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The High Court’s direction may rely on the judge’s respect for the 2020 ruling that gender identity is covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President Donald Trump’s executive order on gender in the military, along with similar orders affecting prisons, government documents, and pediatric medicine, has filed numerous lawsuits, bringing legal questions about transgender issues to the forefront of public awareness.Policy questions are not new. Do biological men have the right to use women’s locker rooms? Can I force the use of specific pronouns and identifiers? Is it correct to allow hormone treatment in minors, especially…

By Christopher Lugerber, Economics writer for the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has cooled for three months in April, even after President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, but economists and many business owners expect it to rise in the coming months. Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April from a year ago, the Labor Bureau said Tuesday, down from 2.4% in March, down from the smallest increase in over four years. Prices rose modestly each month, falling 0.1% in the previous month, then 0.2% in March to April, a first decline in five years. Grocery prices fell 0.4% from March…

Justice Department officials said the government would use all weapons in the armory to prevent the production and distribution of deadly drugs. The three Chinese nationals and the Chinese-based company have been accused of 21 counts of allegedly importing tablet presses and other equipment used to make “fatal fake pills” into the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 12.Pan Xiaochuan, Yang Tingyan and Chen Xi have been charged with drug smuggling and money laundering through their alleged role in the import of tablet manufacturing equipment into the US by Capsulcn International Co. The charges were returned…

Associated Press Business Writer Michelle Chapman UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty has stepped down for personal reasons, and the country’s largest health insurance company has suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher than expected health costs. According to the Minnesota Company, Chairman Stephen Hemsley will become CEO and will soon be effective. Hemsley was CEO of UnitedHealth Group from 2006 to 2017. He remains chairman of the company’s board of directors. Witness will serve as Senior Advisor to Hemsley. “Leading the people at UnitedHealth Group has been a huge honor as they work to improve their health system every day.…

The Latin motto of the Florida Supreme Court – “sat cito si recte” – translates to “if it’s right, enough,” but this year it will be a more appropriate slogan for the Capitol and the Senate.Bill Cottel (Florida News Service)Lawmakers will need to finish the 60-day session scheduled for May 2 without formulating a budget and punch through their spending plans during the extended session. History shows that these things blow up once or twice before normal payments.Whether that is done correctly is a matter of opinion. Several senators and representatives are pleased with the spending plans generated by legislative…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — Jacksonville officials and beach fans saved three drows at Huguenot Park on Saturday. The officer said, “Help me! From the boy caught up in RIP current, JSO said. Beach Patrol Officer Tyler Sweeney grabs the buoy, strips off her vest and gear, and jumps into the water to find a boy seeking help. When Officer Sweeney was spotting the boy underwater, Officer Billy Crocker became an unconscious eight-year-old girl and gave him CPR. Florida lawmakers reversing laws that demand laws in Trump during hurricane season after the FBI described it as an obvious assassination attempt. According…

The military refers patients seeking procedures to the private sector.The U.S. Department of Defense said in a new memorandum it has stopped medical procedures and procedures for military personnel identified as transgender and other personnel with gender discomfort (GD).”Within the direct care component in military care facilities, service members over the age of 19 and all other eligible beneficiaries will only receive GD mental health care and counseling,” said Dr. Stephen L. Ferrara, Secretary of Health Affairs and Defense, in a memo dated May 9.”Apart from consulting on GD diagnosis and mental health care and providing counseling… staff will refer…

“Large retailers have long-term relationships with sophisticated supply chains and suppliers everywhere,” said David Simon, CEO of Simon Property.As retailers across the country struggle to bring pedestrians back to brick and mortar stores this year, the country’s largest mall operator said they are more concerned about business owners on Main Street than the large national chain with hundreds of stores.In a conference call with Wall Street Analysts after the market closed on May 12, Simon’s real estate chairman and CEO David Simon said that if trade uncertainty surrounding the US and China persists for several months, SMEs could face difficulties…

The Washington Post reports that the US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is working with immigration officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help “find, detained and deported fraudulents.”The White House said it had started using the postal service as its DHS arm.Here’s how local postman gets involved: One is to report suspicious behavior or what appears to be illegal in your neighborhood. Second, DHS will partner with the Postal Inspection Services program to look up “mail covers” that take photos of the outside of envelopes and other packages.DHS also requires data from your online postal service account and…

Congressional Republicans in Florida may support the use of taxes to purchase candy products and soda in support of SNAP, laws banning individuals in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamp) program.It is part of the Trump administration’s America to make America healthy again (Maha). Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for the nation to apply for exemptions that would prevent people from using food stamps to purchase soda and candies.”I commend 24 states for pushing the Maha bill to clean food systems, improve school lunches, promote patient selection and promote patient selection. It should…