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School lied, hid daughter’s gender transition under district policy, parents allege
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A Maryland school district is being sued after parents accused school officials of hiding their daughter’s social gender transition and then citing district policy to justify keeping them in the dark.
America First Legal (AFL) is leading the lawsuit on behalf of anonymous parents identified as John and Jane Doe. The plaintiffs argue Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ policies violate their First and 14th Amendment rights, as well as similar provisions of the Maryland Constitution. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
The lawsuit is part of a growing wave of legal challenges targeting school districts with policies allowing staff to withhold information about a student’s gender identity from parents. It also comes months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which America First Legal says reinforced parents’ constitutional rights over decisions involving their children.
Ian Prior, senior advisor at America First Legal and counsel for the plaintiffs, said the district ignored that precedent.
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A protester holds a transgender pride flag outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender athletes from playing on girls and women’s athletic teams Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
«The school system was referring to our client’s daughter by a male name and assuming a male identity for their daughter, and they didn’t approve that. And they weren’t told of that. And when they did find out about it, and they questioned the school, they were quite frankly lied to about it,» Prior told Fox News Digital.
«They said this is not going to happen anymore. We deny consent. And the school said, ‘Well, too bad, that’s the law.’ Unfortunately, for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, that is not the law.»
Prior said the Supreme Court made clear in Mirabelli that «parents have a fundamental right to raise their children» and argued schools cannot facilitate a child’s social transition without parental notice and consent.
According to the complaint, the dispute began in December 2025 after a teacher accidentally emailed the parents using a male name for their daughter before attempting to recall the message and later claiming it had been sent to the wrong recipient. The lawsuit alleges the teacher later admitted the explanation was false and acknowledged the student had requested to be called by a male name. The parents then instructed school officials to use only their daughter’s legal name and requested records related to the school’s actions.
The complaint alleges school administrators refused those requests, citing the district’s policies and telling the parents that school staff were required to honor the student’s preferred name while at school.
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Months later, another teacher allegedly used the same male name in an email about an upcoming field trip. When the parents questioned it, the lawsuit says, the teacher initially gave a false explanation before admitting the name referred to their daughter.
According to the lawsuit, the district’s policies require staff to use students’ preferred names and pronouns and keep information about their gender identity confidential without notifying or getting permission from parents.
«It’s really unfortunate that this even has to result in litigation, because, again, the Supreme Court has been very clear about what schools can and cannot do. But what we’ve really seen throughout the country is that, in order to get schools to adhere to the Constitution and the law of the land, you have to bring them to court and get a court order demanding that they follow the law,» Prior told Fox News Digital.
The Maryland case is the latest in a series of lawsuits AFL has filed challenging school policies governing student gender identity.
Just weeks earlier, on June 22, 2025, America First Legal filed a separate federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Fairfax County Public Schools. That lawsuit alleges the district’s policy violates parents’ constitutional rights by allowing school staff to socially transition students, including using different names and pronouns at school without notifying parents in certain circumstances. The Fairfax litigation remains in its early stages.
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Prior said AFL is also pursuing similar parental rights cases in Pennsylvania and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California.
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The litigation also comes amid a broader push by the Trump administration to challenge school policies concerning parental notification and gender identity. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education concluded that the California Department of Education remains in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), finding that state policies pressure school officials to conceal information about students’ gender identity from parents. California has pushed back against the federal government’s conclusions and related legal challenges remain ongoing.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools declined to comment on the litigation.
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Cómo el olfato canino y la inteligencia artificial podrían cambiar la detección temprana del cáncer en la India
En Bangalore, una empresa emergente de India entrena a perros para detectar algunos tipos de cáncer a partir del aliento humano, con apoyo de inteligencia artificial y mediante una tecnología experimental que analiza sus reacciones físicas y de comportamiento frente a muestras respiratorias.
Según informó GEO, el proyecto trabaja con 15 canes, entre ellos Chloé, una perra mestiza de labrador de 4 años. Los animales usan un casco y un arnés con sensores mientras huelen mascarillas de algodón en las que pacientes respiraron durante unos 10 minutos.
