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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will enact a new policy that will prohibit transgender female athletes from competing against biological women, according to multiple reports. The policy is reportedly set to cover those with differences of sex development (DSD). The IOC’s current policy leaves it up to each individual sport’s governing body to make policies governing transgender athletes. But as the IOC changed its leadership, The Times of London reported on Monday that its policies are set to change as well. IOC President Kirsty Coventry called for "protecting" the women’s category in June and there was "overwhelming support" from IOC...

Not getting off “Scott” free. An Alabama police force playfully exacted revenge against a group of high schoolers who had covered their department headquarters — along with the rest of the town — with toilet paper as part of an elaborate senior prank. Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughn vowed to get back on the Class of 2026 when the students launched their overnight TP attack across the small Alabama city. The police department’s main building was dressed with rolls of toilet paper that covered the entrance, squad cars and the roof. “It’s just fun,” the student leaders told CBS News...

If Chuck Schumer and his gang actually had to stand up and talk for days at a time, maybe they wouldn’t be so arrogant about keeping their Obamacare subsidies in the budget. And if the rest of the Senate couldn’t do any other business that would be fine. The same thing goes for the Republicans when they’re in the minority. In any case, if you’re going to have a filibuster, make them do it right!

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared the conservative court might be ready to revisit the decade-old decision. Instead, the court denied an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who now faces hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and legal fees for refusing to issue marriage licenses after the court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges allowed same-sex couples to marry. The court did not explain its reasoning to deny the appeal, which...

: President Trump issues pardons to Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Tyler Bowyer, Sidney Powell, Jeffrey Clark, and several others President Trump issued a sweeping pardon overnight that included Rudy Giuliani and more than 70 others accused of, indicted for, or charged with various crimes related to the 2020 elections.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. — A Sebastian man with an extensive criminal history was taken into custody this week in Indian River County after a standoff that lasted several hours, deputies said. According to a post on the Indian River County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, deputies received an alert from license plate readers about a stolen Ford F-350 heading westbound near Louisiana Avenue on County Road 512. Rodgers was seen unloading wood at the home, but fled inside after seeing law enforcement. Authorities said Rodgers hid in the attic of the home for several hours before video showed him falling through the...

Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday evening to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution, taking a major step toward ending the 40-day shutdown. The Senate voted 60-40 to advance the House bill, which will serve as the legislative vehicle for a bipartisan deal to fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch through Sept. 30 and the rest of government through Jan. 30. It sets the stage for the House to return to Washington later this week to vote on the bill in hope of getting to President Trump’s desk for his...

Figured I would do some 'rough' figure Math for any of the NYC Socialists who can read. Feel free to check the article for references above. Population of NYC= 8,478,072 Budget is 188 Billion a year. 1% of NYC accounts for 90% of Tax Revenue for the NYC. Therefore 84,000 people are responsible for 169 Billion of the 188 Billion of Revenue for NYC. Here is the Math for soaking the Rich. If the Rich leave, say 50% to florida or other districts, you lose 50% of 169 Billion of your budget. That's a no go for Police, Fire, Sanitation,...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune finally got the eight Democrats/Independents he needed to vote in favor of a Continuing Resolution that will allow the government to reopen. Tonight’s vote was just one step — though a critically important one — in a process that could take several days to play out. Among other things, the CR is different from the one that passed the House on September 19 so the House will have to vote on it again.

The killer came by night – a masked man on a motorbike who struck without warning and then sped away. It's become a familiar pattern in some corners of the new Syria in recent months, as the country's fragile unity is eroded by revenge attacks and sectarian killings. The main targets are Alawites, the sect of the ousted Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. But this time, on 1 October, the victims were Christians – Wissam and Shafiq Mansour, cousins who were both 39, and were as close as brothers. As they chatted with a friend over coffee and cigarettes, they were...

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@RandPaul Tonight the process of opening the govt begins, less chaos is a good thing but hidden deep in the swamp speak of the Republican bill will be a waiver of PAYGO the long-standing law requiring new spending to be offset with cuts. And so it goes, a trillion here a trillion there. $38 trillion in debt and counting. A depressing outcome

KEWANEE, Ill. (KWQC) - Three women have been charged after police say there was an argument over the price of a pizza late Wednesday morning. Nakeita Simpson, 33, of Elgin was arguing with Cenex gas station workers after the price of a pizza was a dollar more than what she had thought, according to Kewanee police. When police arrived, they offered to pay the $1 to end the argument, but that didn’t work, police said. The arguing continued and was joined by two women, Kianna Simpson, 27, and Diamond Lockhart, 18, both of Kewanee, police said. The Cenex employees...

Nov 9, 2000 I created my first & only account on FR, after a few years of merely lurking. The urge to post grew too strong to resist joining. Easily the best www-related decision I've ever made! My sister Mollynme discovered FR first and alerted me to it. (She succumbed to cancer 8-1/2 yrs ago). Unfortunately, today I learned of the passing of another Freeper who was with me and 8 or 10 others from the Fall of 2000 until at least 2006, in a faithful group who engaged in street corner activism, each of us making our own signs/posters:...

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., gives a mixed review of President Donald Trump, even as the president seeks to oust him from Congress. (Credit: Fox News Digital)

Covered Income is a fund created by revolutionary activist and Marxist/Anarchist, Lyle Culpepper, in order to provide support for comrades whose financial stability no longer exists due to poor life choices. Covered Income operates on a donation basis, with recipients buying into the fund, much like an insurance policy or a Ponzi Scheme, with assistance available as needed. Often called “The White Greta Thunberg,” Lyle has been at the forefront of many incredible causes, including UNRWA, Puppy Kill Shelters for Peace, and Pedos for Palestine. Lyle lives in Doha, Qatar with his freedom fighter partner Yahya Sinwar and their two...

Happy 25th Anniversary on FreeRepublic to me! (It blew right past me. The date was actually Nov. 3, 2000) This is a great place.

Today is my 25th anniversary here on FR! Thanks to all of you -- and a posthumous thanks for all those FReepers who have passed on -- who have made this such a remarkable 25 years. I joined here in early November of 2000 while living outside the U.S. -- just to stay on top of breaking news and insights regarding the aftermath of the chaotic (and sometimes comical) 2000 election. It's been an interesting, informative and fun 25 years, folks. Another quarterly contribution will be coming shortly!And just for some FR history, I've gone back and posted as many...

Tucker Carlson has crossed the line, but is he taking conservatives with him?...

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a tragedy on Lake Superior that claimed the lives of 29 men. In the days following the calamity, songwriter Gordon Lightfoot read about it in Newsweek and immediately put his God-given gifts to their highest and best use.