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 […]
Tampa Police Chief Resigns After Off-Duty, Badge-Flashing Incident
Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor resigned from the force Monday after bodycam footage apparently showed her flashing her police badge at a traffic stop, while off-duty at the time, according to a disposition letter from the Tampa Police Department.
Warnock still won’t say if he supports any abortion limitations just one day before Georgia runoff
Post Content ATHENS, Ga. – Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is still refusing to say whether he would support any limitations on abortion with just one day remaining before his Senate runoff election against Republican nominee Herschel Walker. Warnock was joined by fellow Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff during a string of rallies in Athens on […]
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 […]
Kyle Rittenhouse Asks If Twitter Files Will Reveal Censorship Against Him
Kyle Rittenhouse said he was hopeful that he will eventually learn if Twitter censored his story on its platform, days after new Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk released the “Twitter Files.”