La iniciativa busca crear una herramienta de cribado preliminar de bajo costo y no invasiva, es decir, una prueba de detección temprana. El gobierno de India estima que 1 de cada 9 personas de sus 1.500 millones de habitantes podría desarrollar la enfermedad.
La inteligencia artificial traduce el olfato en datos
Los ingenieros apuestan por estudiar la actividad cerebral, la respiración y el lenguaje corporal de los perros mientras olfatean una muestra. Después, esos signos se transforman en datos con asistencia de inteligencia artificial para intentar identificar indicios de tumores.
“Son como si estuvieran equipados con ‘Iron Man’”, dijo a la AFP Akash Kulgod, cofundador de la empresa y graduado en ciencias cognitivas por la Universidad de Berkeley.
“En 1 hora, pueden olfatear miles de muestras”, afirmó Kulgod. La técnica parte de trabajos científicos que sugieren que algunas enfermedades, entre ellas ciertos cánceres, el párkinson o el covid-19, alteran las sustancias químicas del cuerpo y, por lo tanto, también los olores.
Según una investigación reciente realizada por la propia compañía sobre 1.500 pacientes y publicada en el Journal of Clinical Oncology, la técnica alcanzó una fiabilidad del 90% para identificar 7 tipos de patologías oncológicas.
Ese resultado alimenta la expectativa de que el sistema sirva como una primera herramienta de identificación para derivar a personas con sospecha de la enfermedad hacia estudios complementarios. La meta no es reemplazar los exámenes médicos convencionales, sino orientar los casos que requieran una evaluación más profunda.
Un antecedente científico respalda la hipótesis
“El estudio es prometedor como herramienta de detección inicial”, señaló el doctor Santhosh Kumar Devadas, jefe del servicio de oncología del Hospital Ramaiah Memorial de Bangalore.
Además, añadió que “ahora es necesario ampliar el estudio a un grupo mucho mayor de participantes antes de poder extraer conclusiones definitivas”. Esa observación apunta a una de las principales limitaciones actuales del desarrollo, que todavía necesita mayor validación científica.
En la misma línea, el doctor Neelesh Reddy, de los hospitales Manipal, sostuvo que “solo el tiempo dirá si esta tecnología puede ser útil para pacientes reales”. El sistema aún no está autorizado para su comercialización.
Un trabajo publicado en BMC Cancer en 2021 analizó la capacidad de perros entrenados para identificar cáncer de pulmón a partir de muestras de aliento y orina, y concluyó que la detección olfativa canina puede funcionar como una herramienta para reconocer señales asociadas a la enfermedad.
En esa investigación, los animales lograron identificar correctamente 40 de 41 casos cuando se combinaron ambos tipos de especímenes, mientras que en las pruebas realizadas solo con aliento detectaron 32 de 41. Los autores señalaron que estos resultados respaldan la idea de que ciertas enfermedades modifican compuestos orgánicos del cuerpo.
Un desarrollo que aún espera validación
Kulgod, de 26 años, y su socio Itamar Bitan, de 28, prevén una posible salida al mercado en 2027. Si eso ocurre, la firma se convertiría en la tercera del mundo en este segmento, después de compañías de Alemania e Israel.
Bitan, quien trabajó en una unidad militar canina, explicó que el entrenamiento se basa en el condicionamiento: los ejemplares aprenden a reconocer un “olor específico” a cambio de una recompensa. En el laboratorio, los perros olfatean muestras sobre plataformas equipadas con dispensadores automáticos de premios.
La mayoría de los perros preparados para esta tarea son beagles, malinois y cruces del pastor alemán, rescatados de refugios o adquiridos a criadores. Según la empresa, mantienen un equilibrio entre actividad y descanso, con sesiones de trabajo de entre 30 y 45 minutos diarios.
