Author: Leslie Stewart

The Trump administration announced Thursday it would begin measures aimed at eliminating transition-related care, or what the Department of Health and Human Services calls “gender refusal procedures,” for minors across the country. “These actions ensure that the federal government will never directly fund gender reassignment procedures for minors, nor will it fund the facilities that perform these procedures,” department officials said in a call with reporters Thursday. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other department officials are expected to announce details about the move later Thursday.HHS officials said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will…

A new report has warned that MSCI could be forced into billions of dollars in cryptocurrency-related sales if it decides to exclude digital asset treasury companies. This could put further pressure on a market already facing an economic downturn. Should investors prepare for a sale during the MSCI review? According to the latest report published by BitcoinForCorporations, the cumulative value of potentially affected companies could range from $10 billion to $15 billion. These numbers are calculated using the float-adjusted market capitalization of the companies being evaluated, which totals more than $110 billion. Learn more about the potential impact of MSCI’s…

The U.S. government has acknowledged in court documents its failures that led to a midair collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in January that killed a total of 67 people.The government acknowledged responsibility in a court filing Wednesday for the Jan. 29 crash between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter as it was landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.”The United States has acknowledged that it owed and breached its duty of care to Plaintiffs, thereby directly causing the tragic accident,” government lawyers said in their filing.The admission of liability was filed in…

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WASHINGTON – White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said the administration’s charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James could be “retaliation” and that “if there is an opportunity” to retaliate against President Donald Trump, “she would retaliate,” Vanity Fair reported in a new profile of the chief of staff.Vanity Fair published a two-part profile of the chief of staff on Tuesday, based on an extensive series of 11 interviews with Wiles over the course of a year. Mr. Wiles, who grants few public interviews and generally avoids the spotlight, provided rare insight into the thinking of one of…

The Financial Conduct Authority has said that introducing regulations on advice regarding cryptocurrencies may be considered in the future.Today (16 December), the regulator launched a consultation on its market regulation plan. FCA representatives told a press conference that the regulator plans to take a similar approach to traditional finance, with rules expected to be introduced in 2027. Areas being discussed by the FCA include listing rules for crypto assets and the information that must be provided to investors, standards for trading platforms, and requirements for brokers and other intermediaries to act responsibly. Recommended FCA launches “exciting and ground-breaking” stablecoin sandbox…

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Nick Reiner, the son of film director Rob Reiner, has been arrested in connection with his parents’ deaths, according to two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation.Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner were found dead of stab wounds Sunday, a source close to the family told NBC News.It was not immediately known whether Nick Reiner had legal representation.Follow us for live updatesRob Reiner’s death shocked Hollywood stars and his fans around the world. He built a huge reputation by starring in, producing, and directing a series of hit films in the 1980s and 1990s.Nick Reiner, 32, has…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. The Web3 industry is sabotaging its own future. It claims to eliminate gatekeepers. Rather, they have become one. Excluding users, builders, and talent through artificial certificationism is leaving the ecosystem without a path to mainstream adoption. summary Web3 preaches decentralization, but practices gatekeeping with jargon, insider culture, complex UX, and hiring bias that excludes users and talent, hindering adoption and growth. Despite evidence that accessible design (SheFi, Pudgy Penguins, etc.) can scale much faster without compromising quality,…