The Missouri Republican and self-described Christian nationalist took to X, formerly Twitter, to share an unsubstantiated claim about why the Democratic presidential nominee picked Walz: Advertisement So I hear Kamala had chosen SHAPIRO last week – but the lefty Dems had a meltdown. Great decision making skills there, Kamala — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 7, Continue reading
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Olympics: Behave yourselves, China tells its sports fans
Previously, China has seen the banning of celebrity rankings, the restructuring of fan clubs, and the regular scrubbing of “harmful” content from fan pages. In the last few days, the state-run Global Times newspaper published several articles denouncing “fan culture” in sports. One of its reports said “numerous Chinese people” were now worried about “the Continue reading
Olympics: Behave yourselves, China tells its sports fans
Previously, China has seen the banning of celebrity rankings, the restructuring of fan clubs, and the regular scrubbing of “harmful” content from fan pages. In the last few days, the state-run Global Times newspaper published several articles denouncing “fan culture” in sports. One of its reports said “numerous Chinese people” were now worried about “the Continue reading
Nelly arrested for an alleged prior incident
Rapper Nelly was arrested Wednesday for a previously issued citation, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. On Wednesday, Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes Jr., was arrested at 4:45 a.m. CT in St. Louis, according to arrest records. In a statement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, officials confirmed Nelly’s arrest at the Continue reading
The Right-Wing Attacks On Tim Walz Are Weird
LOADING ERROR LOADING For the last four years, conservative and right-wing activists and pundits have been engaged in a culture war that demonizes racial justice, the LGBTQ community and progressive ideals. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate on Tuesday, the culture warriors immediately dusted off their old playbook to attack Walz. Walz, a veteran Continue reading
Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender
PARIS (AP) — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her third consecutive bout while dealing with widespread scrutiny regarding misconceptions about her gender at the Paris Olympics. One day after welterweight Imane Khelif of Algeria reached the women’s welterweight final with a third straight Continue reading
ASX 200 LIVE: ASX falls as miners weigh; AMP shares soar 13pc
The benchmark S & P/ASX 200 Index slipped 0.2 per cent, or by 17.8 points, to 7682 at the closing bell, as five of the 11 sectors finished in the red. BHP Group declined 2 per cent to $40.21, Rio Tinto lost 2.1 per cent to $114.16 and Fortescue Metals dropped 1.8 per cent to Continue reading
A former Seattle police officer files a $20 million claim against the city
A former Seattle police officer who was fired after making insensitive comments on camera about a woman who was fatally struck by a police car said in a $20 million claim against the city that he was wrongfully terminated. Daniel Auderer said in the claim that the Seattle Police Department leaked false information about his Continue reading
NTSB grills Boeing execs on safety culture and retaliation allegations
Members of the main U.S. transportation regulator grilled Boeing executives Wednesday over the company’s workplace safety culture and allegations of retaliation linked to two employees who were sidelined over a January mishap involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 in which a door plug detached mid-flight. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, or Continue reading
A former Seattle police officer files a $20 million claim against the city
A former Seattle police officer who was fired after making insensitive comments on camera about a woman who was fatally struck by a police car said in a $20 million claim against the city that he was wrongfully terminated. Daniel Auderer said in the claim that the Seattle Police Department leaked false information about his Continue reading