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CNN — The father of a Minnesota transgender high school student who he says was beaten at school said Thursday he wants criminal charges brought against the students who beat and harassed his daughter. Mark Walztoni told CNN that his daughter, 17-year-old Kobalt Sovereign, a junior at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, was in the school bathroom last Thursday when a student began yelling transphobic slurs at her. As she was leaving the bathroom, she said the student and two others surrounded Sovereign and followed her down the hallway, and when she turned around and asked them to stop, they…
US tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his historic election victory and said his company looks forward to doing “exciting work” in India.Modi will take oath of office on June 9 for his third term as prime minister. “Congratulations @narendramodi on your victory in the world’s largest democratic election! I look forward to doing exciting work for my company in India,” Musk said in a post on X. The congratulatory message came two months after the CEO of electric car maker Tesla and microblogging platform X postponed a planned visit to India in April,…
China and the Middle East are expected to grow their green hydrogen sectors, though they are relatively new entrants compared to the European Union and the United States. Middle Eastern countries have ample renewable energy resources and ample capital to invest in the industry. Meanwhile, China is leading the way in deploying electrolyzers, accounting for 50 percent of global capacity as of the end of last year, according to the International Energy Agency. Electrolyzers are industrial devices that separate the hydrogen and oxygen in water molecules.This global shift to renewable energy sources sets the stage for increased cross-border trade and…
China and the Middle East are expected to grow their green hydrogen sectors, though they are relatively new entrants compared to the European Union and the United States. Middle Eastern countries have ample renewable energy resources and ample capital to invest in the industry. Meanwhile, China is leading the way in deploying electrolyzers, accounting for 50 percent of global capacity as of the end of last year, according to the International Energy Agency. Electrolyzers are industrial devices that separate the hydrogen and oxygen in water molecules.This global shift to renewable energy sources sets the stage for increased cross-border trade and…
CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Lodolo gave up one run in six innings, Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run double and the fueled Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight win.The Reds have won 11 of 14 games and are now tied with the Cubs for second place in the National League Central with 31 wins and 33 losses. Meanwhile, Chicago has lost 11 of 15 games. The Brewers are in first place in the division.Justin Steele, making his eighth start for the Cubs since returning from the disabled list, struck out the first 10…
STORY: :: Arizonans try to stay cool as ‘heat dome’ spreadsTemperatures in the Southwest will reach well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit:: June 7, 2024:: Phoenix, Arizona”It’s dry heat and it feels like you’re in an oven. You set the oven to 120 degrees, open it up and stick your head in. That’s Arizona. It’s dry, there’s minimal humidity and there’s no escape.””At first you feel a bit tired, you start to sweat, and then eventually you feel a bit sick. It’s different for everyone. But usually you start to feel sick, and if you don’t address it, you end up…
newsopinioneditorialInviting women into politics requires a new political imagination Women are not just voters and beneficiaries: Increasing women’s representation in politics requires rethinking women as leaders and decision-makers. Since the 1991 general election, when the gap in voter turnout between men and women began to close, women’s influence in politics has grown larger and deeper. Last September, the passage of the Women’s Quota Bill in Parliament raised hopes of a more gender-equal parliament. The near-unanimous support for the bill, which promises 33 percent quota for women in the lower house and state assemblies, seemed to signal politicians finally embracing an…
Claremont — On Friday afternoon, Chris Ording took to the stage with Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” playing in the background.Ording just smiled. “I guess I coached women’s water polo for too long,” he told the crowd at the 2024 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame luncheon. “Actually, that’s not fair. That was my song of choice.”For Ording, who will return to the team as an assistant coach for women’s water polo for the third consecutive Olympic Games in Paris, mentioning the U.S. may mean a little more this summer. But he received a bigger honor on Friday: Ording,…
Last weekend it was reported that Penny Mordaunt’s supporters are claiming that Downing Street is “locking her up” during the election campaign because Rishi Sunak’s team sees her as a threat.Now the Speaker, who had a spectacular televised debate with politicians from six opposition parties, is completely out of the running – and should not be put back in.Her opening words in the 90-minute showdown were shocking: she declared that the Prime Minister was “completely wrong” to cut short the Normandy landings ceremony early. She pulled no punches.She said the Prime Minister had been wrong not once, or twice, but…
Officials in Montgomery, Alabama, said Hispanic-owned businesses are being “hounded” by criminals this week after a shooting at a grocery store left three people dead and was linked to a string of targeted crimes.”To the Latino and Hispanic community … we hear you, we hear you, and we cannot stand for this to happen,” Mayor Steven Reed said at a press conference Wednesday. “We cannot stand for people to be hunted because they think they’re an easy target or prey. It’s easy to be the hunter. It’s not easy to be the hunted, and right now they are the hunted.”Local…