Dear Annie: I have a 40-year-old child who is transitioning from male to female. I was told of this decision by email. We haven't had much in-person discussion about this, but each time I post a picture or a memory, I feel I'm being scolded by them saying, "That's not who I am anymore," as if anything we did together or any memory I have doesn't exist.
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3/30/23
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House Republicans are set to approve a sprawling energy package that counters virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change. The massive GOP bill up for a vote Thursday …
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By MATTHEW DALY
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3/30/23
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A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota. The order came Monday, even as a legal battle continues over the Biden …
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3/29/23
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Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law. The new measure signed by Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday expands …
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By GENE JOHNSON
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3/29/23
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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has tried to force a Senate vote on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States. He was blocked Wednesday by a fellow Republican as lawmakers in …
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK
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3/29/23
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Weather officials say they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with …
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3/29/23
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Prosecutors have charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO
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3/29/23
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Boeing's first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify the Starliner capsule that …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/29/23
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A person familiar with the matter says the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence is set to arrive Wednesday in the United States, …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO and ERIC TUCKER
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3/29/23
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Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World say their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants …
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3/29/23
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A Montana bill to deny gender-affirming medical care to young transgender residents has passed a final vote in the state Senate. The measure now heads to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. Lambda Legal, …
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By AMY BETH HANSON
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3/29/23
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President Alberto Fernández of Argentina has used a White House meeting to spotlight the economic strain his country faces as he looks for President Joe Biden to back Argentina’s effort to …
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By AAMER MADHANI and DANIEL POLITI
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3/29/23
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Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways. The Senate voted 53 to 43 to approve the …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MARY CLARE JALONICK
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3/29/23
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Congress is taking another look at creating a new no-fly list for unruly passengers. It's an idea that was floated last year but never got off the ground. On Wednesday, several members of the U.S. …
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By DAVID KOENIG
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3/29/23
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A congressional hearing targeting what one lawmaker called “NIL chaos” in college sports drifted into the consequences of college athletes being deemed employees. A subcommittee of the House …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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3/29/23
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A Missouri man is charged with making abusive and racist threats against a judge, who has filed for an order of protection against the accused. The Jackson County Prosecutor's office says a …
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3/29/23
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Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have quickly emerged. But information on the three 9-year-old children who died has been slower to …
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By BEN FINLEY, ADRIAN SAINZ and HOLLY MEYER
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3/29/23
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The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida manatees has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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3/29/23
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Meteorologists are warning of a series of severe storms that could rip across America's Midwest and South over the next couple of weeks, with the first and perhaps most dangerous outbreak forecast to …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/29/23
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Nashville is awaiting a candlelight vigil to mourn the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a Christian school. Mayor John Cooper says the vigil Wednesday evening will honor the …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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3/29/23
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