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Israeli soccer referee: I am transgender

(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Sapir Berman, an Israeli soccer referee, has decided to come out as transgender. Israel is generally progressive on LGBTQ rights, but some soccer matches are played in more conservative communities Read More

Former Barack Obama adviser arrested for theft

Former Barack Obama

Seth Andrew, a former White House adviser under President Barack Obama, was arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 from a national charter school network he founded. He reportedly used it to get a better deal on a multimillion-dollar apartment.Read More

NJ school VP apologizes for transgender incident

NJ school VP

After a beer throwing incident, Michael Smurro, an NJ school VP, has apologized for throwing beer at a table of restaurant patrons filming his wife complaining. His wife was making comments about disliking a transgender using the women’s restroom. Read More

‘Staggering’ dump of DDT found on Calif. Coast

dump of DDT
(David Valentine/UC Santa Barbara / RV Jason via AP)

Eric Terrill, chief scientist of the expedition and director of the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, says the contents of over 25,000 barrels found dumped off the coast of California constitute a “staggering” dump. It is suspected the barrels contain DDT. The location, near Catalina Island, is notorious as a dumping ground for toxic waste. Read More

Feds lifting restrictions on opioid treatments

feds lifting restrictions
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Opioid treatment is becoming easier with the feds lifting restrictions on treatments, including on the “gold standard” medication buprenorphine. The Trump administration had attempted to make some progress in this area. Read More

Cop who killed black neighbor appeals conviction

Cop who killed
(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department via AP, File)

Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, the cop who killed her black neighbor, has appealed her 10-year prison sentence. She said she mistakenly entered his apartment, thinking it was hers, and shot him because she thought he was an intruder Read More

Prince Harry and Meghan headlining vaccination campaign

Prince Harry and Meghan
(Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP, File)

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have gotten involved in a vaccination campaign, where they will appear at a concert that airs on May 8 to raise money for the vaccine-sharing program COVAX. Others headlining the concert include President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jennifer Lopez. Read More

Russian court freezes Navalny’s anti-corruption org

(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had his anti-corruption group Foundation for Fighting Corruption hit by a court injunction on Monday. The order suspends the organization’s offices from conducting activity. Read More


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