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New guidelines have been released advising broadcasters on how to use more respectful camera angles when covering live female athletics events. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has worked with female athletes to develop the guidelines, which aims to avoid sexualising the action with unnecessary camera angles.

Violent threats against AI companies are rising and spilling over into real-world security incidentsSAN FRANCISCO—A security guard at Anthropic rushed to stop the man sneaking into the lobby of the world’s most-valuable AI startup.The man had entered by following closely behind a badge-swiping employee. He showed the guard an envelope marked with the name of a top Anthropic executive. The executive was “going to be killed,” he told the guard, and he needed to warn someone, according to records of the April 15 incident viewed by The Wall Street Journal.The encounter, which took place five days after an attempted firebombing...

A teenage schoolgirl unwittingly exposed what has been described as the "world's worst inbred family" when she casually told her classmate: "My sister is pregnant and we don't know which of my brothers is the father." The disturbing comment was overheard by another student, who promptly informed a teacher of what she had inadvertently heard. It was rare for any children from the family to attend school, as they frequently relocated to different parts of Australia to evade scrutiny. However, on one of the rare occasions a child did attend, the teacher reported the student's account to Australian authorities —...

JPMorgan Chase will inject $24 million into Philadelphia’s maritime manufacturing sector, CEO Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday, marking the bank’s latest move to rebuild domestic industrial capacity deemed critical to national defense. The funding package, which includes $18 million in loans and investments alongside $6 million in philanthropic grants, will be deployed at the historic Philadelphia Navy Yard. A primary focus is accelerating the construction of a new submarine manufacturing and assembly facility operated by Rhoads Industries, which is expected to generate 450 permanent jobs. The capital will also expand credit access for up to 100 local maritime small businesses...

Bret Weinstein said something that won’t leave my head: For the first time in 300,000 years of human evolution, we removed the cost from the single biggest reward nature ever invented — sex and pair-bonding. Reliable birth control + abortion = you can now cash the evolutionary lottery ticket without paying the 20-year mortgage of pregnancy, diapers, sleepless nights, and college funds. Result? An entire generation of 18–35-year-olds walking around with the energy, libido, hormones, and protective instincts that evolution spent millions of years calibrating for child-rearing… but with zero actual children. That energy didn’t disappear. It got redirected. Heather...

The head of one the country’s top medical schools sparked outrage during a tense House hearing after refusing to say that only women can get pregnant. Dr. Sam Hawgood, chancellor of the University of California San Francisco, was pressed by Washington lawmakers Tuesday over the school’s guidelines against using the term “pregnant women,” while testifying about the impact of DEI initiatives in medical schools. “Doctor Hawgood, you see UCSF’s Classroom Guide, titled ‘Framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching,’ advises against using the term ‘pregnant women,'” Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois said. “Instead, it says to use ‘pregnant people.’...

Tim Walz offered a baffling response on Tuesday to the Trump administration deporting an illegal migrant convicted of raping a 10-year-old girl who was pardoned by the Minnesota governor last month. “Did that make us any safer? Did that make the children that are left behind any more stable,” Walz asked – days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed that he revoked the legal status of Tou Lue Vang, a 42-year-old from Laos. “Did it improve the idea that we can’t all be judged by our worst day? And I want to be very clear, these are horrific crimes....

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the default texting platform with a planned cutoff around July 2026 in the U.S. Newer Galaxy phones already come with Google Messages preinstalled, and Samsung Messages is no longer available to download on many newer devices. That shift is real. But the way people are finding out about it is causing confusion. For many people, it starts with a text that doesn't feel quite right. They're checking...

Q: Have you visited Fort Knox? BESSENT: I am happy to say, all gold is present and accounted for! The US has the LARGEST pile of gold in the world, over $1 trillion.

A 14-year-old has been arrested and charged in the murder of a pizza delivery driver in Philadelphia in what police say was an attempted robbery. Sincere Camps, 14, is facing 10 charges, including murder, robbery and carrying a firearm without a license, according to the Philadelphia Police Department and court records. He is being charged as an adult. On June 5, officers responded to a report of a person with a gun to find an unresponsive man lying on the highway, according to police. Philadelphia Police Department - PHOTO: Sincere Camps, 14, has been arrested in the murder of a...

