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"I had to take a step back and realize that biological realities are real and competitive advantages will always exist despite the number of years or whatever surgeries and hormones you've done, and then understood that my place is not in women's sports." Nicole Powers, a trans-identified male, used to compete in the women’s division of golf but has backed out over the unfairness of competing against biological women. In an interview with OutKick, Powers said, "I had to take a step back and realize that biological realities are real and competitive advantages will always exist despite the number of...

The camels at the start line growl and grunt before the gate goes up, then stretch out their long necks and gallop along the sandy track. "Yah! Yah! Yah!" shouts one camel owner from a car parked alongside the racetrack, banging on the car door to urge on animal and jockey alike. Welcome to the event that has been dubbed the Grand Prix of camel racing in Taif, south-western Saudi Arabia, where camels race some 250 laps for prizes worth $13 million. This camel festival, held in honour of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is now in its sixth year...

VIDEOPolitical consultant Matt Dowd let it out of the bag in public. What should have been admitted only in hushed tones in the privacy of liberal homes or at least in a quiet partitioned section of an exclusive restaurant among like-minded friends was blurted out by Matt Dowd on Nicole Wallace's "Deadline White House" on MSNBC. Why did Dowd stupidly reveal that the utterly expected late campaign anti-Trump smears were made for entirely political reasons? Perhaps it was because Dowd, who started out as a Republican but found out there was more money to be earned as a FORMER Republican...

A prominent doctor and trans rights advocate admitted she deliberately withheld publication of a $10 million taxpayer-funded study on the effect of puberty blockers on American children — after finding no evidence that they improve patients’ mental health. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy told the New York Times that she believes the study would be “weaponized” by critics of transgender care for kids, and that the research could one day be used in court to argue “we shouldn’t use blockers.” Critics – including one of Olson-Kennedy’s fellow researchers on the study SNIP For the National Institutes of Health-funded study, researchers chose 95...

A former deputy Palm Beach County sheriff who fled to Moscow and became one of the Kremlin’s most prolific propagandists is working directly with Russian military intelligence to pump out deepfakes and circulate misinformation that targets Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to Russian documents obtained by a European intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post. The documents show that John Mark Dougan, who also served in the U.S. Marines and has long claimed to be working independently of the Russian government, was provided funding by an officer from the GRU, the country’s military intelligence service. Some of the...

Republican incumbent Senator Billy Garrett faces Democratic challenger Francie Kleckley within the redrawn Senate District 10. With the boundaries having been redrawn, the district has ousted McCormick County and now includes part of Lexington County, in addition to Greenwood and Saluda counties. The two have different perspectives on what the district needs in the next 4 years. Both candidates told WIS News 10 they are focused on addressing infrastructure concerns throughout the district but specifically in Lexington County. Garrett claims his record as senator speaks to his ability to ensure goals are reached should he be elected in November while...

Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees' brains from pesticides, keeping the insects safe from neurological damage caused by agricultural chemicals. Bees, as pollinators, are considered essential for the preservation of natural ecosystems and food production. The plant-based supplement developed at Colombia's private Rosario University in Bogota, in partnership with the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Arizona and Colombian Universidad Javeriana, allows bees to cope with neurotoxins commonly used in agriculture and avoid having their motor system and memory harmed by the chemicals.

Three people are recovering after being attacked by a swarm of bees in a San Diego community earlier this week. One of the victims was reportedly stung hundreds of times. A Ring camera video captured the chaos after a swarm of bees attacked a woman at Fairbrook Park in Scripps Ranch. “A woman who was kind of stumbling down the street, and I mean engulfed in bees, like a foot in front of her, back all over head to toe,” said Dana Meerschart, who called 911. Meerschart said she saw the aftermath of the attack and rushed to try to...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on a human trafficking bust that led to the rescue of four potential victims and157 arrests, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants.

