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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor are urging the State Board of Education to take action against a conservative school board member whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player incited a tirade of threats against the girl. But as laws banning trans girls from girls' sports have spread across Republican-led states, false accusations such as this have threatened the safety of both trans and non-trans youths. Spencer Cox said Cline has “embarrassed the state” by dogpiling on a child she thought to be trans. Democratic state lawmakers are calling for Cline's immediate resignation, and the governor and lieutenant governor have asked the school board to “hold her accountable.”The State Board of Education condemned Cline's actions in a statement Thursday but said it has no power or authority to unseat her. The Granite School Board will hold a special meeting Friday to discuss a resolution condemning Cline for targeting one of its students.

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☆ A viral video of Ron DeSantis talking like a toddler and saying he's 'hungwy' is fake, but his critics are dogpiling on him anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis' critics are dogpiling on him anyway, saying the fake has more charisma than the real deal. Titled "DESANTIS FOR PRESIDENT," the viral video features DeSantis making nonsensical remarks and behaving awkwardly on the campaign trail. "This version definitely has more charisma, and social skills, than the real DeSantis," wrote one Youtuber commenter. The DeSantis campaign faced a rocky start after a botched campaign launch in May on Elon Musk's Twitter Spaces. Representatives for the DeSantis campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Bill Ackman wants you to know exactly why he's been stirring the anti-vaccine pot all weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He's offering to fork out $150,000 for scientist Peter Hotez to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the topic of vaccines. "This is a debate that you cannot walk away from," Ackman tweeted at Hotez. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who's spent a good chunk of the weekend putting his weight — and his money — behind the prospect of a Joe Rogan-hosted vaccine debate, wants you to know he's not an anti-vaxxer or an advocate for conspiracy theories. "If you are truly interested in saving lives, you need to further the public's understanding of the truth about vaccines," Ackman added. Every day we wait, thousands more will die," Ackman tweeted at the time.

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