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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in Houston agreed to stop administering puberty blockers to children, pay $10 million in penalties and open a “detransition clinic” after a sweeping probe from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Texas.The resolution brings to a close a years-long investigation by Texas’ Healthcare Program Enforcement Division, which concluded that TCH fraudulently billed Texas Medicaid for “unallowable and illegal ‘gender-transition’ interventions,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a Friday statement.”Under the terms of this landmark agreement, Texas Children’s will establish the first-ever multidisciplinary clinic…

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Saskatchewan’s top exporters could soon see new federal legislation to ease cross-Canada transportation concerns. Government House Leader and Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon announced his improvement plans to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce on Friday.“We’re going to take heat because some people believe every single rule that’s ever been passed is sacrosanct and if we do away with it, then we’re undermining something else. That’s not true. We can do it better,” said MacKinnon.Interprovincial transport gained attention in November with one of the world’s biggest potash producers, Nutrien, announcing plans for an export terminal in Washington.“I didn’t make any secret…

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Suspended operating licenceThe body of one diver, yet to be publicly named, was found in a cave at a depth of 60 metres.”The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has suspended the operating licence of the liveaboard vessel MV Duke of York indefinitely, pending the outcome of an investigation into the diving incident that occurred in Vaavu Atoll on May 14,” the ministry said.The Duke of York is a 36-metre luxury boat that can accommodate 25 guests.Italy’s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday that all five of its nationals had died.The low-lying Maldives, a nation of 1,192 tiny coral islands scattered…

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Andrew Feldman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cerebras Systems Inc., center left, during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCerebras Systems’ raucous IPO this week gave investors a taste of what’s to come in artificial intelligence. But it also served as a reminder of how hard it is for non-AI companies to capture Wall Street’s attention. Shares of the AI chipmaker popped almost 70% in their market debut on Thursday, lifting the company’s market cap to about $95 billion. Only two…

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In the latest news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH, approximately $113,000 at current prices, through Privacy Pools, the compliance-aware privacy protocol he co-authored in a 2023 research paper, publicly validating the tool with real capital rather than white-paper advocacy.The move comes weeks after 0xbow.io launched the protocol on Ethereum mainnet on March 31, 2025, positioning it as a regulatory bridge between user privacy and AML obligations. Buterin putting skin in the game is a signal, not a transaction.Bullish signal for compliant privacy infrastructure on Ethereum.Source: ArkhamThe amount is deliberately modest relative to Buterin’s holdings; this is a functional…

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Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026.Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesIf new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is still itching for a “good family fight” over monetary policy, he is likely to get one if he sticks to his guns on interest rate cuts.With inflation spiking and Treasury yields surging, Warsh is likely to confront a Federal Open Market Committee in no mood to ease. In fact, several officials of late have stressed the need for the…

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In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping used the term “Thucydides Trap” in Seattle before an audience that included former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.”There is no such thing as the so-called Thucydides Trap in the world. But should major countries time and again make the mistakes of strategic miscalculation, they might create such traps for themselves,” Xi said ahead of a state dinner hosted by then-US President Barack Obama.He used the phrase again in 2024 while meeting US President Joe Biden in Lima, Peru, on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.”The Thucydides Trap is not a historical…

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Pressure mounts on Starmer’s government, as Labour rivals including recently resigned Wes Streeting circle.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Wes Streeting, the former British health secretary who resigned from the government this week, says he will run to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer when the contest is triggered.Starmer’s government has been on the edge, with the United Kingdom leader facing calls for resignation since his ruling Labour party suffered disastrous local elections.Though Starmer has brushed aside growing criticism, a Labour contest to replace him looks all but inevitable in London.While still not announcing he has kickstarted the formal leadership challenge process,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NBA takes a lot of flak for having meaningless games, and I can definitely understand it, watching on a random Wednesday in January. However, the playoffs have delivered over and over to viewers and rewarded us for putting up with garbage regular-season games.This will be the fourth Game 7 of the playoffs. Three series have been sweeps, and the other three have been six games. That shows competitive hoops. Now, how do we bet this Game 7 in the Eastern Conference?The Cleveland Cavaliers blew it. After not winning a road game…

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