Ukraine crisis - Biden warns Putin US will react 'decisively and impose swift and severe costs' if Russia invades Ukraine

Natasha Bertrand, Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright, Donald Judd

CNN

Kyiv, Ukraine

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lead story - Transgender state employee wins lawsuit over sexual reassignment surgery costs

Rashah McChesney
Alaska Public Media

Juneau, AK

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Advocates: Transgender care costs not a barrier to service

Patricia Kime
Military Times

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Costs to New York State for transgender discrimination (a guest post by Kelly Metzgar)

Byrgen Finkelman
timesunion,com

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