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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases Involving Transgender Athletes

The court announced it would hear challenges to state laws barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.

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The justices’ decision to hear the cases involving student athletes signals that they are willing to delve back into the culture war over transgender rights.
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Jeffries Passes 4-Hour Mark in House Speech Opposing Trump’s Policy Bill

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech, saying he would take his “sweet time” assailing the measure.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries spoke out against the domestic policy bill ahead of the vote in the House.
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Tourists Evacuated as Crete Wildfire Spreads

Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists as firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.

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More than 200 firefighters battled a blaze in the Greek island of Crete, but their work was made more difficult by heavy winds and rugged mountain terrain.
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Trump Wants the World to Squeeze Out China. He’s Starting With Vietnam.

An initial trade deal with Vietnam offers a glimpse of how President Trump is pushing countries to cut back on trade with China.

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Goods for export loaded on a container at a logistics hub in Yiwu, China, China has used Vietnam and other neighboring countries to circumvent American tariffs on its goods.
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