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Belgium trolls Team USA with savage 2 words and a dance after crushing loss
Belgium didn't just knock the United States out of the World Cup on Monday night. The Red Devils made sure everyone knew exactly what they thought about the controversy that dominated the days leading up to the match. After a dominant 4-1 victory over the USMNT in...
Supreme Court showdown could decide fate of St. Michael statue honoring police
BS BRIEF: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is expected to issue a decision soon in the closely watched Quincy case over whether statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian may stand outside the city's new public safety headquarters. The Becket Fund,...
ATF rule poised to cause classic showdown between mom and pop stores versus online retailers
A proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could enable consumers to purchase firearms online without having to go to their neighborhood Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), potentially causing a rivalry to develop between them and online...
WOW! Congress asks if men can have babies, top medical school leaders can’t give a straight answer
BS BREIF: Rep. Mary Miller repeatedly asked whether a non-biological woman has ever had a baby, and neither medical school leader gave a direct yes-or-no answer. A UCSF leader acknowledged that the school's curriculum encourages terms like "pregnant people" rather...
Appeals court hands Trump immigration crackdown a setback on migrant detention
TDBS WIRE Reuters: Appeals court rules migrants detained longer than 90 days must receive bond hearing opportunity A federal appeals court has dealt the Trump administration a setback in its aggressive immigration enforcement campaign, ruling that migrants cannot be...
AP reports trans outreach workers in Napal have turned to sex work and it’s all Trump’s fault
BS BRIEF: An Associated Press investigation found that more than 100 former LGBTQ+ aid workers in Nepal have turned to sex work after USAID-funded HIV outreach programs were eliminated following the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID. The report says the cuts...
U.S. Supreme Court asked to settle fight in South Carolina asbestos court
(Legal Newsline) - A U.K. company at the center of an international fight over jurisdiction for asbestos lawsuits has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by South Carolina’s highest court allowing a personal injury lawyer to serve as...
Newsom to sign law banning child marriage
(The Center Square) – California is the next state poised to ban child marriage after human rights groups have been calling on state legislatures to ban the practice. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign AB 1267 before a legislative deadline at the end of the...
Appeals court upholds onerous Hawaiian gun-purchase laws
A closely-divided federal appeals court upheld restrictive laws imposed by Hawaii governing firearms sales Tuesday, overturning lower courts’ decisions. An 11-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned lower court rulings that...
Cook Report: U.S. Senate a ‘True Tossup’
(The Center Square) – Cook Political Report, which conducts election forecasting in races across the country, shifted its prediction outcomes for the U.S. Senate to a “true toss up,” meaning either party has a chance of winning control of the body. The national...
Congress may be out of time to strike deal on permitting reform
Republican members of Congress are running out of time to strike a permitting reform deal after the House passed its own overhaul and left Washington for the midterm campaign trail. The House passed the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic...
Absentee voting underway in Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Minnesota voters have begun casting ballots for the 2026 general election, making it one of the first states to begin absentee voting. With the 46-day absentee voting period kicking off last Friday, Minnesota voters have already begun...
