Major bipartisan health bills, including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry and hospital payment reforms, were excluded from the $1.2 trillion government funding bill after members failed to come to a last-minute agreement. Lawmakers and aides said they were close to a bipartisan, bicameral agreement, but there were ultimately too many people involved… […]
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Brittney Griner: ‘It’s a Crime’ To Stop Biological Men Competing in Women’s Sports
Banning biological men who claim to be transgender women from competing against natural-born women is a “crime”, according to WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner, who was arrested and imprisoned in Russia on drug charges and […] The post Brittney Griner: ‘It’s a Crime’ To Stop Biological Men Competing in Women’s Sports appeared first on The […]
United States: Access to abortion pill in limbo after competing rulings
Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the US has been plunged into uncertainty after conflicting court rulings on Friday over the legality of the medication Mifepristone, which has been widely available for more than 20 years. Source Views: 0
Iranian athlete missing after competing without headscarf
An Iranian athlete missing after competing without headscarf October 18, 2022 at 11:56 am READ: Belgium Foreign Minister cuts hair in Parliament in support of Iranian women Show Comments Related Source Views: 0
Biden Admin Bans Unvaccinated Tennis Ace Djokovic From Competing
A senior epidemiologist has publicly apologized to his daughter’s generation for failing to more strenuously oppose “morally wrong” COVID lockdown measures such as school closures that caused massive damage to children. The stunning admission was made by Professor Mark Woolhouse, who revealed to Sky News that he was told to “correct” his views after he […]
Competing Parents and Controlling Institutions
Commentary The Supreme Court is to hear two cases—against Harvard and the University of North Carolina—that call into question the use of race-based affirmative action. Students for a Fair Admissions (SFFA) ask the court to hold that institutions of higher education cannot use race as a factor in admissions. Is it time to end race-based […]
Russia and America Now Competing for Biggest Would-Be Invasion Armada
One again, the geniuses at POLITICO need serious remediation in geography. A little help in selecting security companies the magazine should trust would go a long way toward credibility too. Somebody please tell Axel Springer SE, the new owners, that locating stuff is important? Oh, and clue CNN as well. According to the latest Russophobia […]
FDA Protects Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Seeks Withdrawal Of Competing Dietary Supplement
By Bill Sardi with Matthew SardiMay 22, 2021 Amazon Appeases FDA Removes Sulfur-Based Dietary Supplement From Online Offerings Because It Cures COVID-19 And Threatens Vaccine Emergency-Use Provisions.Late last year (2020) the FDA issued a warning letter that a sulfur-based dietary supplement couldn’t be lawfully marketed because it was first studied as a drug in 1963 […]
Judo Federation suspends Iran after it banned athlete from competing against Israeli
News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source Views: 0
Arkansas Advances Bill Preventing Biological Males from Competing in Girls’ Sports
Arkansas joins some 20 states across the country that are crafting laws designed to protect female athletes from competing against biological men who consider themselves transgender women. Republican State Senator Missy Irvin sponsored HB 354, or the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which advanced after being passed out of committee on a 5-3 vote along […]
RSS – BJP Rulers of India Competing with Nazi Germany in Persecuting Satirists
Hear nothing see nothing say nothing Lied to, threatened, cheated and deceived Led up garden paths and into blind alleys Hear nothing see nothing say nothing [The 1982 song of the English band Discharge] Indian rulers-ruling classes drunk with power like their counterparts in the world have been ruthless in suppressing any opposition to their […]
Four States Advance Laws Banning Transgender Athletes from Competing Based on Gender Identity
Four states are in the process of advancing laws that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in the categories they “identify” with, according to reports. The Mississippi state senate, for instance, just overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 2536 to send their “Mississippi Fairness Act” to the statehouse to consider, the New York Post reported. The bill […]
Male Weightlifter Who Identifies as Female Sues for Being Prohibited From Competing as Woman
Photo Credit: Victor Freitas/Unsplash MINNEAPOLIS — A male weightlifter in Minnesota has filed suit against USA Powerlifting after it informed him that he was ineligible to compete in the women’s championships because he has a physical advantage. According to a lawsuit filed by the group Gender Justice, JayCee Cooper, 33, registered to compete in the Minnesota Women’s State […]
Dem. Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Prohibit Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports
Photo Credit: Ryan McGuire/Pixabay WASHINGTON — A Democratic congresswoman has teamed up with a Republican congressman to introduce a bill in the U.S. House that would prohibit biological men who identify as women from competing in girls’ sports. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma announced H.R. 8932, the Protect Women’s Sports […]
Infighting Among ‘Stop the Steal’ Activists Intensifies Ahead of Competing D.C. Saturday Rallies
Trump loyalists, conspiracy theorists, religious-right activists, and far-right activists will converge on Washington, D.C., yet again this weekend to make unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in an effort to keep Donald Trump in the presidency. But while the Nov. 14 “Million MAGA March” saw conservatives and extremists come together for one large rally, the Dec. […]
Biden faces pressure from competing factions over pick for secretary of defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — US President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense. Black leaders have encouraged the incoming president to select an African American to diversify what has so far been a largely white prospective Cabinet, while others are pushing […]