Each sport must find its own solution for trans athletes, Paralympics chief says

Trans athletes on Trump’s executive order: ‘Stripping us of sports is devastating’

The NCAA has ruled only women assigned female at birth can compete in college sports. We spoke to some of those affected by the ban. On 5 February 2025 – coinciding with Women and Girls in Sports ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

GOP bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports blocked in Senate

Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate on Monday after all Democrats voted against it. The Protection of Women ...

The Hill - 2d

Newsom calls trans athletes playing in women's sports 'deeply unfair'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he believes transgender athletes participating in girls’ and women’s sports is “deeply unfair,” breaking with Democrats on an issue that has become one of the ...

The Hill - 3h

Thune says Senate will consider bill to restrict trans athletes 'early next week'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports will go to the Senate floor “early next week,” ...

The Hill - 6d

Rounds calls Russia 'aggressor,' says someone must 'find a middle ground' in Ukraine war

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday called Russia an “aggressor” in the war in Ukraine and said someone must "stand in the middle” to “find a middle ground” in the conflict. “Russia is the ...

The Hill - 4d

Sources: Fresno athletes played DFS on own stats

Fresno State and the NCAA are investigating allegations that two men's basketball players participated in daily fantasy contests based on their own performances, according to sources.

ESPN - 5d

Trump Clashes With Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, Over Trans Athletes

President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers

Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications. The US state department has ordered officials worldwide to deny visas to transgender ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

On schools, Trump talks DEI and trans athletes, not test scores or student loans

President Trump barely mentioned U.S. schools in his address to Congress on Tuesday night — and when he did, he was really talking about other things. The Trump administration sees academic ...

The Hill - 11h

Jeffries says GOP on its own to come up with votes to pass clean spending bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Thursday that Democrats are ready to oppose a long-term extension of government funding at current 2024 levels. The Democratic opposition in ...

The Hill - 4h

Gavin Newsom calls trans sports participation 'deeply unfair,' breaking with Democrats

In the debut episode of his new podcast, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said trans athletes in women's sports is "deeply unfair."

NBC News - 1h

Siblings torn apart by Argentina's dictatorship find each other

A woman found her brother decades after he was snatched at birth in an Argentinian death camp.

CBS News - 3d

Russia is relying so heavily on North Korea that it's getting 50% of its ammo from Pyongyang, Ukraine's spy chief says

Yahoo News - Feb. 25

Innes FitzGerald, ‘Greta Thunberg of sport’, in first senior athletics squad

European Indoor Championships next step for teenager Runner hopes to emulate Keely Hodgkinson with victory Four years ago, Keely Hodgkinson went from being an unknown teenager to an overnight ...

The Guardian - Feb. 26

America must break its addiction to fossil fuels

Our national goal should be to end the suffering caused by fossil fuels and leave our children a world where human society and nature coexist

The Hill - 3d

'See you in court': Trump and Maine governor clash over trans athlete order

President Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills at a meeting of governors at the White House over her state not complying with his executive order to ban transgender athletes from women's sports.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Education Department probing Washington state school district that refused to remove trans athlete

The Education Department says it is investigating a Washington state school district that recently moved to ban transgender students from participating on girls’ sports teams after it also ...

The Hill - 3d

Cardiac arrest in athletes did not increase during pandemic, study finds

A six-year study found no increase in cardiac arrests or cardiac deaths among athletes during the Covid pandemic, contradicting anti-vaccine misinformation that has circulated.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Chicago Is on a Path to N.H.L. Failure, and It Must Find a New Direction

A team that is eight seasons removed from its last playoff appearance is still years away from its next one, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 4d

Science must shed elitist image, urges UK research chief

Ottoline Leyser says innovation can help public services deal with spending pressures

Financial Times - 2d

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

Senate Democrats voted unanimously to block a Republican-led bill Monday evening that would prohibit federally funded schools’ athletic programs from allowing transgender athletes from ...

NBC News - 2d

The ‘west’ is over. In the Trumpian era, Europe is on its own | Alexander Hurst

Trump and JD Vance are clear: the US is no longer an ally, but an antagonist to democratic values. In 1966, after years of friction with the US over whether France should have its own independent ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

D1 Capital’s bet on European turnarounds aids its own recovery

Daniel Sundheim’s hedge fund was under water but made a windfall from Siemens Energy and Rolls-Royce trades

Financial Times - Feb. 25

Europe juggles protecting Ukraine with rebuilding its own defences

Also in this newsletter: the free market case for more green subsidies

Financial Times - 3d

'Review' time: Congress looks to its own regulatory veto process

Congress has a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that allows it to disapprove proposed federal regulations, and while it has been used once prior to 2017, it was only utilized once ...

The Hill - 9h

America must not surrender its Democratic values | Bernie Sanders

Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share them. For 250 years, the United States has held itself up as a symbol of democracy – an example of ...

The Guardian - 6d

Europe must trim its welfare state to build a warfare state

There is no way of defending the continent without cuts to social spending

Financial Times - 1d

Those who depend on aid must embrace Trump’s bombshell and shape their own destiny | Janet Mawiyoo

Trump cutting off USAid reminds us how much power we surrender to those who fund our work. We need a new mindset. About 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Introducing Net Points! The latest NBA metric and its amazing early findings

For decades, the NBA box score has hidden secrets. Our new metric exposes them.

ESPN - 1d

Trump Administration Says Maine Broke Law by Allowing Transgender Athletes on Teams

After issuing an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports last month, President Trump targeted the state for scrutiny.

The New York Times - 4h

7-Eleven owner set to replace its leader with first foreign chief

Japan’s Seven & i expected to act after options narrow to takeover by Canada’s Couche-Tard or forging new path

Financial Times - 3d

Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company

Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Texas says this doctor illegally treated trans youth. He says he followed the law

Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to ...

ABC News - Feb. 27

Forget Stargate. Apple now has its own $500 billion investment plan.

Apple is matching the amount of the Stargate AI joint venture — and building goodwill with the new administration in a familiar approach.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Chiefs to franchise tag guard Smith, source says

The Chiefs have informed Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith that he will use the franchise tag on him, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.

ESPN - 6d

Kelce says he will play for Chiefs next season

Three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce says he will continue playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 season.

BBC News - 1d

Elon Musk says federal workers must justify their work — or resign

Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed ...

NBC News - Feb. 23

DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.

CBS News - Feb. 24

Each sport must find its own solution for trans athletes, Paralympics chief says

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