Former Polish sprinter demands Christine Mboma take sex-reaffirming test after her Olympic medal win

Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma proudly draped the Namibian flag around her shoulders Tuesday after winning the silver medal in the women's Olympic 200-meter race, just over one month after learning she could not compete in her signature 400m due to elevated testosterone levels. Her dominant performance of 21.81 seconds elicited controversial remarks from retired Polish sprinter Marcin Urbaś, who demanded Mboma take a sex-reaffirming test to confirm she “definitely is a woman. I would like to request a thorough test on Mboma to find out if she definitely is a woman,” Urbaś told Spanish sports news outlet Marca.

Rudy Giuliani is being investigated by the FBI over a film he was trying to make about the Bidens and Ukraine, report says

The FBI is investigating Rudy Giuliani over a Biden-Ukraine film project, Mother Jones reported. Giuliani is also being probed over his efforts to urge Ukrainian officials to dig up dirt on Biden. Audio from 2019 showed Giuliani pressed Ukrainian officials in exchange for better relations with the US.

The family of an unvaccinated Florida man who died of COVID before he could get a shot will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral

A Florida family of an unvaccinated man will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral. Marquis Davis wanted to get the vaccine after he was hospitalized but it was too late, his wife told WFTV. The family, along with their church, will offer the community Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer vaccines.

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  Family of unvaccinated Florida father organise Covid testing, vaccinations at his funeral

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Ben Shapiro Embarrasses Himself on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

On Friday night, two of the country's foremost Islamophobes sat across from one another on HBO to debate the issues of the day. In one corner was Bill Maher, a self-professed liberal who spends 90 percent of his Real Time show railing against Muslims, platforming conspiracy theorists and/or white nationalist trolls, and whining about “cancel culture. The other had Ben Shapiro, the Daily Wire co-founder who, when he's not being an outrageous hypocrite or distributing films by producers with a long history of overlooking sexual misconduct, spends 90 percent of his time whining about “cancel culture” or “owning the libs” by saying hateful drivel like this: The last time Shapiro visited Maher's ...

Vaccine-resistant lambda variant is in the US

A new coronavirus mutation known as the lambda variant that is thought to have increased resistance to vaccines has appeared in the United States. Also known as C.37, the lambda variant was first discovered in Peru in November 2020. The lambda variant has since spread to eight countries in South America and 41 countries around the world, according to global science initiative GISAID.

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  Expert discusses COVID-19's Lambda variant and uptick in child infections

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  Tokyo Covered Up Arrival of Deadly New COVID Variant Just Before the Olympics

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Black principal calls out racism after he was told to remove photo kissing white wife

A Black principal opened up about his experiences with racism while serving in several administrative capacities at Colleyville District in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Dr. James Whitfield, who was previously the principal of Colleyville Middle School from 2019-2020 and the assistant principal for the high school from 2018-2019, opened up on Facebook in July about racially motivated attacks he encountered after being called out in a school board meeting. In July, a former school board member called for Whitfield to resign and accused him of teaching critical race theory to the students — which was banned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in mid-June.

84-year-old man fined $293,000 for possessing a German World War II tank that he kept in his basement

An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession. In 2015, an investigation found a WWII Panther tank in his basement, as well as a hoard of ammunition. An 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession and has been fined €250,000 ($293,972) along with a suspended prison sentence of 14 months.

A mother got her teenage kids to help clean up the crime scene after she shot and dismembered their stepdad, reports say

Thessalonica Allen, 34, shot her husband and cut his legs off, according to court documents. Allen also asked her children to help clean up the crime scene, ABC 7 reported. Thessalonica Allen is accused of shooting her husband, Randy Allen, inside an apartment in LaPorte, Indiana, after an altercation broke out over the woman's internet history, WCAX 3 reported.

Gang Members Established ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Atlanta, Killed Eight-Year-Old Girl during Police Protest

In the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, violent gang members laid siege to a local Wendy's to protest his death — establishing an “autonomous zone” with a strict no-trespassing policy for police officers or pedestrians — before shooting and killing an eight-year-old girl, according to a warrant obtained by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Under the guise of protesting police brutality, members of the Bloods street gang established a perimeter around the Wendy's, with armed rogue members declaring control over the territory “brandishing, pointing and discharging of firearms at citizens and civilians to ensure compliance with their authority in a highly visible manner,” according to the arrest warrant for the gang member allegedly responsible for the girl's death.

Former acting AG Jeffrey Rosen provides 7 hours of testimony before Senate panel investigating election interference

Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, a central witness in multiple investigations into former President Donald Trump's efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, spoke with Senate Judiciary Committee investigators for seven hours Saturday. Rosen, who repeatedly rebuffed Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the election results in the final days of the administration, appeared in a closed session of the committee, a panel spokesperson said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who attended the Saturday session, said he was "struck by how close the country came to total catastrophe.”

18 US Orthodox Jewish girls kicked off a Delta flight following a COVID-19 protocols dispute, reports say

Eighteen Orthodox Jewish girls were barred from a Delta-KLM flight from Amsterdam to New York on Friday because of a dispute about COVID-19 protocols, according to The Jerusalem Post. The girls were part of a group of about 55 Jewish teenagers who had spent two weeks visiting religious sites in Kyiv, Ukraine, their rabbi told Fox News. During the first leg of their journey - a Delta-operated flight, in partnership with KLM, from Kyiv to Amsterdam - flight attendants reportedly disciplined the girls for failing to comply with coronavirus safety measures.

