| U.S. | | Trans swimmer breaks women's records after competing for 3 seasons on men's team | | Lia Thomas, a trans-identified male who has been competing on the University of Pennsylvaniaâs womenâs swimming and diving team this season, has shattered records even though the athlete competed on the menâs swim team in previous seasons. Clay Travis, radio host and founder of the sports website OutKick, is among those voicing their opposition to biological males competing in women's sports, saying, "[T]his represents the potential destruction of female athletics ... Itâs absurd, itâs ridiculous. It shouldnât be allowed to happen." |
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| U.S. | | Salvation Army removes doc, responds to claim that itâs promoting CRT | | The Salvation Army has come under fire for publishing a document on its website that many perceived to be pro-critical race theory. The group removed its "Let's Talk About Racism" guide following concerns from some donors and issued a statement expressing regret that the "guide led some to believe we think they should apologize for the color of their skin, or that The Salvation Army may have abandoned its Biblical beliefs for another philosophy or ideology." |
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| Entertainment | | Pentatonix member credits God for reason he's in group | | In this interview with The Christian Post, Kevin Olusola, a member of the acapella group Pentatonix, opens up about his faith in Christ and how God led him into the music industry. In discussing the group, which has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, Olusola says, "The timing of all of it's been uncanny. I couldn't have set it up because I know it could have only been God Almighty." |
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| U.S. | | Biden has no plans to visit Waukesha Christmas parade attack victims' families | | President Joe Biden has no plans to visit the families of victims from last monthâs Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, Wis., which left six people dead and over 60 others injured. "[T]his is such a difficult time of year for this to happen. Itâs difficult anytime. Obviously, any president going to visit a community requires a lot of assets, requires taking their resources, and itâs not something that I have a trip previewed at this ... point in time, but we remain in touch with local officials," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated last week. |
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