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US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

BREAKING: The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

YouTube video by Illinois Public Media Trump administration’s request for voting data raises questions among Illinoisans

The request for voting data includes some sensitive information from state election officials.

he Stanford Daily covers news related to Stanford University, publishing short- and long-form articles along with editorials. Since the October 7, 2023, attack, The Stanford Daily has included coverage of student opinions and campus protests related to the conflict in Gaza. Since March 2025, fearing Secretary Rubio will revoke their visas under the Revocation Provision or Case 5:25-cv-06618 Document 1 Filed 08/06/25 Page 4 of 36 –4– VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF CASE NO. 5:25-cv-06618 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 render them deportable under the Deportation Provision, many of the paper’s noncitizen writers who are lawfully present in the United States have self-censored by declining to cover pro-Palestinian student protests at Stanford, refraining from covering topics related to the conflict in Gaza, and seeking removal of their previous articles about it

Stanford's student paper sues Noem and Rubio, saying their policies cause non-citizen students to avoid expressing themselves freely in the Daily's pages due to fear of detention and deportation

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NWSL says it has ‘no duty of care’ for women suing San Diego Wave over assault claims The NWSL, a co-defendant in the suit with San Diego Wave, claimed in a defense that it has ‘no duty of care’ to the alleged victims

“NWSL claims it cannot be held accountable for events described in the lawsuit because they fall outside the relationship between the league and the Wave. The league claims it did not know the incidents occurred nor should it have known.”

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Planned Parenthood to close in Louisiana after more than 40 years. See details. "This is not a decision we wanted to make," said Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, adding that "political warfare" on the nonprofit by its opponents forced the cl...

New: Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast will shutter its two Louisiana clinics and exit the state.

The clinics have never provided abortions—the state wouldn't grant licenses—and affiliate's Texas clinics haven't offered abortion since 2022, so "defund" bill doesn't affect PPGC. @nolanews.bsky.social

Review: Some lyrics and songs hit different when the crowd is mostly white • The TRiiBE Black music and white crowds: TRiiBE culture correspondent unpacks his experience at Lollapalooza 2025.

NEW — Let’s talk about the N-word.

Black music and white crowds: TRiiBE culture correspondent unpacks his experience at Lollapalooza 2025.

“As a Black man, I will always cringe hearing white people sing the N-word.”

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Texas Democrats ready to stay in Illinois 'as long as it takes’ to fight GOP congressional maps The Texas quorum-breakers met Monday in west suburban Warrenville alongside Illinois and Texas Congress members to denounce Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's redistricting efforts and "to call out the inju...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly said if TX Republicans are ultimately successful in redistricting, Dems would be willing to do the same, echoing party members in other states like California.

“Stay as long as you want,” Kelly said. “We believe in what you’re doing ... We are ready to fight fire with fire.”

Chicago Sun-Times newspaper with headline “Texas Scold ‘Em,” and subheadline “Lone Star Democrats in Illinois vow to prevent Republicans Trump-backed redistricting, calling the move a threat to Texans’ ‘voice and their vote’

TX state legislators are in IL to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on redistricting they say will disenfranchise minority voters

“We’re at this crossroads. Democrats can either play nice, or we can say if they go down that path, two can play at that game,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi

Lori Cannon, LGBTQ+ community icon who supported thousands living with HIV, dies at 74 - Windy City Times Lori Cannon, a longtime HIV/AIDS activist and driving force behind Chicago’s response to the AIDS crisis, has died at 74. Cannon died at home Sunday evening. More information, including a full obituar...

Chicago has lost one of its fiercest and most compassionate advocates.

Lori Cannon, a longtime HIV/AIDS activist and driving force behind Chicago's response to the AIDS crisis, died yesterday at 74.

Humanizing the dire toll of nuclear war On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact on Japanese people cannot be ignored.

"I wanted to know about Japanese experiences in the aftermath, so I looked for books in the library. There was disturbingly little." Amy Yee writes on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. trib.al/X7UH2Z8

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Chicago hosts a world series, and everyone's a champ: 'You’re gonna make a mark on this world' The Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs met the Kansas City Junior Royals in the national championship at California Park. The Cubs fell 5-2 to the reigning champs, but the fun and pride in the game were p...

While the team fell 5-2 to the reigning national champs from Kansas City, despite a late game rally, Ferreira compelled them to continue to strive for greatness.

“Define what excellence means for yourself in this life. ... You’re gonna be grown one day, and you’re gonna make a mark on this world.”

Chicago hosts a world series, and everyone's a champ: 'You’re gonna make a mark on this world' The Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs met the Kansas City Junior Royals in the national championship at California Park. The Cubs fell 5-2 to the reigning champs, but the fun and pride in the game were p...

For Dan Ferreira, the team's coach and adaptive sports coordinator for the city park district, adaptive sports don't end on the field.

“I found home, I found peers, I found role models. I found people like me,” Ferreira said. “We want them to think about what they’ll look like when they’re older.”