US B-52 bombers and gunships sent into action in Afghanistan in attempt to stop Taliban advance on key cities

The Taliban has been seizing territory across Afghanistan as US-led forces withdraw. The US has sent B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to stop the Taliban advance on three key cities. The US has sent B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to Afghanistan in a bid to stop Taliban insurgents who are marching towards three key cities.

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  Taliban kill Afghan media chief in Kabul, take southern city

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  Mapping the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan

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Yeonmi Park says she was robbed by three women, bystanders stopped her from calling police

What happened: Park, 27, recalled the incident in a new interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, which tackled her experiences as a child in North Korea and as a defector in the U.S. She said it occurred during lootings across the city last summer. At this point, the woman allegedly started accusing her of racism and punching her in the chest. The situation became more difficult for Park as bystanders -- whom she identified as white people -- gathered around the scene and allegedly prevented her from phoning law enforcement.

The Israeli Olympians who went viral breaking one of the village's cardboard beds apologized after Tokyo 2020 officials condemned their behavior: Report

A since-deleted video showed members of Israel's Olympic baseball team breaking a cardboard bed. The team apologized and the player who uploaded the video said it was a spare bed. Olympians have been testing the beds' limits by jumping onto, diving into, and punching them.

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'You are not a chick': Video shows argument between trans councilwoman and store owner over anti-transgender sign

A Star Wars shop owner in Washington doesn't "give a s***" about feelings anymore after a confrontation with a transgender councilwoman. Councilwoman Tiesa Meskis, a biological male who identifies as a woman, confronted Don Sucher over a sign in his store that she said was offensive and anti-trans on Wednesday. “If you are born with a d***, you are not a chick,” read the sign posted at the Sucher & Sons Star Wars Shop.

After 15 months of working from home, I bought a WeWork day pass. Now I'm convinced some in-office days could be a balm for the crushing monotony of pandemic life

I worked in a WeWork for a day, my first in-office experience since March 2020. I'm convinced that working in an office periodically could break up the monotony of pandemic-era work life. Many have voiced support for the hybrid work approach, or dividing time between the home and the office.

Video film of mutiny by passengers at the unfair removal of two Black men from a flight

EasyJet tried to remove two Black men from a flight for refusing to put on their shoes for take-off. The men were ultimately allowed to stay on the flight, and the cabin crew was changed instead. Passengers on an EasyJet flight reportedly staged a mutiny to stop the airline from unfairly removing two Black men from the flight.

An air passenger hit a flight attendant after becoming agitated when asked to wear a mask, according to Florida police

The passenger was apparently asked to wear a face mask when the incident occurred, say reports. Authorities told the Pensacola News Journal that he was charged with battery and resisting arrest. A 70-year old man was arrested in Florida after striking a flight attendant on a plane when he was asked to wear a face mask, according to police.

Cholesterol drug cuts coronavirus infection by 70%, researchers find

A drug meant to treat cholesterol was found to reduce coronavirus infection by 70% in lab studies, with researchers calling for additional clinical trials among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A team of researchers from the U.K. and Italy published findings in the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal Friday, finding that fenofibrate and fenofibric acid resulted in a significant reduction in coronavirus infection in human cells when the drug was used in safe and approved concentrations, according to a news release posted Friday. "Our data indicates that fenofibrate may have the potential to reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and also virus spread," Dr. Elisa Vicenzi of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan and co-author, said in the release.

A Russian influencer who drove a Bentley with his girlfriend tied to the roof in a viral video is under investigation, agency says

Influencer Sergey Kosenko is reportedly under investigation by the Moscow Traffic Inspectorate. In an Instagram video, he drove a car while handcuffed to a woman who was tied to the roof. A Russian influencer who tied his girlfriend to the roof of a Bentley for a video is reportedly under investigation by the Moscow State Traffic Inspectorate.

Republican to file articles of impeachment against Biden border chief Mayorkas

A House Republican announced a long-shot bid to remove President Joe Biden's top border official in response to the worsening situation at the border. Rep. Andy Biggs, whose Arizona district sits close to the U.S.-Mexico border, announced Friday evening that he will file articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the next few weeks. "Secretary Mayorkas is a threat to the sovereignty and security of our nation," Biggs wrote in a statement.

Woman sues McDonald's after complaining that a cheeseburger advert was so irresistible it caused her to break her fast during Lent

The Russian is seeking $14 as compensation for sustained moral damage, Fox News reported. See more stories on Insider's business page. A woman from Omsk, Russia, is reportedly suing McDonald's over an advert featuring cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, which she said caused her to break her fast during Lent.

A 100-year-old former Nazi death camp guard, accused of helping to murder over 3,500 people, to go on trial

A 100-year-old former guard at a Nazi concentration camp will stand trial in Germany later this year, public prosecutors have announced. The suspect was allegedly complicit in executions by firing squad and by using Zyklon B, the chemical notoriously used in gas chambers at Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps during World War II, The Guardian said. Around 200,000 people were imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen camp, which is on the outskirts of Berlin, between 1936 and 1945.

Tokyo Covered Up Arrival of Deadly New COVID Variant Just Before the Olympics

TOKYO—Three days before the Olympics began, on July 20, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported to an international organization that the highly infectious Lambda variant had been detected in an airport test in Japan for the first time, but did not announce it widely to the public. The report was submitted to an international COVID-19 and other influenza virus database known as GISAID. According to preliminary reports from South American and Japanese scientists, the Lambda variant may possess an increased resistance to vaccines.

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  Vaccine-resistant lambda variant is in the US

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