Washington, Dec 18, 2024 (AFP) - US Congress passes defense bill banning gender care for minors

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The US Congress approved its mammoth annual defense budget on Wednesday, raising troops' pay while blocking funding of some gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members. The $884 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- rubber-stamped by the Democratic-majority Senate a week after clearing the Republican House of Representatives -- gives a 14.5 percent pay increase to junior enlisted troops and 4.5 percent for oth......

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