Brazil v South Korea: World Cup 2022 last 16 – live

Read More Yet another edition of the ever-exciting* PENNANT WATCH! The CBF have mixed form when it comes to World Cup-related paraphernalia. On the one hand, they managed to lose the original Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to them outright after their third win at Mexico 70, then stolen, presumed melted down for coin, in 1983. […]

Explosions rock two Russian airbases far from Ukraine frontline

Read More Explosions have rocked two Russian airbases far from the frontlines as Kyiv appeared to launch a pre-emptive strike on bombers that the Kremlin has used to try to cripple the Ukrainian electrical grid. The Russian defence ministry confirmed the attacks on Monday, claiming two of its warplanes had been damaged when it intercepted […]

DeSantis says FEMA denied emergency aid request, state will provide $25M for hurricane victims

Post Content Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state will provide $25 million in emergency housing assistance for hurricane-impacted Floridians after he said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied the state’s request. DeSantis said $25 million in state funds will be used for building materials and for volunteer nonprofit organizations to restore […]

Vladimir Putin bans all ‘LGBT propaganda’ in far-reaching move

Post Content Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation banning all LGBT “propaganda” on Sunday, according to Russian media. The far-reaching bill prohibits the creation or sharing of content depicting nontraditional sexual relations, gender reassignment and pedophilia in a positive lights, according to state-run media. The law reportedly extends to social media platforms, as well as […]

Biden Education Dept disbands national parents council after parental rights groups sue

Post Content The U.S. Department of Education is disbanding its newly created national parents council after multiple parental rights groups sued, alleging it was politically biased and violated federal law, according to court documents filed Monday. The department sparked a firestorm over the summer after it announced its new National Parents and Families Engagement Council […]

Afghan women show solidarity with Iranian protesters, face harsh Taliban crackdown

Iranian women have taken to the streets to protest the country’s repressive laws against women, and women in neighboring Afghanistan are taking notice. Widespread protests erupted across cities in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 while she was detained by the morality police for violating Iran’s strict laws requiring women […]

Russian President Valdimir Putin signs law expanding restriction on LGBT ‘propaganda’

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights in the country. A 2013 law banned what authorities deem to be spreading “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors. The new law expands that ban to spreading such information to people aged 18 and […]