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  • Most trans people who started hormones as teens say it was the right decision, study finds
    A new study finds high satisfaction among transgender people who were prescribed hormone therapy in their youth, providing an important window into healthcare that has become increasingly politicized and banned across the country.  The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, surveyed 376 trans people who had all previously received gender-affirming care at the same unidentified clinic, which...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-13
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    How Asian Americans helped swing the South
    The tote bags were designed with three women printed on one side, dressed to represent East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian women. Above them, the letters “A.B.G” were printed in red and below them the words, “Asian Ballot Girl” — a play on the Three Ladies brand of rice and the “Asian Baby Girl” aesthetic familiar in Asian-American spaces...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-13
  • Kansas will have back-to-back women governors after Democrat Cindy Holscher wins tight race
    Democrat Cindy Holscher is projected to become the next governor of Kansas, marking the first time the state will have two women governors back-to-back, according to Decision Desk HQ.  In addition to the governorship, Democrats will also hold a Senate seat in Kansas — the first time that’s happened since the 1930s — as the blue wave...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
  • Moms feared what the midterms would mean for their disabled daughters. Then came some hope.
    Yasmin Halim approached this year’s midterms with “a sense of dread.” On election night, the 44-year-old went to bed early after Republicans won the major statewide races in Florida, where she lives with her family. Her 13-year-old daughter, Lily, is dying from a neurodegenerative condition called juvenile Tay-Sachs disease, and Halim works full-time caring for her. That sense of dread...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
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    Could Texas reverse course on abortion? Democrats think there’s an opening
    After capturing control of key leadership positions, Texas Democrats intend to push for a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban, which has been linked to the death of multiple women.  Texas, the largest state in the country to have banned abortion, has for years functioned as a laboratory for some of the nation’s most novel anti-abortion...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-12
  • Democrat Scott Colom ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith to be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since 1881
    Democrat Scott Colom’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi was dismissed as improbable — a long-shot effort standing up against the weight of political history that has shut Black people out of statewide representation for generations. While Mississippi was the first in the country to send a Black person to the U.S. Senate, the state has not had...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-11
  • Lawsuit quickly follows Washington ballot measure on trans sports participation
    A coalition of parents, educators and nonprofit organizations sued the state of Washington late Monday over a recently passed ballot initiative banning transgender girls from competing on girls’ K-12 sports teams, arguing that the measure, which is set to take effect next month, conflicts with the state’s own constitution.Washington voters approved the initiative, IL26-638, in last week’s midterms with...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10
  • Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit
    This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Jane Doe is not the only recent student to pursue legal action against Cornell University over its handling of sexual assault on campus, New York Focus has learned. Two female...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10
  • Rep. Sarah McBride, wearing glasses and a bright blue blazer, speaks into two microphones outdoors, with fellow lawmakers standing behind her.
    Republicans bet everything on anti-trans messaging. It didn’t pay off.
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who has passed some of the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the country, and Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first transgender member of Congress, don’t have much in common.  But they do have a similar assessment of what drove Republicans’ historic losses in last week’s midterms.  ...Read more
    Source: The 19th News Published on: 2026-11-10

  • Where gas is cheapest and priciest in Massachusetts
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    Massachusetts drivers are seeing some relief at the gas pump after the statewide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline dropped below $4 for the first time since the summer. The average price reached $3.99 per gallon on Friday, Nov. 13, marking the first time Massachusetts recorded that level...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • China warns U.S. against new Nvidia chip restrictions
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    China is urging the United States against introducing additional restrictions on semiconductor exports, as a growing controversy involving Nvidia and its former chief executive, Jensen Huang, draws attention to the country’s technology trade with Beijing. The Chinese government reiterated its opposition to expanded export controls Friday, Nov. 13, arguing that...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Hakeem Jeffries blasted as a traitor by hecklers over Hegseth vote
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    House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York is on track to become speaker in January, but he is facing pressure from progressives, a heckling incident and a debate over Israel policy. As of Thursday, Nov. 12, no declared challenger had emerged, according to Jeffries and several Democrats. Is anyone...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Why is Santa Cruz closing its beaches this weekend?
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    The National Weather Service has issued a high surf warning covering portions of the Bay Area Santa Cruz coastline, Monterey Bay and Big Sur. The advisory is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and remain in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. The forecast calls for...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Pentagon 90-day plan: Is a nationwide US blackout coming?
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    The Pentagon is preparing major U.S. military bases to keep running for at least 90 days without civilian power, fuel, water or supplies, under a program called FORTRESS America. The plan does not mean a nationwide blackout is scheduled, and no official has told Americans to expect one. But retired...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Broadcom’s $113B in financing guarantees: Is the risk priced in?
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    Broadcom shares fell about 5% today, trading near $346 after a rally that lifted the stock about 24% through Thursday. The drop came after a Wall Street downgrade and as investors paused a rotation into Nvidia rivals. What are the 4 reasons behind the drop? First, Rothschild & Co Redburn...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Watch Monica Lebron and Cordero Abdullah debunk common anesthesia myths
    Married nurse anesthetists Monica Lebron and Cordero Abdullah spent two and a half years in different states during CRNA school. They open up about what kept their marriage strong, explain what CRNAs do, clear up fears about fentanyl and share the questions every patient should ask before anesthesia. The post...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13
  • Wichita soccer field crash: DA explains why sleeping driver faces no charges
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    A Kansas woman whose pickup rolled onto a youth soccer field in Wichita while she napped, killing two people, will not face criminal charges. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett announced the decision Thursday, Nov. 12. He said he found no evidence of an intentional crime, and Kansas law has...Read more
    Source: Rolling Out Date: 2026-11-13




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