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California Bill Proposes Allowing Mental Health Professionals to Remove Children Without Parental Consent

A California bill proposes allowing mental health professionals to remove children as young as 12 from their parents and place them in residential shelter facilities without the parents' knowledge or consent.

Minnesota Advances ‘Trans Refuge’ Bill

Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation that would establish the state as a "trans refuge" for children who are seeking transgender medical procedures but who may be denied "gender-affirming care" in other states.

Michigan Becomes First State To Repeal ‘Right-To-Work’ Law In Decades

Michigan became the first state in decades to repeal its “right-to-work” law when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed legislation on Friday to rescind it.

Education Secretary Pushes For Ending Corporal Punishment at Schools

Education Sec. Miguel Cardona is calling for a complete end of the practice of corporal punishment at schools.

Pharmaceutical Companies Pay TikTok Influencers to Market Prescription Drugs to Young People: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Pharmaceutical companies are paying TikTok influencers to market prescription drugs to young people, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which calls for increased transparency and regulation in the use of patient influencers for pharmaceutical marketing, particularly when it comes to targeting young people.

TikTok’s Algorithm Exposes Young Users to Suicide-Related Content

“Ten minutes and a few clicks on TikTok is all that is needed to fall into the rabbit hole of some of the darkest and most harmful content online," says corporate accountability group.

Biden Signs ‘COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023’ to Declassify Information on Pandemic Origin

"We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics," Biden said in the statement. "I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing."

Stanford Law School Has ‘Rapidly’ Increased Its Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Program

Stanford Law School (SLS) has rapidly increased its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs over the past five years, according to its website.

Wyoming Becomes First State To Ban Abortion Pills

A Wyoming law signed Friday prohibits chemical forms of abortion from the point pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing.

Hunter Biden Files Lawsuit Against Computer Repair Shop Owner Over Sensitive Laptop Data

Hunter Biden is suing a computer repair shop owner over allegations that he illegally obtained and distributed sensitive personal data from a laptop, which is at the center of a congressional investigation.

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