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Supreme Court takes up legality of bans on trans athletes in women’s sports
The Guam Daily Post
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The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will take up a pair of cases next term dealing with the contentious issue of transgender athletes competing in school sports. Twenty-seven states have enacted such bans in recent years. Supporters say...
Supreme Court to review Idaho law barring trans athletes from women’s sports
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The U.S. Supreme Court will review an Idaho case on whether transgender women and girls should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. Attorney General Raúl Labrador in late June asked the court to review the case, arguing that it raised “vital...
Supreme Court to decide if states can ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Straight Arrow News
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to laws in West Virginia and Idaho that ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. This is the first time the justices will rule on the controversial matter that has been the subject of...
At least 20 children at Texas summer camp missing after flash flooding
NBC News
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July 4, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing At least 20 children at Texas summer camp missing after flash flooding 03:31 UP NEXT 'Please pray': Texas official gets emotional amid flooding 02:52...
What’s the proper role for religion in U.S. public schools?
Patheos
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July 4, 2025
Schoolroom prayers? opt-outs? curriculums? displays? / pixabay.com image THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: In the vigorous discussions since World War Two about religion’s proper place in U.S. public schools, believers have been on both defense and...
Fayette County Board of Education approves purchase of new gas-powered school buses
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 4, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Fayette County Board of Education has approved the purchase of four new gasoline-powered school buses to update the district’s transportation fleet. During its regular meeting on Monday, the board unanimously...
Supreme Court will hear challenges to state bans on male athletes in women's sports
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 3, 2025
A transgender and Progress Pride flag fly outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. | The Christian PostThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals in two cases centered on whether male trans-identified...
Racial Equality in U.S. Education: State-by-State
The Good Men Project - California
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July 4, 2025
Chip Lupo is an experienced personal finance writer currently contributing to WalletHub. With a background in journalism from Elon University, he has worked across various sectors, including finance, sports, politics, and religion. Chip has...
Children’s Museum working toward fundraising goals
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
Submitted photo Interact Children’s Museum board members, supporters and community members gathered around the museum’s funding campaign sign on Randolph Avenue this week to celebrate reaching 60% of the Phase One fundraising goal to find a...
‘One step closer to protecting girls and women’: AG Marshall-backed case on transgender school athletes to receive SCOTUS hearing
1819 News
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On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for agreeing to determine whether states can ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's school sports teams. "We are one step closer...
From golden sands to the gold and blue
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 19, 2025
WVU photo Michael T. Benson is stepping into his new role as the 27th president of West Virginia University. MORGANTOWN — Michael T. Benson never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life–and leadership–has a way of...
Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education welcomes new leadership with open house
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - West Virginia
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New Byrd Center Archivist Melanie Garvey, center, chats with her mother, Dawn Garvey, and Martinsburg resident Denver Gaydon, at the open house on Saturday. Photo by Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional...
Trump administration will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 19, 2025
The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to...
Will state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports be upheld? US Supreme Court to weigh in
Mint
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July 3, 2025
The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday (July 3) to hear challenges to state laws banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. The high court said it will take up appeals involving laws enacted in Idaho and West Virginia that...
Immigrants, especially Asians and Hispanics, drive population growth in a graying America, census shows
News India Times
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June 26, 2025
Screenshot of graphic provided by The Washington Post. Immigration is driving U.S. population growth and helping offset a broader demographic shift as the baby boom generation ages, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. children...
RELIGION HEADLINES THR 6-26-25
SRN News
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June 26, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix ( SRN NEWS ) The sleeper cell behind a deadly church bombing near Damascus this week belonged to ISIS, which had plans to target a Shiite shrine in a similar attack. That’s the word from the Syrian government. The attack was...
Virginia ditches speech code for counselors as SCOTUS ramps up gender ideology reviews
Just the News
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July 3, 2025
Before the Supreme Court can review the constitutionality of Colorado's ban on minors receiving talk therapy to treat unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion, which nearly half of states have imposed, the blue state that elected...
Immigrants drive population growth in a graying America, census shows
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Thirty immigrants from 18 nations take the oath to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna) Immigration is driving U.S. population growth and helping...
Hailey Barrett 'perfect fit' as new Montana State women's tennis coach
KTVH - Montana
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July 3, 2025
BOZEMAN — Hailey Barrett, who recently completed her third season as an assistant at Rutgers University, has been named Montana State’s next women’s head tennis coach, announced MSU director of athletics Leon Costello on Wednesday. “I am pleased...
Red States Set To Defend Women’s Sports At Supreme Court
Daily Wire
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear two cases revolving around state laws keeping transgender-identifying males out of women’s sports. The court is set to consider cases out of Idaho and West Virginia, where laws banning males who...