Las reacciones no son iguales en todos los animales: “Algunos corren directamente al dispensador (…) esperando una recompensa, otros se quedan inmóviles, otros rascan la muestra con entusiasmo”, explicó Bitan.
El cofundador sostuvo que esas diferencias no impiden el funcionamiento del sistema, siempre que la máquina aprenda a reconocer de manera consistente la respuesta de cada perro. Por ahora, el desarrollo sigue en fase experimental y su aplicación práctica en pacientes dependerá de estudios futuros y de la autorización correspondiente.
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Florida sues Netflix, alleges streamer tracked children after promising families privacy
Texas lawsuit targets Netflix over user data
Fox News correspondent Madeleine Rivera reports on Netflix countering a Texas lawsuit that accuses it of privacy violations and using addictive design to target children on ‘Fox Report.’
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Netflix on Wednesday, accusing the streaming giant of misleading subscribers by promising an ad-free, privacy-focused service while secretly collecting years of behavioral data — including from children’s profiles — to build the advertising business it long insisted it would never create.
The 66-page lawsuit alleges Netflix built its brand by assuring consumers that paying a monthly subscription meant they could avoid the surveillance-driven advertising model used by other major technology companies. Instead, Florida alleges Netflix quietly collected extensive user data before launching its ad-supported platform in November 2022.
«Netflix told Florida families they could pay a monthly fee to escape Big Tech surveillance. That was false,» Uthmeier said in a news release announcing the lawsuit. «Netflix collected detailed data on children and families, designed its product to keep kids watching, and then commercialized that information to launch the advertising business it promised never to build. Parents, not corporate executives, direct the upbringing of their children. Netflix should expect to be held accountable.»
The complaint points to repeated public statements from Netflix executives who touted the company as different from advertising-supported competitors. Among them, the lawsuit cites former CEO Reed Hastings, who said during a 2020 earnings call that Netflix was «not integrating everybody’s data,» adding, «We don’t collect anything,» and describing the streaming service as «the safe respite» from companies that exploit users through advertising.
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The Netflix logo is shown on one of their buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 2025. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
Florida alleges those assurances were misleading because Netflix built what the lawsuit describes as a massive behavioral-data operation that records how subscribers use the platform. According to the complaint, Netflix tracks billions of user interactions, including what subscribers watch, search for, pause, rewind, skip and abandon, along with information about their devices and locations. The state alleges Netflix uses that information to improve its recommendation systems and support its advertising business.
The lawsuit places particular emphasis on Netflix’s Kids Profiles, which the company markets as dedicated spaces designed for children. Florida alleges Netflix encouraged parents to create children’s profiles by describing them as «Great for kids» and a child’s «own space» while continuing to collect and analyze children’s viewing behavior through the same telemetry systems used for adult accounts.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit accusing Netflix of misleading subscribers about its data collection practices and children’s privacy. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Florida also accuses Netflix of using so-called «dark patterns» to keep viewers engaged. The complaint alleges autoplay, which is enabled by default on Kids Profiles, is intentionally designed to extend viewing sessions, increase binge watching and generate additional behavioral data, particularly from children.
The state further alleges Netflix expanded into the advertising business it once rejected by allowing advertisers and advertising technology companies to use subscriber data for audience targeting and campaign measurement after launching its ad-supported tier in November 2022.
The lawsuit accuses Netflix of violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida Digital Bill of Rights. Among other claims, Florida alleges Netflix unlawfully shared sensitive personal data collected from children without obtaining the consent required under state law.
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In this photo illustration, the logos of media service providers, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu are displayed on the screen of an Apple MacBook Pro screen. (Chesnot)
Uthmeier is asking the court to permanently block the alleged practices, order Netflix to delete data the state says was deceptively collected from Floridians, stop using historical subscriber data to support its advertising business, purge behavioral data collected through Kids Profiles, prohibit the use of alleged dark-pattern designs and impose civil penalties authorized under Florida law.
