23 h. ago Trump will unfreeze Maine funding after trans athlete lawsuit: ‘We took him to court and we won’

Democratic governor Janet Mills hails ‘victory’ after legal battle over trans student athletes

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23 h. ago Trump will unfreeze Maine funding after state’s trans athlete lawsuit. ‘We took him to court and we won,’ says governor

Democratic governor Janet Mills hails ‘victory’ after legal battle over trans student athletes

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31 h. ago Trump uses Alabama graduation speech to bash transgender athletes and air usual political grievances

President Trump told college grads: ‘I'd pay you a lot of money to have your age’

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36 h. ago Trump does impersonation of transgender weightlifter at Alabama graduation speech

Donald Trump appeared to mock transgender athletes during a University of Alabama graduation speech, referring to them as ‘a transitions person’ before breaking into a physical comedy routine.

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3 d. ago Europa League glory will not rescue Manchester United’s season, warns Amorim

Manager says addressing wider problems matters more Amorim confident United ‘are prepared’ for Athletic tieRuben Amorim has said even winning the Europa League will not save Manchester United’s season, the head coach stating that only “good decisions” can transform his side in the long term.United are at Athletic Bilbao for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg, conscious that claiming the competition will conclude a troubled campaign with silverware and Champions League qualification. With United in 14th and certain to finish in their lowest position in the Premier League, it would also give Amorim a trophy after taking over in late October. However, the Portuguese is clear it would not make the campaign a success. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete post

A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the Supreme Court after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the Trump administration

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3 d. ago Schuyler Bailar's trans athletes shorts hit the London Marathon

Schuyler Bailar's trans athletes shorts hit the London Marathon  Outsports

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3 d. ago Runner’s ‘trans athlete’ shorts get him noticed on ‘special’ day at London Marathon

Runner’s ‘trans athlete’ shorts get him noticed on ‘special’ day at London Marathon  Outsports

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4 d. ago World Food Program and other UN aid agencies slash jobs amid US funding cuts, officials say

The World Food Program and the United Nations refugee agency will slash jobs because of funding cuts, mainly from the United States

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6 d. ago The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a years-long legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house

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1 week ago Supreme Court ruling on women 'paints target' on back of transgender people, says cyclist Emily Bridges

Britain's best-known transgender athlete believes the legal judgement by Britain’s top judges will stoke ‘vitriol’ among the trans community

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1 week ago London Marathon will wait for guidance on trans athletes before making changes

London Marathon will wait for guidance on trans athletes before making changes  Reuters

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1 week ago Donald Trump is RIGHT to ban transgender athletes from women's sports, says Martina Navratilova

Navratilova, 68, has long voiced her opposition to transgender sportspeople coming against biological females, calling them 'failed male athletes' - despite being subjected to stinging attacks.

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1 week ago Lawsuit challenges new restrictions on initiative process in Arkansas

A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging several restrictions on the Arkansas initiative process

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2 w. ago Lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students who have been stripped of their visas in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation

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2 w. ago US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

USOPC won’t set transgender eligibility rules for LA28LA28 passes $1bn in sponsorship, confirms key venuesUSA Football certified ahead of flag football’s debutThe United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes in girls’ sports

It follows weeks of feuding between the administration and the state’s Democratic governor

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2 w. ago Trump administration sues Maine over trans athletes in girls’ sports

It follows weeks of feuding between the administration and the state’s Democratic governor

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2 w. ago Justice Department can cut funding for legal guidance for people facing deportation, US judge says

A federal judge has allowed the U.S. Department of Justice to temporarily stop funding legal education programs for people facing deportation or immigration court while a lawsuit brought by the organizations that provide the service moves forward in court

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3 w. ago Harvard University faculty sue to block Trump review of nearly $9bn in funding

Lawsuit filed along with motion for temporary restraining order calls threats an existential ‘gun to the head’Harvard University professors are suing to block the Trump administration’s review of nearly $9bn in federal contracts and grants awarded to the Ivy League school as part of a crackdown on what the White House says is antisemitism on college campuses.The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the national arm of the academic organization said in a lawsuit filed on Friday in a Boston federal court that the administration was trying to unlawfully undermine academic freedom and free speech on the school’s campus. Continue reading...

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