News Brief: Judge Rules to Enforce Title IX Gender Rule; Pennsylvania Officials Respond to Secret Service Director; Another Hamas Leader Is Killed

Published on August 2, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and before we launch into the weekend, we have a number of critical stories to share with you, and here’s what’s going on. A federal judge makes a decision on the new Title IX rules in four Southern states, snipers were stationed in a place where they could not see Trump shooter Thomas Crooks, and a New York appeals court rejects former President Donald  Trump’s gag order challenge. Also, we have a troubling story about hackers targeting our health care system, and Israel has confirmed the death of a top Hamas leader....

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