Netflix did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Ukraine strikes deep into Russia’s Arctic gas heartland as Trump pushes Putin toward peace
Kushner and Witkoff meet with Russian and Ukrainian presidents
Fox News reporter Stephanie Bennett has the latest on U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Trump administration pushes to revive stalled peace negotiations, with discussions focusing on a potential path toward ending the war and broader diplomatic efforts on ‘Special Report.’
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Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north Wednesday, sparking a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in the heart of Russia’s most important natural-gas producing region, according to Russian officials and the Associated Press.
Regional Gov. Dmitry Artyukhov said Russian air defenses repelled the attack but falling drone debris caused a fire at an industrial site. He did not identify the facility, and the extent of the damage was still being assessed, Reuters reported Wednesday.
Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point appeared to claim involvement, posting: «Guess who covered more than 3,300 km and successfully hit the target.»
The extraordinary strike comes as Washington makes a renewed push to end the more than four-year war even as Russia and Ukraine intensify long-range attacks on each other.
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Flames and smoke rise from an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, after a Ukrainian drone attack on Sept. 9, 2026. Russian officials said air defenses repelled the attack but falling debris sparked a fire. (East2West)
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said he had just spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggested both Moscow and Kyiv may be prepared to negotiate.
«We had a great conversation. He is wanting to make a deal. And if Zelenskyy is wanting to make a deal, that would be very nice,» Trump said.
Asked what was holding up an agreement, Trump pointed to the personal animosity between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling them «two people that hate each other.»
«These are two people that are tired of fighting,» Trump added.
Trump’s comments followed a weekend diplomatic push by U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who traveled to Moscow and Kyiv in an effort to revive negotiations. The talks produced no breakthrough, according to the Associated Press.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner attend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia resumed major missile and drone attacks on Kyiv shortly after the American delegation left Ukraine, killing five people and wounding 35 on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
A European intelligence source told Fox News Digital that the simultaneous diplomacy and military escalation reflects a long-standing dilemma for Western governments trying to engage Moscow.
«You have to talk, you have to explain,» the source said, arguing that communication is necessary to prevent misunderstandings.
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Smoke and flames rise over Moscow on June 18, 2026, following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit the Kapotnya oil refinery and other targets in the Russian capital. (East2West)
But the source said Russian officials can interpret Western outreach differently.
«Whenever you talk with them, they consider that this is a Western weakness,» the source said, adding that the assessment was based in part on informal contacts with Russian officials.
The source also said Putin’s recent emphasis on Russian «military progress in Ukraine» appeared aimed in part at Washington, projecting strength as U.S. officials seek to revive negotiations.
The escalation is taking an increasing toll on civilians. The United Nations said last month that Russian attacks killed or wounded more Ukrainian civilians in July than in any month since March 2022, with 437 killed and more than 2,600 wounded.
More than 16,800 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 51,000 wounded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied deliberately targeting civilians and says its strikes are aimed at military and military-related facilities.
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A rescuer works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, in a picture released on April 30. (Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via Reuters)
United24 described Wednesday’s attack as the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Novy Urengoy lies roughly 1,740 miles from Ukraine’s border. Artem Zhoga, Putin’s envoy to Russia’s Urals Federal District, said a Ukrainian drone had attempted to strike a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, according to Meduza.
The city sits in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the country’s dominant natural-gas producing region. About 80% of Russia’s natural gas is extracted there, according to Interfax data cited by the Associated Press.
Artyukhov said there were no reported casualties.
The attack was part of a broader Ukrainian drone assault on Russia. Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces also struck targets around the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, including a naval base, an oil-loading terminal, military port facilities and warships capable of carrying cruise missiles, according to the Associated Press.
Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed and 29 wounded in the Novorossiysk attack.
Firefighters work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released Sept. 9, 2026. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv/Handout via Reuters)
Russia, meanwhile, continued its own long-range campaign against Ukraine Wednesday. Russian drones struck the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, killing two civilians and wounding three, while another wave of attacks on Kyiv killed one person and wounded 14, according to Reuters.
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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