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A Colorado children's hospital has stopped offering transition-related surgeries for transgender patients ages 18 and older. a hospital spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The hospital said it never provided such surgeries for minors. Rachael Fowler, a spokeswoman for Children's Hospital Colorado, said in a statement to NBC News that due to "unprecedented referrals," the hospital "has made the difficult decision to stop providing gender-affirming surgical procedures for adult patients 18 and under." age and older."Fowler added that the hospital is working with patients to refer them to other facilities that are still providing these surgeries. He added that "threats to children's hospitals…

Saquon Barkley has two options: play the franchise tag worth just over $10 million, or not play at all.The New York Giants running back is in this position because he and the G-Men were unable to reach a long-term deal before Monday's 4 p.m. deadline: Barkley and the Giants can now only negotiate salary for 2023.But a reservation is now officially on the table.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley crosses the field before an NFL Wild Card game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr,…

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Democrats will not block a vote on the Defense Department's new abortion policy to end Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military promotions.Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, has been holding up promotions for high-level military officers for months in opposition to a Defense Department policy that pays for travel expenses for service members who need to leave the state for abortions. He has said he would end the lockout, which now affects more than 250 military officers, if the policy is voted on.Asked by NBC News Wednesday if he would…

A federal court judge in New York on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's offer for a new trial over E. Jean Carroll's civil sexual assault and defamation allegations against the former president.in 59 pages decisionUS District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan also denied Trump's request to reduce the $5 million in damages a jury awarded Carroll earlier this year. Kaplan wrote that Trump's arguments that the $2 million he received for the sexual assault was "excessive" are "totally unconvincing." “There is no basis to disturb the jury's sexual assault damages. And Mr. Trump's arguments regarding defamation damages are no stronger," Kaplan wrote.…