Day: June 26, 2023

Montana Republican lawmakers reportedly received suspicious letters with mysterious white powder

4:56 pm June 26, 2023

Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states. In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on […]

Austin Killips says trans athletes are ‘statistically underrepresented’ despite ‘nature of the discourse’

4:50 pm June 26, 2023

Austin Killips, a transgender female cyclist, spoke out in an article over the weekend about the “nature of the discourse” surrounding transgender athlete participation in women’s sports, which Killips called “concerning,” adding that trans athletes are “statistically underrepresented” in sports. Speaking to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Killips addressed the controversy surrounding trans athletes’ participation in […]

Young girls molested while swimming in beach town rocked by series of sex assaults: police

4:07 pm June 26, 2023

Two young girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man while swimming in the ocean on the coast of the United Kingdom over the weekend. The girls, ages 10 and 11, said the 43-year-old man touched them inappropriately while they were swimming near the pier on Bournemouth Beach, and the suspect has since been […]

Putin’s secret weapon is Russia’s facial recognition surveillance used to punish dissenters

4:07 pm June 26, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the biggest threat to his authority in decades. It comes after Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads a private paramilitary group called Wagner, started a violent but brief uprising against Russia that may have long-lasting effects which could bring instability to Putin. If Putin is perceived as weakened by this assault […]

Patti LaBelle forgets Tina Turner song lyrics during tribute, gets backlash over ‘unprofessional’ performance

4:02 pm June 26, 2023

Patti LaBelle stumbled over lyrics while singing Tina Turner’s “The Best” during a tribute to the late singer at Sunday night’s BET Awards. LaBelle took the stage wearing a sparkly black dress featuring fringe in honor of Turner. As she was singing, the teleprompter became obscured by the audience, and LaBelle lost her place in […]