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DOJ announces Title IX probe over trans athletes in California girls’ sports

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced today that prosecutors are investigating whether California law is at odds with federal civil rights guarantees to female students whose athletics programs host biological males identifying as girls, holding out a case in the Riverside Unified School District as an example of alleged violations. “The law

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Entry rule amended for state high school track final amid questions over Riverside County trans athlete

JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Amid criticism — including from the White House — over a transgender Jurupa Valley High School athlete participating in this weekend’s state track and field championships, the organization that oversees California high school sports announced a change today to ensure “biological female” athletes are not excluded from the competition.   

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Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from California over transgender athlete

By Samantha Waldenberg and Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to withhold federal funding from California over a transgender athlete’s participation in an upcoming sporting event — the latest example of the president trying to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda. “Please be hereby advised that large scale

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