South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs a bill banning transgender women and girls from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity, on Feb. 3, 2022. AP South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that bans transgender girls and college-age women from participating in female school sports. “This bill’s about fairness,”…Continue Reading
February 4, 2022 | 1:37pm Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney welcomed their second child together, a daughter named Willie.michellebranch/Instagram Michelle Branch and her husband Patrick Carney welcomed a baby girl after the singer suffered a miscarriage in December 2020. “Welcome to the world, sweet Willie girl ❤️ Willie Jacquet Carney was born on 2/2/22,” Branch,…Continue Reading
Friends, New Yorkers, countrymen, lend me your reading time. I come to bury Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon), not to praise her. I actually mean that. Now that the dust has settled on And Just Like That…‘s first (and final?) season on HBO Max, it’s clear that Big (Chris Noth) wasn’t the only major character murdered by…Continue Reading
From humiliating punishments to invasive DNA testing, China’s prowess on the Olympic stage has come at a hefty price to thousands of children. Communist Party-backed sports officials ruthlessly select and train competitors from an early age – with children as young as four being enlisted to train for glory at the Olympics. With a colossal…Continue Reading
There are lots of versions of the story I can tell about how transitioned from the Republicanism of my childhood to become a progressive in my late teens: critical thinking skills, education, relocation from a small town to liberal Austin, Texas. But likely the truest story is the simplest one: The left was a lot more…Continue Reading
Two and a half years ago, Special Counsel Robert Muller submitted his report in which he declared that Donald Trump did not engage in a criminal conspiracy with agents of the Russian government who had interfered in the 2016 election on his behalf. Numerous members of Trump’s campaign were indicted on various related and unrelated…Continue Reading
REVIEW On the half-speed vinyl remaster, “Dear Friend,” McCartney’s heartbreaking olive branch to John Lennon, shines The band outside Rude Studio, Scotland, summer 1971. (© 1971 Paul McCartney / Photographer: Linda McCartney) Originally released in December 1971, Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Wild Life” is a hidden gem of an album. The debut LP from Beatle…Continue Reading
The big news this week wasn’t really news at all, but rather confirmation of what we already knew. After a rally of supporters last Saturday in Conroe, Texas, the former president admitted for the first time that his goal was to have his Vice President, Mike Pence, “overturn the election.” Well, whoop-de-do. Pundits call that…Continue Reading
The government is expecting an investment of Rs 34,090 crore under the PLI scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing, mainly mobile phones and electronic components, by 2025, Parliament was informed on Friday. The government has approved proposals of 20 companies under the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS), including that of…Continue Reading
BJP president J P Nadda on Friday said the Samajwadi Party was synonymous with “hooliganism”, while Uttar Pradesh under his party’s rule is writing a new story of peace and development. Launching a blistering attack at the SP, he said during its rule, Uttar Pradesh saw “mafia raj” and “kidnapping became an industry, whereas in…Continue Reading