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Nothing quite celebrates motherhood like kicking off World Breastfeeding Week with the sacking of a bunch of female counsellors for refusing to engage with trans women ‘chestfeeders’.  But that’s exactly what happened in Australia where three of the seven breastfeeding counsellors recently suspended from the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) for …

The Pentagon head is expected to announce the new mandate on Friday after making a recommendation to the White House, Fox News reported on Wednesday night, citing officials familiar with the matter who declined to be named.  Another defense official told CNN, meanwhile, that Austin’s “inclination is towards making the …

That’s according to Moscow business daily RBK, which also revealed that the tracking service will be created by a subsidiary of SberBank, the country’s largest banking and financial services company. As per the tender documentation, the service will be able to provide data on the value of a cryptocurrency wallet, …

“If states that take federal money for elections feel the need to make residents verify a piece of information as private as their vaccination status just to return to normalcy, then they should have no problem requiring people to prove they are who they say they are when they go …

The latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll, released on Wednesday, showed that 66% of Republicans believe last November’s election was “stolen” from former President Donald Trump. Just 18% said they consider Biden’s victory to be “fair and square,” and approximately 16% were undecided. While only 3% of Democrat respondents believe Trump was …

Japan’s pandemic response chief, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, backed stepped up restrictions proposed during a meeting with experts on Thursday. While some of the experts suggested a nationwide emergency declaration due to the spike in cases, the minister said they ultimately agreed to expand restrictions in eight regions, for now. “The number …

Mensah-Stock, 28, added to America’s gold medal haul in Tokyo with victory in the 68kg women’s final over Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria this week, becoming only the second US woman ever to win an Olympic wrestling title. While that achievement has made headlines, the interview which followed Mensah-Stock’s success has …

Ironically, the England skipper appears to be forcing a move to the Etihad giants after making his desire to leave Spurs clear to chairman Daniel Levy in May. City are on the verge of announcing Jack Grealish’s £100 million ($139 million) signing, but are also rumored to be interested in …

The Biden administration and the corporate media have singled out DeSantis as a problem for their Covid-19 strategy, since the Florida Republican has ruled out mask mandates and vaccination passports. On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said he should “get out of the way” of public health experts. …

The order, which was issued on Wednesday and made effective immediately, ensures that essentially all Illinois children – from kindergarten to high school – will be forced to wear masks during school hours, regardless of vaccination status. Coaches and students participating in indoor sports, such as volleyball and basketball, also must be …