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Darts player refuses match against transgender competitor

A female darts legend has withdrawn from a match in which she was scheduled to play against a transgender player, saying she has no intention of competing against a man in a women’s event. British darts player Deta Hedman, who has championed female darts in recent months, has refused to play in a match against […]

White House Refuses to Say or Speculate What Is in Hamas Ceasefire ‘Deal’

The Biden administration welcomed Hamas’s sudden declaration on Monday that it had accepted a ceasefire in Gaza, but the White House did not say exactly what terms Hamas had accepted. Hamas announced an agreement on Monday with unspecified terms proposed by Egyptian and Qatari mediators. It comes just hours after Israel warned civilians to leave […]

White House Refuses to Apologize for Calling Japan ‘Xenophobic’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday refused to apologize to Japan after President Joe Biden, 81, called the US ally “xenophobic.” Speaking live at a campaign fundraising rally in Washington, Biden said the U.S. economy is doing well in part because “we welcome immigrants.” Biden, who Special Counsel Robert Hur characterized as “an […]

Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content 

The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The High Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal brought by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade group for the adult entertainment industry. In an emergency appeal earlier this month, the association asked a […]