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2 Democrats speak out against transgender athletes after Trump win
Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports in the immediate aftermath of President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting ...Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago -
Trump suggests he will ban transgender athletes through executive action
Former President Trump on Tuesday signaled he would ban transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity though an executive order if he wins reelection next ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Athletics Drop ‘Oakland’ From Their Name
The team has a new designation and will play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price.
Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
GB Olympian Williams retires from athletics
Jodie Williams, part of Team GB's bronze medal-winning women's 4x400m relay team at Paris 2024, announces her retirement from athletics.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Transgender models become the first to walk in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Transgender models Valentina Sampaio and Alex Consani strutted down the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court
ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues
What we know about the issues and how former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris expect to legislate transgender policies.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
The Holocaust’s Grandchildren Are Speaking Now
Three generations on, filmmakers, writers and artists are making new meaning from ancestral trauma.Top stories - The New York Times - October 20 -
Stevie Nicks on speaking out
Stevie Nicks became a superstar as lead singer and songwriter for the '70s band Fleetwood Mac, and a platinum-selling solo artist. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about composing her ...Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Tom Brady, one of many athletes to become owners, adds to his portfolio
Brady joins a list of athletes that includes LeBron James, Serena Williams, Wayne Gretzky and more.Sports - ESPN - October 16 -
Ex-Olympic snowboarder charged with ordering killings in cocaine ring out of LA
Ryan Wedding, an ex-Olympic snowboarder, is facing federal charges alongside 15 other defendants in what prosecutors have described as a cocaine trafficking ring that ran stash houses in Los ...Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
‘Sherpas are rarely seen as elite athletes’: record-breaking teenager’s fight for equality
Nima Rinji Sherpa is youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks at 18 years old. Now he is pushing for recognition of his community. Growing up as a sherpa in Nepal, Nima Rinji Sherpa was ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril
While the NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement, they also imposed roster limits for sports, many of which did not previously exist.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
Jim Trotter says his Nick Bosa column was "watered down" by The Athletic
You can disagree with Jim Trotter regarding his views.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30 -
Sondheimer: Santa Margarita High changes how it celebrates college-bound athletes
High school athletes heading to college on scholarship no longer sign a letter of intent. Instead they accept grant-in-aid and NIL funds.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30 -
Lewandowski: Bannon doesn't speak for Trump
Corey Lewandowski said that Steve Bannon doesn’t speak for President-elect Trump when reacting to the former strategist’s recent remarks about the federal government. “No one speaks for the ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Texas Attorney General Sues Doctor Over Treatment for Transgender Minors
Ken Paxton, the attorney general, said it was the first enforcement action under a state ban on treatment.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Texas AG sues doctor accused of providing transgender care to 21 minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a Dallas doctor Thursday accusing her of providing transition-related care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
2 transgender women stabbed to death at home in northwest Pakistan
Police say two men armed with daggers killed two transgender women at their home in conservative northwest Pakistan overnight before fleeing the scene, a sign of increasing violence against trans ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Hundreds of female golfers demand removal of transgender player Hailey Davidson
Hundreds of female golfers have complained about the participation of Scottish-born transgender player Hailey Davidson in the penultimate stage of the LPGA Tour’s qualifying competition.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22 -
Majority of voters view anti-transgender ads as 'mean-spirited'
New polling from a left-leaning firm shows a majority of voters see a recent wave of campaign ads targeting transgender student-athletes and gender-affirming health care as “mean-spirited,” and the ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads
An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because they include a photograph of two minor girls who are not ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
FA not making football ‘fair or safe’ for women by inaction over transgender policy
Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the Football Association, has said he is “deeply concerned” that the governing body he used to lead is “not providing women and girls with fair, safe sport” ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
LPGA considers banning transgender golfer Hailey Davidson from women’s circuit
The LPGA Tour is deciding whether to ban male-born golfers in a move which could see Hailey Davidson lose the playing status the Scot took from Q-School this week.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26 -
Texas AG sues second doctor accused of providing transgender care to minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an El Paso doctor on Tuesday, accusing him of providing transition-related medical care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign’s closing argument
Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Sarah McBride becomes first out trans person elected to Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the state’s only House seat Tuesday, NBC News projects, making her the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
McBride becomes first openly transgender person elected to Congress
Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride (D) was projected to win her election Tuesday for Delaware's at-large House district, making history as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Transgender Americans Voice New Anxiety About Trump Agenda
President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to “keep men out of women’s sports” and withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide gender transition treatment to minors.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago -
Girl with suspected autism banned for asking transgender opponent: ‘Are you a man?’
A female footballer with suspected autism has been hit with a six-match ban after asking a “bearded” transgender opponent: “Are you a man?”Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
Trump Says It Would Be a ‘Smart Thing’ if He Had Talked to Putin
Donald J. Trump declined to comment on whether he’d talked with the Russian president since leaving office. But he added, “If I have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing.”Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
Haberman: Trump's speaking style now 'more incoherent'
Senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman said she believes former President Trump has gotten “more incoherent” as he wages his third White House campaign. “We are used to seeing him have a ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Perplexity AI Hopes to Double Its Valuation to $8 Billion
The Jeff Bezos-backed AI company is looking to raise around $500 million in its new funding round.Business - Inc. - October 20 -
Frozen Waffle Products Recalled Over Possible Listeria Contamination
Treehouse Foods is calling back hundreds of frozen waffle products after routine testing at its plant.Business - Inc. - October 20 -
NYC Officials Want to Give Fifth Avenue a Facelift
The effort would restore Fifth Avenue’s status as a pedestrian boulevard where Manhattanites can promenade.Business - Inc. - October 20 -
Inventor Dean Kamen Is Teaming Up With Influencer Mark Rober to Make Robotics Cool
FIRST, a global robotics community, teaches the kind of tech and life skills that businesses value in employees.Business - Inc. - October 21
