Amid threats from the federal government, Outer Cape Health Services is no longer offering gender-affirming puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those under 19.
        
        
            
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                        Earlier this month, illegal vehicle meetups known as “street takeovers” unfolded in several Massachusetts communities. State and local police are cracking down, and a Cape Cod legislator has filed a new bill he says is aimed at preventing them. But it’s not without critics.
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                        The Cape Cod National Seashore is no longer testing Wellfleet's kettle ponds for water quality metrics.
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                        An autonomous ocean glider, on a mission to circumnavigate the globe, is making its way from the waters off Cape Cod toward the gulf stream.
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                        The state did not expect to receive the money until late 2027 or early 2028, according to Luisa Paiewonsky, head of the project for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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                In her new HBO series, comedian Rachel Sennott paints a picture of Los Angeles for Gen-Z, shaped by the highs and lows of internet culture.
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                Aluminum has been added to certain vaccines for decades to boost their effect on the immune system, and has been shown to be safe. But, the Trump administration may be considering removing it.
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                        Director Yorgos Lanthimos' latest is about cousins who kidnap a CEO, convinced she's an alien.
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                        President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea.
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