Day: July 3, 2023

States rejecting Biden’s plan to shake up the Democratic primary calendar

5:15 pm July 3, 2023

President Biden’s dramatic plan to reshape the Democratic primary has landed with a thud so far, and has been rejected in states across the country by both Republican and Democratic state leaders. The plan, proposed in December, aims to increase levels of diversity in the early primaries by making South Carolina the first primary state, […]

HBO’s Soledad O’Brien blasted as racist for tweet attacking Asian American activist after SCOTUS ruling

5:07 pm July 3, 2023

HBO correspondent Soledad O’Brien is getting blasted as racist on Twitter after she attacked a prominent Asian American activist for “screwing over other people of color” in her fight against affirmative action. In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that using race as a factor in college admissions violated the 14th Amendment’s […]

Olympic champ boos protesters who disrupted Diamond League race: ‘This is not the way to do it’

5:03 pm July 3, 2023

Karsten Warholm, an Olympic gold medalist for Norway, had no patience for environment protesters who disrupted the 400-meter hurdles race on Sunday at the Diamond League in Sweden. Warholm won the race on Sunday and then turned to join the crowd booing the protesters. Three people knelt on the track a few meters from the […]

Mexican politician ‘marries’ alligator-like reptile in ancestral ceremony to bring good luck

4:18 pm July 3, 2023

A Mexican mayor married an alligator-like reptile he called “princess girl” in a centuries-old ancestral ritual that is believed to bring good luck to his tribe. Victor Hugo Sosa, the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, married a 7-year-old caiman last Friday in a ceremony that has occurred in […]

Christian, Jewish groups sue to protect abortion access in unexpected twist on religious freedom

4:07 pm July 3, 2023

The abortion issue is taking a surprising turn in some states thanks to a number of religious groups arguing that red state restrictions violate their “religious freedom.” Pam Belluck, a health and science writer for The New York Times, emerged among those who brought the topic to the forefront, writing last week that Christian and […]