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  "title": "US bars federal funding of gender-affirming care for low-income minors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/us-bars-federal-funding-of-gender-affirming-care-for-low-income-minors",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-12T00:41:31.000Z",
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  "summary": "The rule effective in October, cuts off funding under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which together cover 35.5 million US children.",
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        "title": "US bars federal funding of gender-affirming care for low-income minors",
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        "title": "Federal judge reinforces block against Trump mail-in voting restrictions",
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