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Trump admin. warns states infusing 'gender ideology' in sex ed could lose federal funds
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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August 27, 2025
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, August 27, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown August 16, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The HHS building, also known as the Hubert H. Humphrey building, is located...
Trump Administration Puts 46 States and Territories on Notice to Remove Gender Ideology Content from Sex Ed Materials
Arizona Free Press
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF) demanded that 46 states and territories remove all references to gender ideology in their federally-funded Personal...
Red flags on 3 Saipan, 3 Rota sites
Marianas Variety
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THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Saipan's east and south recreational beaches this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator...
Trump Admin Warns States: Remove Gender Ideology ‘Poison’ Or Lose Funding
Daily Wire
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August 27, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directed 40 states, five territories, and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to eliminate gender ideology from their federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) within 60 days....
Taiwan seeks deeper Asia-Pacific ties, higher defense spending: Lai
Focus Taiwan
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August 28, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said Thursday that Taiwan will work with Asia-Pacific partners to promote peace and sustainable development, while pledging stronger defense capabilities and economic security. At the 2025 General...
Federal Crackdown On Gender Ideology Puts Sex Ed Funding In Jeopardy In 46 US States
News18
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August 27, 2025
Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 00:10 IST The PREP initiative was established under the Affordable Care Act and has been in operation since 2010. The list of affected recipients includes 40 states and six US territories (File Photo: AP)On Tuesday,...
32 Attorneys General Tell Congress to Pass SAFER Banking for Cannabis
Cannabis Business Times
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August 27, 2025
The top law officers from both blue and red states are calling on congressional leaders in the U.S. House and Senate to take up legislation to provide a safe harbor to financial institutions wishing to service the cannabis industry. The bipartisan...
Letter in support of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program for the CNMI
Marianas Variety
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ON behalf of Micronesian Telecommunication Corporation, dba, IT&E, a proud telecommunications provider serving the people, businesses, and public offices of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for the past 20 years, I am...
Iowa included in Trump funding threat over gender ideology content in sex ed materials
KRNV - Nevada
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Iowa is one of 46 states and U.S. territories ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove references to gender ideology from federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program materials within 60 days. Millions in...
32 Attorneys General call for enactment of marijuana banking legislation
JD Supra - California
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August 27, 2025
Thirty-two attorneys general representing states, territories and Washington, D.C. are asking Congress to pass legislation to provide financial institutions a safe harbor if they provide services to marijuana-related businesses in states where...
MVA: July arrivals down 33%
Marianas Variety
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THE Marianas Visitors Authority reports that visitor arrivals to The Marianas totaled 14,365 in July 2025, a 33% decrease compared to 21,517 visitors received in July 2024. So far this fiscal year, visitor arrivals are 30% lower than over the same...
Trump puts W.Va. on notice to remove gender ideology content from sex ed materials
WTAP - West Virginia
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC (WDTV) - The Trump administration has put West Virginia on notice to immediately remove gender ideology content from sex education materials. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Administration for...
'One Archipelago, Many Stories': 7th Marianas History Conference on Aug. 29-31
Pacific Daily News
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Explore the shared histories, cultural practices, and interwoven connections between the peoples of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during the 7th Marianas History Conference from Aug. 29 to 31. The three-day event is...
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says
NBC San Diego - California
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The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...
States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, HHS says
NBC News
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a...
APCC celebrates grand opening of its newly built home
Tacoma Weekly - Washington State
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On Sept. 8, 2023, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off construction for the Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s long-awaited new facility. Now, it is time to cut the ribbon on Friday, Aug. 29, and the public is invited to take part....
$10.9M CTE Center to rise at MHS, groundbreaking held
Marianas Variety
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Gov. David M. Apatang joins other CNMI officials, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho, Board of Education Chairman Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, BOE member Andrew L. Orsini, Northern Marianas Housing Corporation Chairwoman Merced...
South Carolina grant funding on chopping block over ‘gender ideology’ in sex ed
WCSC - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina is at risk of losing nearly $1.6 million in sex education funding if it does not remove curriculum content on gender ideology, according to the Trump administration. The Palmetto State is just one of 46...
Trump Admin Issues New Threat Against 46 States
Newsweek
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August 26, 2025
All references to gender ideology need to be removed from a federally-funded education program within the next 60 days across 40 states and six territories, the Trump administration said in a press release on Tuesday. The federal Personal...
Air Force Wraps Up Massive Monthlong Pacific Exercise
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force and Space Force just wrapped up an ambitious...