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Michigan must remove gender ideology from health program’s sex ed material, feds say
MLive - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Michigan is among the 46 U.S. states and territories facing demands from the Trump administration to remove mentions of gender ideology from sexual education material used in a federally financed health program — or risk losing the funding...
HHS Order States to Remove Gender Ideology Content From Sex Education
Healthcare Innovation
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August 26, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced on August 26 in a press release that it has demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender...
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Attorney general coalition demanding companies end predatory AI interactions with children
DGR News
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A group of 44 Attorneys General are demanding that some major artificial intelligence companies stop making harmful content on their platforms accessible to children. The letter, sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc., Meta,...
South Carolina grant funding on chopping block over ‘gender ideology’ in sex ed
WCSC - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina is at risk of losing nearly $1.6 million in sex education funding if it does not remove curriculum content on gender ideology, according to the Trump administration. The Palmetto State is just one of 46...
Iowa included in Trump funding threat over gender ideology content in sex ed materials
KRNV - Nevada
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Iowa is one of 46 states and U.S. territories ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove references to gender ideology from federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program materials within 60 days. Millions in...
Trump puts W.Va. on notice to remove gender ideology content from sex ed materials
WTAP - West Virginia
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC (WDTV) - The Trump administration has put West Virginia on notice to immediately remove gender ideology content from sex education materials. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Administration for...
Attorneys general urge tech firms to protect children from harmful AI chatbot behavior
Palmetto State News - South Carolina
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August 25, 2025
Alan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina | Attorney General Alan Wilson, SCAlan Wilson, Attorney General of South Carolina | Attorney General Alan Wilson, SC South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that he is leading a...
Iowa AG joins 44 states urging AI firms to protect children
KIMT News 3 - Minnesota
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a bipartisan group of 44 state attorneys general in urging major AI companies to protect children from harm. The letter, sent to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, Google, Luka Inc., Meta,...
OP-ED: Why Are Chinese Nationals Getting U.S. Visa Waivers?
WMAL - Washington D.C.
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August 27, 2025
Simon Hankinson | August 27, 2025 (The Washington Times) — Reports of Chinese nationals admitted to the U.S. on visas and then spying or stealing sensitive information for China are all too common. But perhaps more shocking is the fact that some...
Local celeb Norfasarie’s post on son’s omission from U-16 football team goes viral; FAS responds
The Straits Times
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August 27, 2025
SINGAPORE – Netizens are divided after a social media post by a Singapore youth footballer’s mother went viral on Aug 27, following her son’s omission from the national Under-16 team for forgoing an overseas training stint in Bahrain to prepare...
NMI to lose flights, Saipan visit of USS Shoup a bright spot
Marianas Business Journal
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Jeju Air, which operates twice-daily flights from Seoul to Saipan, will suspend its night flight from Sept. 8 to Sept. 30 due to low ticket sales and fares. The airline is also considering suspending flights from Oct. 12 to Oct. 25, though that...
Saipan Community School open house night highlights excellence and improved facilities
Marianas Variety
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(SCS) — Saipan Community School, a pioneer in the CNMI’s private education with a strong foundation on Christian values, is welcoming back its academic community with a family orientation night that will highlight its commitment to academic...
APCC celebrates grand opening of its newly built home
Tacoma Weekly - Washington State
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On Sept. 8, 2023, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off construction for the Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s long-awaited new facility. Now, it is time to cut the ribbon on Friday, Aug. 29, and the public is invited to take part....
In GI Bill case fallout, veterans sue VA over denied education benefits
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 20, 2025
A new lawsuit wants to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to stop shorting up to 1.7 million veterans out of their GI Bill benefits, after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision expanded their ability to claim the education benefits. Attorneys...
Concerns over US Military expansion grow in the Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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August 11, 2025
On June 23 and 24, Tinian Mayor Edwin Alden issued a statement to United States military officials regarding the recent military expansion plans. In his speech, Alden “demanded honesty, saying CNMI residents are frustrated with what they see as...
2nd annual Marianas Festival expands Pacific Northwest cultural celebration
The Guam Daily Post
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The Marianas Alliance for Growth of Islanders will host its second annual festival celebrating CHamoru and Refaluwasch heritage across three days in Washington and Oregon this weekend, building on the success of last year’s inaugural event. The...
Tourism for Dummies: Government Edition
Kandit News Group
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August 27, 2025
By Mabel Doge Luhan for Mabel’s Table, Kandit News & Views How delusional do you have to be to think that our lack of tourists is caused by a lack of flights? That’s like a restaurant that says it doesn’t have any customers because no one is...
Archaeological field school uncovers 3,000-year-old artifacts in southern Guam
The Guam Daily Post
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A summer archaeological field school at the Manell River in Malesso' yields discoveries that could rewrite Guam's ancient history, with artifacts potentially dating back 3,000 years. The finds may match the age of the island's oldest known...
What the Surrender Aboard the USS Missouri Means for Our Fight with Communist China: Make America’s Navy Great Again (MANGA)
American Greatness
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August 26, 2025
On September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor, representatives of the Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender that formalized the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II. While the war’s end was undeniably...