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Study showing that puberty blockers do not improve children’s mental health is not being published for fear of ‘weaponisation’

The pediatrician behind a groundbreaking study showing puberty blockers did not lead to improvements in mental health among young people has claimed his team has yet to publish the findings to prevent young people being “weaponised” by critics of transgender medical procedures. A. report published The New York Times reported Wednesday that Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy […]

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Third Party Presidential Debate Was Refreshingly Serious

Last night, three men who knew they wouldn’t be president but were running for office anyway took to the stage in Los Angeles for a heated third-party debate. In the debate hosted by Free and Equal, Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, and Constitution Party’s Randal Terry debated whether the government […]

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SCDOT closes lanes in Florence County for road work

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – State officials want to keep drivers in the Pee Dee informed about upcoming roadwork. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said: Beginning Oct. 27, lane closures will be extended along SC 327 between East Palmetto Avenue and Old Marion Highway in Florence County. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said […]

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‘Incredible’ – Labor’s Willie Jackson furious over Prebble’s role at Waitangi Tribunal

Photograph: RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Former Labor Party minister and former ACT leader Richard Prebble is furious One of two new members appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal. Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka said since leaving Parliament Prebble had provided free advice to various Maori trusts, hapū and iwi on a range of issues. Prebble declined invitation to […]

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Could the BC Greens be decisive in the legislature?

Two Green Party MPs were able to hold the balance of power in British Columbia after Saturday’s provincial elections gave neither the NDP nor the BC Conservatives a majority of seats after the first count. Both Green members are new to state politics, but leader Sonia Furstenau will continue to lead the party after losing […]