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States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care

2 septembre 2026 à 18:48
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

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Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, was among state officials behind the lawsuit.
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  • Lindsay Clancy jurors sent home for the day after twice failing to reach verdict
    Jury to return for more deliberations on Thursday in case of mother accused of murdering her three childrenSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial was dismissed for the evening on Wednesday without reaching a verdict, after nearly 30 hours of deliberations over five days.Addressing the 12-member jury – made up of nine women and three men – Judge William Sullivan said: “I know it’s been a long day.”In the US, the national maternal mental health hotlin
     

Lindsay Clancy jurors sent home for the day after twice failing to reach verdict

2 septembre 2026 à 16:49

Jury to return for more deliberations on Thursday in case of mother accused of murdering her three children

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial was dismissed for the evening on Wednesday without reaching a verdict, after nearly 30 hours of deliberations over five days.

Addressing the 12-member jury – made up of nine women and three men – Judge William Sullivan said: “I know it’s been a long day.”

In the US, the national maternal mental health hotline is 1-833-852-6262. In the UK, the Pandas foundation offers support via WhatsApp on 07903 508334. In Australia, the national maternal and perinatal mental health hotline is 1300 726 306

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Deadlocked Jury in Lindsay Clancy Trial Again Says It Can’t Reach a Verdict

2 septembre 2026 à 16:48
Jurors say they cannot reach a unanimous agreement after about 30 hours of deliberations. The judge is bringing them back for one last try.

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Lindsay Clancy doesn’t deny killing her children in 2023, but she has mounted an insanity defense.

Six Takeaways From the Massachusetts Primaries

2 septembre 2026 à 07:44
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.

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Senator Ed Markey, who has served in Washington for 50 years, easily beat back a challenge from a younger Democrat.

Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts

1 septembre 2026 à 23:42
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.

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Representative Stephen Lynch’s victory puts him in a strong position to win another term representing Massachusetts’s Eighth Congressional District.
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