School district defends decision to ban parents who wore ‘XX’ wristbands at daughters’ game with trans athlete

Roughly two months after barring parents who wore “XX” wristbands during a high school soccer game against a transgender athlete, a school district is confident in its decision to do so. Anthony Foote of Bow, New Hampshire, told the New Hampshire Journal he had received a notice of trespass from Bow and Dunbarton School Districts Superintendent … Read more

How tech bros bought ‘America’s most pro-crypto Congress ever’

Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Moreno is running against Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Prior to announcing his Senate candidacy in April 2023, Bernie Moreno was a political no name. A former … Read more

Philippine VP says she hired assassin to kill president if she is killed – National

The vice-president of the Philippines said she instructed an assassin to kill the president if she were killed. In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian nation, Vice-President Sara Duterte told press conference that she had spoken to an assassin and instructed him to … Read more

Ukraine loses more than 40% of territory it seized in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine lost more than 40% of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it captured in a surprise offensive in August with the Russians launching multiple counter-attacks, a senior source in Kyiv’s army said. While the Kursk invasion caught Moscow unprepared, Russian forces are still steadily advancing in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 11 in Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire

Israeli airstrikes Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut as diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the death toll in the country’s capital could rise as emergency responders dig through the rubble looking for survivors. DNA tests are being used to identify … Read more

Israel and its supporters cannot gaslight the law | Opinions

It was expected that the issuance of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for their roles in crimes committed against Palestinian civilians in Gaza would cause a flood of furious responses from Israel and its allies. The chorus is as colourful as … Read more

Bill Maher vows he won’t ‘pre-hate’ incoming Trump administration: ‘Let’s see what the disruptors can do’

“Real Time” host Bill Maher vowed that he wouldn’t “pre-hate” the incoming Trump administration despite his own personal animosity towards President-elect Donald Trump.  “They are calling themselves the ‘disruptors,’” Maher began during a panel discussion Friday night. “The country does need disrupting. I mean, the country needs a colonic and a slap in the face … Read more