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President Trump's tug-of-war with the courts, explained
(THE CONVERSATION) The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a big win on June 27, 2025, by limiting the ability of judges to block Trump administration policies across the nation.
But Trump has not fared nearly as well in the lower courts, where he has lost a series of cases through different levels of the federal court s ... (full story)
Your data privacy is slipping away – here's why, and what you can do about it
(THE CONVERSATION) Cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly in the news. Governments are passing new cybersecurity laws. Companies are investing in cybersecurity controls such as firewalls, encryption and awareness training at record levels.
And yet, people are losing ground on data privacy.
In 2024, the Identity Theft ... (full story)
Sports
Is the leg raise appropriate?
Straight legged raises (supine leg lifts) are one of those exercises that everyone’s known - and potentially loved - for generations.
Heck, my dad used to brag to me that he did them during his high school wrestling warm-ups.
And in the years before his passing anytime we’d get onto the topic of exercising, ble ... (full story)
Mbappé drops legal harassment case against PSG and seeks reconciliation
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has dropped the legal proceedings he started this year against Paris Saint-Germain for moral harassment, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press.
The Paris prosecutor's office last month said Mbappé accused the club in a legal filing, and opened an investi ... (full story)
Soccer ban sparks fears of widening trans exclusion in the UK
LONDON (AP) — It was not her best goal or most important soccer match, but when the ball hit the back of the net in Natalie Washington's debut on a women's team in 2017, she felt a sense of belonging that had been missing.
It was long in coming: Washington had struggled to fit in on a men's team and eventually stopped play ... (full story)
In today's NFL, forget Super Bowl dreams – it's all about fantasy
(THE CONVERSATION) As the NFL's regular season kicks off with a full slate of games this weekend, I did something that reflects the state of American sports fandom.
I picked a daily fantasy football team.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there are a lot of others like me. The trade group says that, as of Au ... (full story)
State
Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the U.S. for a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices — a move that comes as the White Ho ... (full story)
States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled recently.
The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court's conservatives was not ... (full story)