy from the region.
President Donald Trump has attempted to ban Americans from using ‘X’ as their gender in their passports A ruling by the US Supreme Court has greenlit requiring that the country’s passports indicate the holder’s sex recorded at birth. The temporary order is being seen as a win for US President Donald Trump’s pushback on what he terms “gender ideology extremism.” The decision issued on Thursday states that “displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displayi...moreng their country of birth,” and that the government is “merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment.” It follows months of lower-court proceedings, with US District Judge Julia Kobick attempting to block the policy, claiming it was discriminatory and rooted in “irrational prejudice.” In June, she blocked enforcement nationwide. The US Court of Appeals in September declined to put her injunction on hold. The Supreme Court’s stay permits enforcement while the case proceeds. Read more Pentagon tightens rules to keep trans troops out of army – AP The policy stems from an executive order Trump signed in January titled ‘Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’. It directs agencies, including the State Department, to require that identification documents reflect “sex,” defined as an immutable biological classification, and to remove the nonbinary “X” marker allowed under the previous administration. Critics of the move have argued that the restrictions expose transgender individuals to harassment and violence when documents do not match their gender identity. The Trump administration, however, has said the change ensures federal documents “reflect biological truth” and prevents “inaccurate sex designations” on identification used for communication with foreign governments. Attorney General Pam Bondi has praised the Supreme Court ruling as a “victory for common sense,” while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called it “a huge win.” The State Department had since 1992 allowed sex designations to differ from sex assigned at birth with medical documentation, and in 2021, under former president Joe Biden, it added an “X” option. However, the Supreme Court’s latest order pauses that approach....
Bitcoin is on track to end Friday in the bear-market territory for the first time since April 23.
On the tenth anniversary of France's worst peacetime massacre, we speak to the EU's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter. He tells us what lessons have been learned from the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, and what is being done at the EU level to counter threats. He also warns of the need for heightened vigilance, because even though the so-called "ISIS caliphate" ended in 2019, the group has been "agile in adjusting its strategy" and is "focusing on the online environment to recruit individuals in the EU", he explains.
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Valve is making Steam store pages wider as part of a new update rolling out today. With the changes, “many pages” will be widened from “940 pixels to now 1200 pixels,” Valve says. The company picked that 1200 pixels number because it found that it “felt like a good balance where we can show more […]
At a White House event Thursday, President Trump announced deals with drug makers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to offer their popular GLP-1 obesity and diabetes drugs at lower prices for some Americans, namely some on Medicare and Medicaid plans. But questions linger about the significance of the deal. According to the announcement, Medicare and state Medicaid programs will be able to purchase a month’s supply of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound at $245 each for eligible patients. Eligible people on Medicare will have a $50 co-pay for them. The negotiated price is a significant cut from t...morehe drugs’ list prices: The list price for Ozempic is $997; Wegovy is $1,350; Mounjaro is $1,080; and Zepbound is $1,086. But, of course, purchasers rarely pay drug list prices. It’s unclear how much Medicare and Medicaid would have paid for the drugs without this deal and what the savings will be.Read full article Comments
Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday it would hand over the remains of another hostage as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel. Of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza when the ceasefire took effect, 22 have so far been returned – including 19 Israelis, one Thai national, one Nepali and one Tanzanian.
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