Supreme Court rejects Virginia school ban on transgender bathrooms
The Supreme Court declined to hear Gloucester County Virginia School Board's appeal overturning a ban on transgender students using boys restrooms. Gavin Grimm, once 15, welcomed the ruling as a nationwide victory for trans rights. Lower courts ruled the policy unconstitutional under Title IX and equal protection.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Gavin Grimm
Grimm
Gloucester High School
Gloucester County School Board
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Clarence Thomas
American Civil Liberties Union
High Court
Josh Block
ACLU
Block
David Corrigan
School Board
U.S. District Court
4Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Crews Press On For Survivors At Surfside Condo Collapse
Rescue teams in Surfside Florida on Monday fought through pulverized concrete and twisted metal in a heavy debris pile seeking survivors from the 12 story condo collapse. Two more bodies were found raising the death toll to 11 with more than 150 still missing as officials warned the operation remains search and rescue not recovery.
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Surfside
Fla
Florida
Miami
Miami-Dade
Raide Jadallah
South Florida
Champlain Towers South
Miami Herald
Associated Press
House Proposes 13 Member Jan 6 Probe Panel With Subpoena Power
Pelosi releases legislation creating a partisan select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the U S Capitol. The panel would have eight Pelosi appointees and five named after consulting McCarthy, with possible Republican inclusion bringing a 7 6 balance. The panel would subpoena witnesses, issue interim reports, and aim to report causes and prevent future assaults.
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U.S. Capitol
House
Nancy Pelosi
Senate Republicans
Donald Trump
Capitol
Joe Biden
Pelosi
Kevin McCarthy
Select Committee
Trump
Senate
United States Capitol
Vaccines show monthslong immunity in first study
A small study from Washington University found that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines maintain germinal center activity in lymph nodes up to 12 weeks after the second dose. Researchers sampled 14 volunteers, with eight still showing immune cell production at 12 weeks, supporting a robust immune response.
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ST. Louis — Washington University
Pfizer
Nature
Rachel Presti
Moderna
Moscow imposes vaccination or testing rule on eateries
Moscow restaurants cafes and bars must admit only patrons vaccinated recently recovered from COVID 19 or with a negative test within 72 hours. Proof is a QR code generated via a government site as the city fights historic infection and death highs.
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