Новости за 15.10.2019

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take the case of a public school teacher who required her students to recite the Islamic "conversion prayer" or receive a failing grade. The Thomas More Law Center is defending Caleigh Wood, a Christian student in 11th grade at La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland.…

  A federal judge in Texas has vacated an Obama administration policy requiring doctors to conduct sex-change surgeries. The ruling by Judge Reed O'Connor in Wichita Falls, Texas, came in Franciscan Alliance v. Azar regarding a federal regulation that "threatened to drive religious doctors out of practice if they would not perform gender-transition procedures that…

(CAMPUS REFORM) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed a bill requiring all University of California and California State University campuses to offer chemical abortion to students for free. Senate Bill 24 – the “College Student Right to Access Act” – passed the California Legislature in September, giving Newsom about one month to either…

(CAMPUS REFORM) -- A New Jersey professor suggested on a TV program that racism and President Donald Trump’s policies are responsible for black female obesity. Rutgers University women’s and gender studies professor Brittney Cooper made the argument during an appearance on “Black Women OWN the Conversation” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. “I hate when people…

Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News host who was loved by many viewers and loathed by others before her departure in January 2017, is making a return appearance on the network, at least for a short time. Kelly will be a guest on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Wednesday. Carlson announced her upcoming appearance during Monday's…

(STUDY FINDS) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Phrases like “You all look the same to me” or “I can’t tell any of them apart” are commonly associated with racial stereotyping and prejudice. Yet as it turns out, a new study finds that we really are hard-wired to have a harder time distinguishing the facial characteristics of…

President Donald Trump issued a strident rebuke of the mainstream media Monday after ABC News aired fake video in its coverage of the Turkish invasion into northern Syria. The outlet had shown supposedly exclusive footage of a massive bombing carried out by the Turkish military in Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday night on "World News Tonight"…

(STUDY FINDS) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — In today’s day and age, when it comes to superhero lore, it certainly seems like it’s good to be bad at the box office. But, whatever happened to good, old fashioned truth and justice? Surprisingly, a new study conducted at Ohio State University finds that, while movies that center…

(DAILY MAIL) -- Monkeys are strapped into metal harnesses, while cats and dogs are left bleeding and dying in footage which animal rights activists claim was filmed at a German toxicology laboratory. The German animal activist organisation Soko Tierschutz together with Cruelty Free International say the alleged abuse took place at LPT Laboratory of Pharmacology…

(LA Times) A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was felt widely in the San Francisco Bay Area at 10:33 p.m. on Monday, with the epicenter in the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill areas. Moderate shaking was felt in the Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek and Concord areas of an intensity that can overturn unsecured objects, such as books…

Los Angeles (AFP) - Basketball superstar LeBron James was accused of turning a blind eye to Chinese repression on Tuesday after he criticized a Houston Rockets executive for angering China with a "misinformed" tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong. James told reporters that Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated" on Hong Kong and should…

(Washington Examiner) House Republicans are eager to ask the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment inquiry a variety of questions about the scope and frequency of his contact with House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. They also want to know about the California Democrat's role in orchestrating the complaint alleging President Trump sought Ukraine’s…

(Washington Examiner) Hunter Biden believes he could have exercised better judgment before accepting a plum post with a Ukrainian company that's become central to President Trump's impeachment inquiry. “In retrospect, look, I think that it was poor judgment on my part," Biden, 49, said in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday. "I did nothing…

(FOX NEWS) -- A 23-year-old woman who fell 80 feet from a balcony in San Pedro, Mexico, after practicing “extreme yoga” has shared an update claiming that she is recovering “quickly.” In August, college student Alex Terrazas was photographed practicing a yoga pose, hanging upside down over a balcony railing with her knees bent. She…

(NEWS.COM.AU) -- A thirsty traveller has lost a legal case against Emirates airline after claiming she collapsed on a long-haul flight as a result of being denied enough water. Lina Di Falco, 54, now faces potential costs running into hundreds of thousands of dollars after failing to get compensation from the airline giant. Ms Di…

(NEWS.COM.AU) -- Michael Jordan had his infamous “republicans buy sneakers too” moment — and now LeBron James has been accused of letting his wallet do the talking on the NBA’s China issue. The biggest star in American basketball is in damage control after he finally — but controversially — weighed in on a tweet from…

(NEW YORK POST) -- Matt Lauer propositioned and exposed himself to a Today show producer — who then “melted in pain” recalling the sickening behaviour to Ann Curry, a new book alleges. Melissa Lonner, the NBC show’s then-entertainment booker, confided in Curry, Lauer’s co-host at the time, about the horrific incident in 2010, according to…

(FOX NEWS) -- A Kentucky high school is shutting down a tradition allowing students to submit anonymous prayer requests so someone can pray for them. Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, sent a complaint letter Sept. 17 to Pike Central High School about the "prayer locker," WYMT reported.…

(FOX NEWS) -- Ye must be born again! Kanye West and Kim Kardashian-West shared their Christian faith in a big way over the weekend. Kardashian started off by posting on social media Friday about her recent visit to the family's homeland, Armenia, where she and the kids were baptized at one of the oldest churches…

Dear Mr. Brin: Fifty years ago this week, when I was a 21-year-old college senior, I was in the Soviet Union, sent by the government of Israel to smuggle in Jewish religious items and smuggle out names of Jews who wanted to escape the Soviet Union and could then be issued a formal invitation to…

(FOX NEWS) -- MSNBC President Phil Griffin is facing heavy criticism after it was reported that he'd shared a revealing image of TV personality Maria Menounos during a staff meeting. In Ronan Farrow's hotly anticipated book "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators," the author alleged that four MSNBC colleagues said…

(FOX BUSINESS) -- A personal-finance trend called F.I.R.E. is gaining ground amongst millennials. F.I.R.E. stands for "Financial Independence Retire Early.” Some millennials reportedly use it as a tool to help them retire as early as 30. F.I.R.E. followers try to invest as much as 75 percent of their annual income while cutting down on day-to-day…

The retail giant Target won praise from liberals in 2017 when it announced plans to gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. But CNN Business reports many Target employees who were supposed to benefit from the minimum wage increase have actually suffered because of the consequent reduced hours and increased automation. Washington Examiner…

  A pastor who was arrested and cuffed at a "Drag Queen Story Hour" at a public library in Spokane, Washington, likely will be going to trial. Pastor Afshin Yaghtin was arrested June 15 as he approached the event, which was open to the public, according to the Pacific Justice Institute. Yaghtin said he was…

The effort to normalize transgenderism, including promoting it to children, is dangerous, contends a British man who now regrets the irreversible surgeries touted to him as a way to "become a woman." Peter Benjamin, 60, had been married three times, suffered addictions to cross-dressing and alcohol, and decided to become a woman "full-time" after he…