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![A group of attendees listen to a speaker during the #ProtectTransKids rally outside Orlando City Hall on June 1, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Appellate Court Clears Way for Florida to Enforce Its Gender-Affirming Care Ban
The order reverses a July ruling that blocked the ban while the case went through appeals.
![Sandra Muñoz, a celebrated civil rights attorney in Los Angeles, holds a photo of her husband Luis on January 3, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-munoz-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Protections for Undocumented Spouses
The decision comes a week after officials began taking applications from couples who wanted to take part in the program.
![Palestinians watch the smoke rising after the Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on August 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-gaza-sm-400x300.jpg)
US Has Sent Israel Over 600 Weapons Shipments Since October
The US has delivered over 50,000 tons of military equipment to Israel just over the past 10 months.
![A sign reading Extreme Heat Danger warns visitors during a long-duration heat wave impacting much of the state on July 9, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-extreme-heat-400x300.jpg)
Heat-Related Deaths in the US Rose 117 Percent Between 1999 and 2023
The lead author of a new report warns the current climate trajectory is starting to show up in increased deaths.
![People clear out rubble from bombed building in the Jabalia refugee camp](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-jabalia-camp-400x300.jpg)
Israel Used US Arms to Commit at Least 20 Likely War Crimes Since October 7
These incidents represent just a small fraction of potential war crimes committed with US-provided weapons.
![Palestinian women and children sit in the back of a vehicle as they flee Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-gaza-evacuation-400x300.jpg)
UN Forced to Suspend All Operations Across Gaza Due to Israel’s Evacuations
Israel’s evacuation orders and ground assault have made it nearly impossible for aid groups to move around.
![The interior of a public bathroom with a small plastic file cabinet containing menstrual products](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-menstrual-bathroom-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Trans Legislation Has Made a Health Issue — Menstrual Products — Political
As anti-trans rhetoric has gained momentum in state chambers, “period poverty” bills have been caught in the crosshairs.
![Palestinians watch as smoke rises from a building hit by an Israeli strike after a warning from the army to its occupants to evacuate the premises, in the Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City on August 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-gaza-s-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Forcing One of the Last Remaining Hospitals in Gaza to Evacuate
Israel has vowed “aggressive” military action in areas surrounding the hospital.
![A masked patient receives a vaccine from a medical professional](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-mpox-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
Mpox Vaccine Manufacturer Is Profiting From Accelerating Global Health Emergency
Bavarian Nordic's refusal to lower prices could repeat the vaccine apartheid that undermined the global COVID response.
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Republican States Are Blocking Legal Gender Changes on Driver’s Licenses
Anti-trans regulations are spreading, with a Texas directive even claiming the state will ignore court orders.