Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) vetoed a bill on Tuesday which would prevent boys who identify as girls from participating on girl’s sports teams. Cox explained his reasoning for vetoing the bill in a lengthy letter to the Utah State Legislature, claiming it has “several fundamental flaws” and that “when in doubt,” he tries to “err on the […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Friday designed to ensure curriculum transparency for parents, promising “education, not indoctrination” in the Sunshine State. DeSantis, who has deemed it the “year of the parent” in Florida, briefly went over some of the key objectives the Sunshine State has reached over the past few years […]
U.S. airlines are getting restless and putting pressure on the Biden administration to lift the federal mask mandate for air travel, concluding that it makes “no sense” as people are “allowed to congregate in crowded restaurants, schools and at sporting events without masks.” This week, the Airlines for America’s (A4A) Board of Directors sent a […]
Thousands of Southwest flight attendants are demanding the end of the federal mask mandates for air travel as airline leaders across the country do the same. The TWU Local 556 union, which represents 16,000 Southwest flight attendants, sent a letter to President Joe Biden and other federal officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Federal Aviation (FAA) […]
Conservative South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in, a leftist, have failed to meet per tradition in recent days, reportedly due to an apparent animosity between the two sides as evidenced in public barbs against one another from respective representatives, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday. Yoon won South Korea’s presidential […]
California’s average gas price reached a record high of $5.90 per gallon on Friday, according to AAA. Just last month, the state’s average gas price was $4.79. One year ago, the average price of gas in the state was $3.88, a full $2.02 less. Nationwide, the average price of gas ($4.24) has increased by about 70 […]
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which manages the retirement funds of six million members of the U.S. military and the federal civilian workforce through a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), took action to confirm it contained no Russian investments in response to a bill proposed by Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) mandating TSP divest from “Putin’s Russia.” “I’m […]
A fiery explosion lit up the skyline over the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Friday morning, clearly visible from the F1 racing track where the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix is set to take place Sunday. The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen issued a statement claiming they have launched a series of attacks “deep” into […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is a victim of “cancel culture” like Harry Potter author JK Rowling. “They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently — the children’s author, her books are published all over the world — just because she didn’t satisfy the demands of ‘gender freedoms’,” Putin said on Friday, referencing the British […]
Chinese streaming services banned movies and videos featuring actor Keanu Reeves after he appeared in a virtual event hosted by Tibet House U.S., a nonprofit organization funded by the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama. Reeves’ name has also reportedly disappeared from Chinese social media platforms. China’s erasure of Keanu Reeves was discovered on […]
