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Florida doctors' board tightens ban on gender-affirming care
Read full article: Florida doctors' board tightens ban on gender-affirming careA prohibition against puberty blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Florida was tightened further after a board overseeing doctors eliminated an exception for research at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.
Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota
Read full article: Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of MinnesotaSince narrowly losing Minnesota in 2016, Trump has emphasized the state in hopes that a victory this year could offset losses in other states. David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, which has produced anti-Biden ads, said Minnesota may help the Trump campaign build momentum. In 2016, Trump won that district, which includes the Democratic city of Duluth, by 15 percentage points. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson said the Trump campaign has far outpaced Biden in local yard signs — which indicates enthusiasm but may not ultimately affect the outcome. "One of the things the Trump campaign has been very good about is visibility in Duluth, but also in areas around Duluth,” Larson said.
Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
Read full article: Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegroundsAnd it is Biden who over the past month has outspent Trump by nearly double, advertising data shows. Biden is currently running ads aimed at suburbanites, Black voters and is also running Spanish language ads to target Latinos. And it didn’t have to happen,” said Patrick Bonsignore, who is the director of paid media for the Biden campaign. Trump's campaign dismisses concerns that they don't have the resources to compete, pointing to $200 million in ad reservations they've made through the election. Trump's campaign also notes Biden's spending in Minnesota, a longtime Democratic state that Trump is trying to contest this year.