This is the most the WNBA has done to keep men out of its sport. During Thursday night's WILD battle between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, venue security confronted several men seated courtside who were making noise. Las Vegas' Jackie Young took time out of a tight game to confront the fans and actively demanded that security handle them. The Amazon Prime Video commentators even celebrated as the men were shown being escorted off the floor. Young finished with 22
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay $567m for mental health harm to children from its platforms. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the bulk of the money – $420m – would be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention, screening services and other costs over the next five years. The ruling on Thursday comes as part of the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. At the time, a jury fo
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., was defeated in a primary challenge on Thursday evening by Republican challenger Charlie Hatcher, a farmer and the state's former commissioner of agriculture. Although the primary was far from a top-watched contest coming into the 2026 primaries, it served as a microcosm of larger forces at play in the Republican Party. From a break in endorsements between President Donald Trump and Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee to millions being pumped into the district over
Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary, NBC News projects, falling to a former state official in a primary season that has seen an unusually high number of incumbents lose renomination. Charlie Hatcher, the former state agricultural commissioner, rode support from prominent establishment Republicans to a victory over the controversial congressman backed by President Donald Trump. He is a heavy favorite in the general election for the deep-red district. Ogles was outraised a
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Guardian - World · 4m ago
For more than a decade, president has been fixated on trying to undermine a key constitutional right With a pair of executive orders on Thursday, Donald Trump has tried – once again – to undermine the guarantee of birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the US constitution and reaffirmed by the supreme court just five weeks ago. The orders attempt to broaden the categories of children who would be ineligible for automatic US citizenship and ban so-called “birth tourism”, which the president
BBC World News · 4m ago
Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa.
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New York City democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani repeatedly sidestepped questions Thursday about reported plans to launch a public pressure campaign this fall pushing tax hikes on wealthy New Yorkers and corporations. Mamdani reportedly plans to build public support after Labor Day for similar proposals that Gov. Kathy Hochul previously rejected in early 2026. The reported push is expected ahead of the New York Legislature's return to Albany in January 2027 and Hochul's re-election campai
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President Donald Trump has once again urged lawmakers to pass the Protect College Sports Act, saying "we have to get that done" as Congress recess looms. Trump had more than 120 athletes, coaches, staff and representatives from Team USA for a special celebration at the White House on Thursday night to celebrate their achievements at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. As Trump referenced "the collegiate athletic system is the engine of American Olympic dominance," producing 8
