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The U.S. Department of Education said Friday that it will proceed with withholding federal funds from Maine after officials in the state refused to sign a Title IX resolution agreement that would bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports in the state.The matter will also be deferred to the Department of Justice “for further enforcement action,” the department said in a statement.The actions come after the state informed the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in a letter on Friday that the Maine Department of Education and the Maine Office of the Attorney General will not sign…
Italian Lorenzo Musetti beat a “heartbroken” Stefanos Tsitsipas 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to knock out the holder and reach the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Musetti fought back after losing the first set against the three-time tournament winner to tee up a last four tie with Australian Alex de Minaur. The 23-year-old claimed his first victory over the Greek former world number three in five meetings. “It has a special, let’s say, flavour not just because he’s the defending champion here, but because before today, I never won against him,” Musetti told reporters.”It was probably one…
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JUNEAU, Alaska — After President Donald Trump returned to office, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared “happy days are here again.” He likened Trump’s friendly approach to energy development as “Christmas every day” for a state whose fortunes rise or fall with oil.But the nearly three months since Trump’s inauguration have been tumultuous, roiling Alaska’s substantial federal workforce and raising questions about the reliability of federal funding.And his on-again, off-again tariffs, and a related drop in oil prices, have compounded the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers, who each year must craft a state budget based on volatile oil prices. The legislative…
Geneva: Negotiations toward a global agreement on tackling future pandemics came down to the wire Friday, with observers voicing hope that a consensus could be found to seal a landmark deal.The outcome of the years-long talks taking place at the World Health Organization headquarters remained unclear, but optimism appeared to be building as the scheduled cutoff approached. “There is a high chance that a consensus will be reached in the coming hours,” Michelle Childs, head of policy advocacy at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), an NGO, told AFP.Five years after Covid-19 killed millions of people — and with…
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif hinted the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season could be MS Dhoni’s last as a player. His remarks came after the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their fifth straight loss of IPL 2025, losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was Dhoni’s first game back in charge of CSK after regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Kaif questioned whether it is the right time for CSK to start thinking…
WASHINGTON — Anna Paulina Luna was at her Florida home in fall 2023, caring for her newborn son and turning over a question in her mind as a member of Congress:“How do I change this?”Luna, then a first-time mom and first-term lawmaker, could no longer fly to Washington to cast votes in the U.S. House, a crucial part of the job, due to complications from childbirth — which she blamed at least partially on her hectic schedule, having flown to and from the capital during most of her pregnancy.Luna began reading House rules and found what seemed like a simple…
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s recent form has raised massive doubts over their chances to qualify for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Following their latest defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday, CSK sit ninth in the points table with two points from six matches and net run-rate of -1.554. With eight matches left, CSK would need to pull off a massive turnaround in order to finish in the top four at the end of the league phase. Generally, teams with 16 points at the end of the league phase are all but guaranteed…
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings slumped to their biggest defeat in the IPL (in terms of balls remaining) on Friday. The five-time champions could manage only 103/9 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders, which the defending champions chased down in just 10.1 overs. This was CSK’s fifth loss in six matches in the IPL 2025 and the side is placed ninth among 10 teams. This is also the first time in IPL history that CSK have lost three matches on the trot at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in the IPL. After the loss, former India…