Trump performed well with Puerto Ricans in spite of controversial ‘garbage’ joke
A comedian's controversial “floating trash” joke about Puerto Rico at a rally for Republican President-elect Donald Trump in the final days before the election won Trump more support from Puerto Ricans than critics expected. It may not have had any negative impact. Despite the backlash over a quip made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at Trump's […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy livid after controversial offside review
Patrick Roy is known for not showing his emotions, and he showed it again in Tuesday's game between the Islanders and the Penguins when the referee called a questionable goal call and a stand. . The Islanders' head coach disputed Sidney Crosby's goal that appeared to be offside in the second period. Replays of this […]
Controversial NY ballot measure Prop 1 passes despite cries of potential lefty ‘Trojan Horse,’ AP projects
A controversial New York state ballot measure protecting abortion rights will pass despite opposition from critics who see it as a left-wing Trojan horse, The Associated Press predicted. Early results in New York City show that Prop. 1 had an 80% vote in favor and 20% against, with the city's Board of Elections reporting the […]
Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers demands Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin release herself from NDAs on controversial Chinese factory deal
DETROIT — Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers will focus his final days in the Michigan Senate campaign on opposition to the development of a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery factory called Goshon, which has been the subject of much controversy across the Great Lakes state. The dispute will center on the non-disclosure agreement signed by the […]
Bronny James’ Lakers future is murky after controversial cameo
Bronny James' sweet moments with LeBron may be his last meaningful moments for a while. The orchestrated decision for the father-son duo to take the court together in a regular season game, resulting in three minutes of action together in the game, bothered some media outlets who labeled it “It's a complete sideshow and disrespectful […]
Crypto academics slam controversial ECB paper blasting Bitcoin – Cointelegraph
A controversial European Central Bank paper released earlier this month came close to calling Bitcoin a pyramid scheme, only to be slammed in a lengthy rebuttal by a group of crypto scholars. The ECB paper “portrays Bitcoin's volatility, lack of productive contribution, and concentration of wealth as serious flaws,” wrote Murray Rudd of the Bitcoin […]
NYC official blast for living in district that ‘won’t be touched’ by controversial rezoning plan
City officials overseeing a major overhaul of the Big Apple's zoning rules were slammed by local police this week for living in neighborhoods that would be “unaffected” by the new plan. The City Council began two days of public hearings Monday to scrutinize Mayor Eric Adams' ambitious City of Yes plan, which aims to build […]
Controversial Volleyball Match Involving Trans Player Gets Surprise Venue Change
The highly anticipated volleyball game between San Jose State University (SJSU), transgender star Blair Fleming, and the University of Nevada has been changed venue from Nevada to San Jose State University. SJSU and Nevada State made the surprise announcement in a joint statement Tuesday. “The Mountain West Conference women's volleyball game between the University of […]
Cardinals beat Chargers after controversial penalty sets up game-winning field goal
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Chargers with a game-winning field goal as time expired, and a controversial and unnecessary roughness penalty contributed to a 17-15 victory. Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker made his fifth field goal of the night in Glendale, Arizona, giving his team a 15-14 lead with less than two minutes remaining. […]
Controversial penalty overturned after Texas fans throw bottles
It was a big interception for Texas. That wasn't the case. Then, after several minutes of confusion, confusion, and the umpires, Texas made the interception. With the Longhorns trailing by multiple points in the third quarter against Georgia, Jahde Barron intercepted a pass from Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck for the second time in the game […]