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Texas mother trying to transition her seven-year-old son into a girl loses in court as judge orders her to share custody with ex-husband who says boy is just ‘confused’

A mother from Texas who was attempting to medically transition her seven-year-old son into a girl has lost a court case.

Dr. Anne Georgulas, who is the mother of James Younger, originally won her previous court case last October that allow her to give him hormones that block puberty.

But the decision by the jury meant the boy’s father, Jeff Younger, who opposed such a procedure, had absolutely no say in his son’s medical decisions.

Now that ruling has been overturned after Dallas Judge Mary Brown ruled on Thursday that both parents should have joint conservatorship over their child which would mean all decisions would have to be agreed upon by both parents.

Shocking video shows Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz circling and then attacking a prison guard behind bars after he was told not to drag his heels

New video footage reveals the confessed gunman from the deadly 2018 shootings at a high school in Parkland, Florida, displaying bizarre behavior before brawling with a prison guard at a jail in Broward County.

The footage from 2018 shows Nikolas Jacob Cruz, now 21, circling tables in a common area at the jail while being watched by a sheriff’s deputy.

No audio is included in the footage, obtained by WSVN.

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Clapping for victory! Ted Cruz appears to mock Nancy Pelosi’s famous handclap as Republicans vote against witnesses and effectively end Donald Trump’s impeachment trial

Ted Cruz appeared to mock Nancy Pelosi’s infamous handclap on the floor of the Senate Friday after 51 Republicans voted against calling witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial – effectively ending Democrat’s attempts to remove him from office.

The Texas senator, 49, was seen mimicking the clap as he spoke with other Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, before the vote was called around 5 pm.

Last year, Speaker Pelosi ‘condescendingly’ clapped her hands at President Trump following his State Of The Union address – a move which sparked international headlines and a flurry of memes.

On Friday, Cruz’s imitation of the distinct gesture quickly went viral on Twitter, where it divided users.

President Donald Trump’s scrutiny by Congress won’t end with his expected acquittal in the Senate. House Democrats have a list of inquiries they plan to pursue when the impeachment saga is over.

“The investigations and oversight will continue,” said Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York, head of the Oversight and Reform Committee, the lead investigative panel in the House. “We’ve got several cases.”

Democrat-led committees in the House will keep seeking a wide range of evidence and testimony as they look into Trump’s administration, his policies and his businesses and finances. They also plan to keep a focus on his conduct in dealing with Ukraine.

In addition, there are multiple court cases running on separate tracks seeking access to his tax returns, testimony from former White House officials and financial records to show whether the president is unlawfully profiting from foreign governments. Three of the cases will be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the spring.

This all will be occurring [of course] in the middle of a election campaign in which both parties will be fighting for control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

China slams Trump’s coronavirus travel limits: ‘Not a gesture of goodwill’

China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for“domestic outbreak control” if the disease spreads in their countries.

Beijing criticized Washington’s order barring entry to most foreigners who visited China in the past two weeks.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced similar measures on Saturday, following Japan and Singapore.

Meanwhile, South Korea and India flew hundreds of their citizens out of Wuhan, the city at the center of an area where some 50 million people are prevented from leaving in a sweeping anti-virus effort. The evacuees went into a two-week quarantine. Indonesia also sent a plane.

On Friday, the United States declared a public health emergency and President Donald Trump signed an order barring entry to foreign nationals, other than immediate family of American citizens and permanent residents, who visited China within the last 14 days, which scientists say is the virus’s longest incubation period.

China criticized the U.S. controls, which it said contradicted the WHO’s appeal to avoid travel bans, and “unfriendly comments” that Beijing was failing to cooperate.

Virginia Democrat embarrasses himself while trying to define assault weapons at town hall

Virginia Democratic Del. Mark Levine held a town hall last weekend, during which he was asked to define what guns he was seeking to outlaw with a proposed assault weapons ban. His answer had audience members laughing at his obvious lack of knowledge about firearms, according to the Washington Examiner.

Levine said his legislation was aimed specifically at reducing the frequency of mass shootings. Hunters, Levine said, prefer to use bolt action rifles. People who simply want a gun for self-defense should prefer a shotgun or a pistol. So he’s not attempting to ban those.

“Mass shooters use guns that go like this,” Levine said, as he waved an imaginary gun back and forth, spraying pretend bullets like an action movie hero. “Guns that go like this are widely inaccurate, that’s why hunters don’t like them. Mass shooters do like them.”

Wuhan virus – Can China avoid this 21st Century Genocide?

As the Wuhan coronavirus story unfolds, the earlier innocent suggestions that the virus came from a wildlife market in Wuhan, a natural accident that could happen anywhere becomes more doubtful. While the politically correct and conservative thinking would like to suggest, believe and try to find the cause of this very serious spread of a very infectious virus to mother nature, it is not

Barbra Streisand: Adam Schiff Would Make a Great President

Pop icon, Constitutional scholar, and noted political pundit Barbra Streisand says she sees in Adam Schiff (D-CA), the face of the Democrat impeachment campaign against President Donald Trump, a man who “would make a great president.”

“Adam Schiff is so impressive. His knowledge of the law… his passion… his articulateness. His sincerity!” Barbra Streisand said, pouring praise on the partisan lawmaker. “He speaks the truth and would make a great president.”

Babs may want to pomp the breaks because as it stands, only 27 percent of America has a positive opinion of Rep. Schiff according to YouGov data. The same polling outfit reports that President Trump’s approval among Americans sits at 39 percent.