[Catholic Caucus] German bishop says women ‘preach’ in his diocese after Vatican puts brakes on women deaconsCalling for female deacons, Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck told journalists on Tuesday that ‘unless we change’ existing structures within the Catholic Church, ‘we will no longer have priests in our parishes … very soon.’While Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernàndez declared Monday that the prospect of a female diaconate in the Catholic Church is “not mature,” Germany’s Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck called for a “new answer” for the role of women in the Church, adding that he has commissioned women within his diocese to “preach” and provide “guidance”...

The former president and his closest allies are returning to debunked claims about hacked machines as they prepare to contest the vote next month.It has been nearly four years since a parade of judges dismissed wild claims from Donald J. Trump and his associates about hacked election machines and a year and a half since a leading machine company obtained a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over the debunked conspiracy theories. But Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign and his closest allies are again trotting out the theories as part of a late-campaign strategy to assert that this year’s election is...

Reps voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 28.5% Dems voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 22.2% Others voting by Mail and did not vote in 2020: 44.3%

A former model who says she met Donald Trump through the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein has accused the former president of groping and sexually touching her in an incident in Trump Tower in 1993, in what she believed was a “twisted game” between the two men.

The DHS Bureaucrat Watch List is dedicated to exposing the career staff who have outsized influence on efforts to secure the southern border. While everyone knows who Alejandro Mayorkas and Merrick Garland are, few Americans know who the career bureaucrats are that implement their orders. By uncovering hidden agendas and failures, we aim to restore integrity to our immigration system and border protection by showing America who can be counted on to reform America’s broken immigration system and who is in league with left-wing open border groups. Join us in defending our borders and reclaiming America's sovereignty.

WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks before an election where she could make history, Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to enlist help on the campaign trail from the only other woman who has gotten as close to the Oval Office: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The decision underscores Harris’ lack of emphasis on the history-making potential of her candidacy in her pitch to voters, a stark contrast to Clinton’s approach in her 2016 campaign. It also reflects the Harris campaign’s strategy of training its focus on making inroads with specific voters, particularly men. (snip) Clinton is expected to...

Black supporters of Donald Trump in Philadelphia shared their reasons for opposing Vice President Kamala Harris with MSNBC in a special election episode of Alex Wagner Tonight. Wagner spoke with members of the Black Republican Club of Philadelphia in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. Members offered a myriad of reasons for supporting Trump over Harris that ultimately boiled down to her record and qualifications. “She’s a woman of color. I’m not putting her down because of that, and I’m not putting her down because she’s a woman,” Crystal Canty told Wagner. “I’m not a feminist so I’m sorry, but...

Deacon Anthony Liguori Jr., also known as "Deacon Elvis," balances his Catholic ministry in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., with a career as a highly regarded Elvis Presley tribute act. Deacon Anthony Liguori Jr. is used to new parishioners gawking at him. But he doesn't mind. He realizes that when people meet a clergyman for the first time, they're not expecting a jet-black pompadour and long sideburns straight out of an earlier era. He knows exactly what they're wondering, too: "Who does this guy think he is, Elvis?" The answer is "no" — Deacon Liguori does not believe he is...

Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister have one thing in common these days: hope. The lifelong Republican and the acclaimed spiritual leader and author both believe that the soul of America will prevail despite the highly divisive 2024 U.S. presidential election. They say it will take hard work, collaboration between both sides of the political spectrum and the defeat of Donald Trump to return to a healthy state of affairs. The nonprofit group invites speakers from around the world to address a broad range of globally important issues each year. Its president, Ferki Ferati, eagerly worked...

Video at link. RFK jr just brought up the change made that 'enables' the military to use lethal force against US citizens in US soil.

Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at the site where former President Donald Trump spoke shortly before the Jan. 6 riot, according to a senior campaign official. NBC News obtained the permit application from the National Park Service, which showed the Harris campaign amended the request earlier this week to specifically ask for space on the Ellipse. That's where Trump spoke to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, as he challenged the election results that he falsely claimed had been "rigged" against him. During his address, he told them he would...