Samantha Kamman

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  Mar 6, 2025

  Children's hospital to continue 'gender-affirming care' after judge blocks Trump's executive order

  A children’s hospital in Virginia plans to continue with life-altering interventions for gender dysphoric patients after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning federal funding of trans surgeries and chemical castrations of youth. 

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  Mar 6, 2025

  Trump vows to strip funding to colleges allowing 'illegal protests,' deport agitators

  President Donald Trump threatened to stop federal funding for schools that permit "illegal protests" following a wave of anti-Israel protests and encampments at educational institutions throughout the United States after Hamas' terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

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  Mar 5, 2025

  Christian converts deported from US could face death penalty if they return home, advocates warn

  Christian human rights advocates are warning that some Christian immigrants could face death if deported from the United States, actions that may violate international treaties and contradict one of President Donald Trump's executive orders.

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  Mar 4, 2025

  Women who have had an abortion are twice as likely to attempt suicide: study

  Women who had abortions or experienced natural pregnancy loss were twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to women who succesfully delivered their babies, according to a recent survey.  

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  Mar 4, 2025

  Chained and starving: Mother of Hamas hostage Alon Ohel pleads for son's freedom

  Since Hamas kidnapped her son over 500 days ago, Idit Ohel has been unable to think about anything else aside from seeing him brought home. Alon Ohel is being starved in chains inside a Hamas tunnel with shrapnel injuries blinding his left eye.

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  Mar 3, 2025

  Idaho passes $50M school choice program to give families 'abundant schooling options'

  One of the few Republican-led states that had yet to implement a private school choice program passed a plan to offer up to $50 million in tax credits to families for private school or homeschool educational expenses. 

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  Feb 28, 2025

  Trump seeks recovery of $7B in military equipment seized by Taliban after Afghanistan withdrawal

  President Donald Trump called for the United States to reclaim the $7 billion worth of military equipment left behind during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and demanded accountability for the officials involved in the plan to exit the region. 

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  Feb 27, 2025

  Philadelphia schools defying Trump's order, plan to continue letting males in girls' sports

  The School District of Philadelphia plans to defy President Donald Trump's executive order by allowing males to continue competing in women's sports despite the state's governing body for high school and middle school athletics changing its policies to comply with the directive. 

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  Feb 27, 2025

  Hamas bombing victim's dad raises concerns over Israel releasing terrorists who killed his son

  Yossi Tzur, whose 17-year-old son was murdered in a 2003 suicide bombing in Israel, expressed concerns about Israel releasing one of the leaders behind the attack, in addition to other terrorists, in exchange for the remaining hostages held by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023.

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  Feb 27, 2025

  Education Dept. urged to investigate California school district over race-focused programs

  A national parental rights in education advocacy group filed a federal civil rights complaint against a California school district, claiming it offers programs and training sessions based on the student or teacher's race.