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Transgender Democrat Running for Governor of Vermont Thwacks Trump Administration Over Male-Female Designation Policy

Matt McDonald

The Democratic nominee for governor of Vermont is promising to let the Trump administration hear it and feel it over a proposal by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to define biological sex as male and female under federal law.

Christine Hallquist, a biological male who identifies as a woman, posted a tweet after The New York Times reported on Sunday, October 21 that the federal agency wants immutable characteristics of biological sex to determine how a person's status is stated on federal government documents:

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Four Middle School Students Get Sick After Eating Marijuana-Laced Chocolates

Matt McDonald

Four middle-school students in Plaistow, New Hampshire got sick after eating chocolates laced with marijuana that one of the children brought to school, the superintendent said.

One of the students had to go to the hospital for observation, while the other three were treated by the school nurse and released, the superintendent told The Union Leader.

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