https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/06/12/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-loses-legal-challenge/74071662007/
The CAS panel found that 'for the time being' Lia Thomas is not eligible to compete in elite competitions through World Aquatics or USA Swimming.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blinken-says-hamas-signal-support-un-backed-gaza-truce-deal-is-hopeful-sign-2024-06-11/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv225l8l7jzo
The group told the BBC that it still required a commitment to a permanent ceasefire.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jack-smith-goes-straight-to-supreme-court-for-ruling-on-trumps-immunity
If accepted, the case will be the first time the high court has a say in one of Trump’s quartet of indictments.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/21/ad_block_google/
Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/antisemitism-campus-harvard-pennsylvania-mit-presidents-testify-congress/
Colleges and universities have been criticized for their handling of antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna123818
Despite nearly 30 years of demands for transparency, the DOJ's law enforcement agencies release little data about whom they shoot, why and when, and they rarely use body cameras.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/despite-gaza-death-toll-soaring-us-unlikely-rethink-weapons-supplies-israel-2023-12-05/
Facing a soaring death toll from Israel's renewed offensive in southern Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to pressure its ally to minimize civilian deaths while stopping well short of the kind of measures that might force it to listen, such as threatening to restrict military aid.
https://www.wired.com/story/mystery-dog-illness-bacteria-america/
Hundreds of dogs across multiple states have been struck down with a severe respiratory illness. Veterinarians suspect a mystery bacteria but are still grasping for clues.
https://apnews.com/article/casino-strike-detroit-mgm-unions-workers-contract-b24f3839a5f03b4bd7301a2f167b912b
Casino workers for MGM Grand Detroit have voted to ratify a new contract, ending a 47-day strike. MGM Grand Detroit workers are union members of the Detroit Casino Council, which represents nearly 4,000 employees of the city’s three casinos.
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