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Supreme Court Takes Up Cases On Transgender Women In Sports
Forbes
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Topline The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will take up multiple cases concerning state bans on transgender women in sports, teeing up a potential landmark ruling on transgender rights as the issue has become an increasing source of political...
W.Va. BOE holds emergency meeting to discuss religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
The Journal - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Board of Education gathered for the first time since a Raleigh County parent filed a lawsuit – supported by Gov. Patrick Morrisey – to challenge a directive from the board requiring counties to not allow...
Along the Race Course: Julia-Ann Historical District – Mile 0.5
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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An arch over the road marks the entrance to the Julia-Ann Historic District in the first mile of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon. PARKERSBURG — Mile 0.5 takes runners and walkers through the Julia-Ann Historic District, which is the oldest and...
6 National Player of the Year candidates in women’s college basketball for 2025-26 season
SB Nation
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July 3, 2025
The start of the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season is still about four months away, but it’s never too early to begin speculating on who the best players in the sport might be. It seems unlikely that we will see a repeat National Player of...
SCOTUS set to hear challenges in 2 states regarding biological men competing in women’s sports
One America News Network
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July 3, 2025
(Background) The US Supreme Court. (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) Transgender Cyclist Rachel McKinnon poses for a photograph before competing against the USA’s Dawn Orwick. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) /...
$1 million club: New contract puts this women’s college basketball coach among the nation’s highest paid
SB Nation
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July 3, 2025
After a mightily impressive first season on the job in Knoxville, Kim Caldwell was rewarded with a reworked contract and one-year extension by Tennessee. Details of the contract weren’t available back in March, but documents obtained by SB Nation...
Montana State names former Rutgers assistant Hailey Barrett new women's tennis head coach
406 Sports - Montana
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MSU Sports Information and Chronicle Staff 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, MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello...
Supreme Court takes up bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports
CBS News
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By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Politics Reporter Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. She has written for outlets including the Washington Examiner, Daily Signal and Alexandria Times. Melissa covers U.S. politics, with a focus on...
Fraternity selects Woodmere mayor to lead voter education and mobilization efforts
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 2, 2025
WOODMERE, Ohio -- Mayor Ben Holbert has been appointed chairman of the Voter Registration, Education and Mobilization Committee for Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Fourth District, which encompasses Ohio and West Virginia. His selection underscores...
State Board of Education prepares for courtroom challenges to vaccination policies, regulatory authority
MetroNews - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
The state Board of Education is hiring outside counsel, veteran attorney Ben Bailey, for representation in ongoing legal conflicts about significant public policy matters. The board faces multiple lawsuits about the state’s school vaccination...
SBC DIGEST: Holman to release women’s note taking Bible; Hundred attend Va. church tech conference
Biblical Recorder
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Revive Our Hearts, Holman Bibles partner in Bible designed for note taking By Jill Waggoner, Lifeway BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Revive Our Hearts and Holman Bible Publishers have partnered to create a new Christian Standard Bible (CSB) notetaking edition...
SBC DIGEST: Holman to release women’s notetaking Bible; Hundred attend Va. church tech conference
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
Revive Our Hearts, Holman Bibles partner in Bible designed for notetaking By Jill Waggoner/Lifeway BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Revive Our Hearts and Holman Bible Publishers have partnered to create a new Christian Standard Bible (CSB) notetaking edition to...
Radical roots and enduring activism: Milestones in LGBTQIA+ history at Illinois State University
Illinois State University
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June 30, 2025
Illinois State University’s LGBTQIA+ community has long played a vital role in shaping campus life—often in ways that remained hidden from official narratives. While queer students, staff, faculty, and administrators have been a part of Illinois...
I don't care about an Epstein list. Trump's right: We should move on.
USA Today - Virginia
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President Donald Trump wants Americans to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein. But judging from recent polling and responses from USA TODAY readers, many people aren't ready to do that. Trump and other top administration officials had played up the...
Rutter’s Supports Children’s Charities
Convenience Store Decisions
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July 2, 2025
Rutter’s, based in York, Pa., has long made philanthropy and community involvement a cornerstone of its business. Now led by the third and fourth generations of the Rutter family, the company is continuing to raise the bar on its tradition of...
How a parade invite became a fight for LGBTQ+ visibility in Appalachia
The Advocate
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July 1, 2025
For nearly 83 years, the West Virginia Strawberry Festival has served as a crown jewel of small-town America. Held each spring in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the festival was initially founded in 1936 to celebrate the local strawberry harvest and...
Edy's Flame takes 6-1 upset win in inaugural maiden special weight race
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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Last weekend offered a modest contrast of sorts for local racing fans as Charles Town was able to put the finishing touches on the June portion of the live racing calendar while presenting its inaugural maiden special weight event for West...
Mexican national pleads guilty to immigration crime in Charleston
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
Lisa G. Johnston Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia | Department of JusticeLisa G. Johnston Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia | Department of Justice Federico Montalvo...
Purses Increase, Race Days Added to Charles Town Season
Blood-Horse - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has announced a 10% purse increase starting in the upcoming condition book, made possible by the passage of West Virginia Senate Bill 75. Charles Town will also add three additional race days.
Award-winning composer to perform during Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame festivities
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
The annual Appalachian Trail Museum’s 2025 Hall of Fame Banquet on Nov. 22 will feature Randy “Windtalker” Motz. A 2006 Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and award-winning composer and recording artist, Windtalker will return to the banquet to perform...