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Gay Doc, CDC Policy Advisor who Challenged Blood Ban, Donates under New FDA Guidelines
Dr. Robert Goldstein, a former policy advisor at the CDC who served under President Biden and who is now commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, donated blood Aug. 29.
Mississippi Democrat Wins Primary, Set to Become the State's First Openly Gay Lawmaker
Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after House candidate Fabian Nelson won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday.
This Trans Woman was Begging on India's Streets. A Donated Electric Rickshaw Changed Her Life.
When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future. Then in March last year, she got a chance to turn things around.
Nebraska Governor Signs Order Narrowly Defining Sex as that Assigned at Birth
Nebraska's Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person's sex.
China's Baidu Makes AI Chatbot Ernie Bot Publicly Available
Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model fully available to the public Thursday, raising the company's stock price by over 3%.
How to Avoid the No. 1 Text Message Scam Putting your Money at Risk
Here's how to protect your money from text message scams impersonating your financial institution.
Tesla Allows No-hands Driving with Autopilot for Longer Periods. U.S. Regulators Have Questions
Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, drawing concern from U.S. safety regulators.
Millions More Workers Would be Entitled to Overtime Pay Under a Proposed Biden Administration Rule
The Biden administration will propose a new rule Wednesday that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell Appears to Freeze Up Again, This Time at a Kentucky Event
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky, weeks after a similar episode in Washington.
CNN Names Mark Thompson, Former BBC and New York Times Executive, As its New Leader
CNN is bringing in a former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times in an attempt to turn around a news organization that has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years.
Nigerian Police Say 100+ Arrested at 'Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony'
New reports on the mass arrest that Nigerian police carried out on the evening of Aug. 27 — rounding up men ostensibly attending a same-sex wedding — claim that more than 100 people were detained.
Boston will No Longer Require Prospective Spouses to Register Sex, Gender to Marry
Couples filling out marriage certificates in Boston will no longer be required to identify their sex or gender under a new policy adopted by the city Tuesday.
Amazon CEO: 'Not Going [to] Work Out' for Employees who Defy Return-to-office Policy
Amazon employees have been pushing back against the company's return-to-office policy for months — and it seems CEO Andy Jassy has had enough.
Hollywood Strikes Leave Few Corners of Entertainment Industry Unscathed
From studio rentals and set construction to dry cleaning for costumes and transportation to sets, it's hard to find a corner of the Los Angeles economy that has entirely escaped the reverberations.
After Supreme Court Curtails Federal Power, Biden Administration Weakens Clean Water Protections
The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them.
10 Drugs Targeted for Medicare Price Negotiations as Biden Pitches Cost Reductions
President Joe Biden touted potential cost savings of Medicare's first-ever price negotiations for drugs like blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance, and eight other medications.
U.S. Fights New Titanic Expedition, Says Wreck is Gravesite
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
Unclear How Many in Lahaina Lost Lives as Hawaii Authorities Near End of Search for Dead
Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished.
As Trump and Republicans Target Georgia's Fani Willis for Retribution, the State's Governor Opts Out
Some Republicans began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she announced the indictment of Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
A Ugandan Man is Charged with Aggravated Homosexuality, and Faces the Death Penalty
Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.