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No taking a knee, no political hand gestures and no disrespect during medal ceremonies. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) posted a three-page guideline on Thursday that reiterates Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter. It clearly states how and when athletes can protest during the 2020 Tokyo games. The IOC said athletes are banned from protestingContinue reading “International Olympic Committee bans political protests by athletes at 2020 games”

A minister from Chicago is accused of cheating a federal program to feed impoverished children out of money and using $142,000 to buy a Bentley for himself. Rev Clarence Smith Jr, 45, of the New Life Impact Church, pleaded not guilty to four counts of fraud in US District Court, reported the Chicago Tribune. SmithContinue reading “Chicago minister is charged with four counts of fraud for cheating a federal program to feed poor children and then spending $142,000 on a Bentley”

An evangelical seminary in California is accused in a lawsuit of violating a federal anti-discrimination law for kicking out two seminarians who each married someone of the same sex. Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, expelled graduate students Nathan Brittsan and Joanna Maxon after administrators learned of their same-sex marriages, the lawsuit says. The multi-denominationalContinue reading “Expelled students sue Seminary for sex discrimination”

‘Equality’ is undoubtedly the defining goal of socialism. Socialists favor a more equal distribution of wealth and income within society. The rallying cry of equality has been heard from many a socialist throughout the ages. However, we must be clear on the meaning of equality. Socialists favor a more equal distribution of wealth and incomeContinue reading “Today’s lesson: ‘Equality’ (Socialism)”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats Friday that she was prepared to send the articles of impeachment passed by the House to the Senate for trial, despite a month-long delay to the process. The Speaker revealed her intentions in a letter to her Democrat colleagues and obtained by reporters. �I have asked Judiciary Committee ChairmanContinue reading “Pelosi to Transmit Impeachment Articles to Senate Next Week”

Former Secretary of State John Kerry denied that money from a $1.7 billion payment the United States made to Iran in 2016 went toward funding Iran�s recent attack on U.S. bases in Iraq. Kerry described the payment as a “little bit of money” and accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of lying about what IranContinue reading “John Kerry: Obama administration gave Iran ‘a little bit of money’”

Among several disturbing elements of Christina Cross� New York Times op-ed �The Myth of the Two-Parent Home� is the author�s seeming belief that unless growing up with married parents has the same effect on black children as on white youngsters, it is not worthy of endorsement. Otherwise, asserts the Harvard postdoctoral fellow, �blindly promoting theContinue reading “The Power of the 2-Parent Home Is Not a Myth”

In the wake of claims that an errant missile fired by Iran brought down a passenger jet earlier this week, some Democrats and media voices have appeared to make the case that President Trump at least shares in the blame for the death of 176 civilians. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., pointedly laid the blame forContinue reading “Dems rush to implicate Trump for plane crash”