Cooper Roberts, 11, was an avid soccer player before he was shot at the 2022 Highland Park 4th of July parade.

"I knew it would be hard to switch sports. [But] if I hadn’t played these sports, I wouldn’t have met these kids. … [So] I don’t care if we win the tournament, I’m just glad to be here.”

Sarai, a prep player on the Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs donning a grey jersey with blue sleeves and red lettering, takes a swing during the 2025 Wheelchair Softball Junior World Series at California Park's paved baseball diamond on Saturday.

Lex McGuire, a pitcher and mentor on the Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs wearing a grey jersey with blue sleeves and red lettering, rushes to first base during a skill challenge as teammate Cooper Roberts watches during the 2025 Wheelchair Softball Junior World Series at California Park's paved baseball diamond on Saturday.

Mark, a player on the Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs wearing a grey jersey with blue sleeves and red lettering, waits an incoming pitch during the 2025 Wheelchair Softball Junior World Series at California Park's paved baseball diamond on Saturday.

Dan Ferreira, coach of the Chicago Junior Wheelchair Cubs and adaptive sports and event coordinator with the Chicago Park District, talks to his team, who are all sitting in sport chairs and wearing grey jerseys with blue sleeves and red lettering.

The clink of aluminum bats hitting the paved baseball diamond — immediately followed by the cheers of dozens of parents and loved ones — filled California Park on Saturday morning as four teams competed in the 2025 Wheelchair Softball Junior World Series.
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Illinois sues the Trump administration to protect access to gender-affirming care The multi-state lawsuit says the Trump administration has intimidated providers into ceasing care with threats of investigations and criminal prosecutions.

NEW: 'These actions are causing chaos, confusion, and fear ...'

@ilattygeneral.bsky.social sues the Trump administration to protect gender-affirming care for young patients:
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Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams’ petitions to run as an independent The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged.

NEW: Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate, a Gothamist investigation has found.
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UI Health suspends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 UI Health is the fourth major hospital in Chicago to scale back trans health care for young people amid threats to federal funding.

NEW: @uihealth.bsky.social suspends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19, making it the fourth major hospital in Chicago to stop or cut back trans health care for young people as the Trump administration threatens to cut federal funding: tinyurl.com/49k4smjz @wbez.org

Chicago hospitals are scaling back trans care for youth. A rapid response team is stepping in. The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.

NEW: As more hospitals in Chicago cut back care for trans youth, advocates have launched a rapid response team to connect families w/other doctors and cover the cost of everything from appointments to medication: tinyurl.com/ypk9xde @wbez.org @transupfrontil.com @aclu.org

Israeli aid airdrop injures Palestinians in north Gaza; Hamas condemns move At least 11 wounded when Israel drops aid pallets on tents for displaced people amid hunger crisis in Gaza.

At least 11 wounded when Israel drops aid pallets on tents for displaced people amid hunger crisis in Gaza.

Former Illinois Black Panther Party HQ on Near West Side honored with plaque to preserve history It was the first of 13 plaques to be placed around Chicago denoting historic sites of the Black Panther Party. They were first revealed last October after a fight over how the organization’s legacy wo...

“These monuments are a reminder of what was done and what can be done,” said Billy Ché Brooks, former deputy minister of education for the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.

“The conditions that existed at the start of the Black Panther Party are the conditions that exist today.”

Trump order targets homelessness visibility, not solutions, advocates say Billed as “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” the order would shift funds away from “housing first” and “harm reduction” efforts and ease removing encampments and institutionalizing peop...

Photos by Ashlee Resin, story w/ @chipmitchell1.bsky.social and Mary Norkol via @wbez.org and @chicago.suntimes.com.

The cover of a Chicago Sun-Times newspaper with the headline “Trump’s homeless order ‘inhumane’: advocates”

Advocates decried Trump’s order, which calls for forced institutionalization, ending/potentially prosecuting “harm reduction” and moving away from long proven housing-first programs.

“What might have been a homeless crisis just became a human rights crisis.”

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Nine starve to death in Gaza in one day as Israel blocks aid supplies Former US military contractor with GHF reveals live ammunition, heavy weapons used against starving Palestinians.

Former US military contractor with GHF reveals live ammunition, heavy weapons used against starving Palestinians.

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Child marriage is still prevalent across the U.S. Here’s why. Child marriage was legal in all 50 states until 2018. Now, 10 have banned it.

Child marriage was legal in all 50 states until 2018. Since then, 16 states have passed bans, and advocates continue to push lawmakers to end the practice.

Hospitals Across the United States Are Continuing to Bow to Trump on Trans Youth Health Care At least nine hospitals and medical works have closed or restricted their programs since June.

At least nine hospitals and medical networks across the U.S. have cut, or announced intentions to cut, access to gender-affirming care since the start of June. Most restrict care for patients "under 19" -- meaning adults are affected as well as minors.

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