Day: December 24, 2024

Fiery boat explosion in Florida marina leaves one dead, several injured

11:36 pm December 24, 2024

Five people were injured, and one person was found dead following a boat explosion at the Lauderdale Marina, officials said. It happened around 6 p.m. Dec. 23. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) received multiple 911 calls about an explosion and a vessel on fire. Crews found significant fire on one boat prior to it quickly […]

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

11:34 pm December 24, 2024

President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China’s growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families. Biden said his administration […]

College football’s Hawaii Bowl highlights slowest sports day of 2024

11:17 pm December 24, 2024

Sports fans can breathe easy on Christmas Eve as there will only be one game played on Tuesday before a full buffet of games on Christmas Day. College football aficionados will be happy to know there is one bowl game on the slate. The Hawaii Bowl between South Florida and San Jose State. The game […]

NY Republican compares sanctuary states to Confederacy: ‘We had a Civil War’ over federal law

11:00 pm December 24, 2024

New York’s last Republican governor said this week that sanctuary jurisdictions are reminiscent of the Confederate states that balked at federal law and waged war against the Union. Former Gov. George Pataki was speaking with businessman and 2013 New York City GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis on 77WABC radio when he was asked about the […]

Princeton gender studies program to offer ‘sex work,’ ‘queer spaces’ courses

10:57 pm December 24, 2024

Princeton University’s Gender and Sexuality Studies (GSS) program will offer classes on topics like “sex work” and “queer spaces” during its upcoming spring semester, incorporating topics like “erotic dance,” “pornography” and more, according to the university’s online course listing. The Ivy League institution will offer five total courses that contain the word “queer” in their […]

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