A 28-year-old Pensacola Navy veteran is getting a second chance to celebrate his favorite holiday this 4th of July. Just a few weeks ago, Ethan Preseau's family was planning his funeral. But now, the family is celebrating something they feared they'd never see -- his recovery. "It's not supposed to be the father burying the child," father Jeffrey Preseau said. "It's supposed to be the other way around." The funeral was planned, the American flag was folded, and Ethan's family -- and nurses -- lined the hallways of Baptist Hospital. They were ready for Ethan's honor walk -- a tradition...

King County (Seattle) decided it needs ONE more Ballot Drop Box. Where did they decide to locate it? Bellevue Community College. Current number of students? More than 20,000. Scroll down a few inches at the link and see what the County Drop Box map looks like. Bellevue (154,000) is an affluent suburb that used to be strongly pro-business, a true outlier in King County. Over the last six years, Bellevue City Council has become 100% Hard Left. Tragic.

A new Google Search setting can save Lens images, voice searches and uploaded files. Here’s how to turn it off ... There are few emails that make your stomach drop faster than one about "new privacy settings." That usually means a company has moved another data switch, renamed a control or tucked a new choice inside an account menu you rarely visit. Google is now rolling out one of those changes for Search services. The setting is called Search Services History. It controls whether Google saves your activity from Search services when you are signed into your Google Account. That...

Comments 573 WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.” The screenings will be conducted annually as part of service members’ required medical screenings for those 30 and older, he said. Troops under 30 can volunteer to be tested. In a video on social media, Hegseth said receiving testosterone replacement therapy would be voluntary. In the video, Hegseth simply refers to troops, though it appears he is talking about only testing men in...

Argentina is at risk of being sanctioned by FIFA after its players celebrated with a Falkland Islands banner following its semi-final win over England on Wednesday. After the team’s dramatic comeback victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, midfielder Giovani Lo Celso appeared on the field with a banner saying, “Las Malvinas son Argentinas,” which translates to “The Malvinas are Argentine.” Argentina is at risk of being sanctioned by FIFA after its players celebrated with a Falkland Islands banner following its semi-final win over England on Wednesday. After the team’s dramatic comeback victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, midfielder Giovani Lo Celso appeared...

Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. reposted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent·11h As America commemorates 250 years of independence, the @usmint will begin striking this new $1 gold coin to honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism. Featuring President Trump, it celebrates the strength of American values, and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all.

A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on Tuesday. Kent Carpenter, 73, was with his Filipina companion in a house in the coastal town of Sibulan, in Negros Oriental province, on Sunday night when the masked men forced their way in. One drew a gun and shot Carpenter in the head, killing him instantly, police said his companion told them. The men took a laptop, an unspecified amount of cash and a backpack before fleeing, national police spokesperson Col. Allen Rae Co told reporters. Regional...

The New Yorker seems to think that President Donald Trump will again be running for re-election in 2028. Perhaps they take the "TRUMP 2028" seriously since Jack Herrera wrote a piece in their Tuesday issue that makes that assumption in "Democratic Schadenfreude and the Latino Vote," with the subtitle of "Trump’s once strong approval rating among Latinos has collapsed, but Democrats can’t count on their support."Herrera bases his sweeping conclusion of a "collapse" of Latino support for Trump on a total of two polls with an incredibly poor track record on this topic. This led Herrera to engage in a...

Tennessee is courting David Ellison’s Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. In a letter to Ellison on July 2, Tennessee Deputy Governor Stuart McWhorter urged the Paramount CEO to relocate the studio’s corporate headquarters amid a rift with California over its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. “Our success is rooted in fiscal discipline, low taxes, predictable governance, and a steadfast belief that government should be a partner in private-sector growth,” stated the letter. “Companies that choose Tennessee find more than a favorable business climate — they find a state committed to helping them succeed.” The invitation was delivered...

Several Democrats have either been arrested, detained or charged under the Trump administration due to the White House’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin has condemned their treatment, arguing lawmakers are being assaulted without reason. “Elected officials are being arrested for doing their jobs,” Martin wrote in a Wednesday statement on social platform X. “Once again, the Trump administration is silencing people who disagree with them in broad daylight.” Here are Democrats who have been recently apprehended by law enforcement: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Sen. Alex Padilla Rep. LaMonica McIver Judge Hannah Dugan Newark Mayor...