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Kerr Kriisa Arrested: What Are the Federal Fraud Allegations Against the Ex-NCAA Basketball Star?

Former NCAA player Kerr Kriisa has been arrested in Kentucky amid a federal fraud investigation. Extradition to West Virginia is expected, with court details pending.

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Trans families reel after SCOTUS ruling

An ex-student athlete and parents grapple with the harm the SCOTUS decision will have on trans youth

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John Denver’s family ‘thrilled’ as Country Roads becomes US team’s World Cup anthem

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” has become the unofficial anthem of the US men’s national soccer team at the World Cup

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Melania Trump Claims to 'Fully Support' LGBTQ+ Community While Applauding SCOTUS Trans Athlete Ban

Melania Trump says she 'fully' backs LGBTQ+ rights while praising a US Supreme Court ruling upholding state bans on trans girls in school sports, deepening America's culture clash.

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'Biological Sex' Prevails: SCOTUS Shuts Down Challenges to Idaho and West Virginia Transgender Athlete Bans

The US Supreme Court has backed Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from women's sports, a decision Donald Trump is touting as a major victory for his administration's Title IX agenda.

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Kroger to buy Giant Eagle in $1.65 billion deal

Kroger and Giant Eagle anticipate having to divest some stores in order for the sale to be approved

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On The Other Side Of The Looking Glass With West Virginia v. B.P.J.

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'No Men in Women's Sports': What Supreme Court Ruling Means for Transgender Athletes Across the US

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports, affecting laws in West Virginia and Idaho and potentially influencing legislation in other states.

International Business Times UK

Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Constitution by preventing transgender students from joining female sports teams, and that states can restrict who participates on women’s and girls sports teams based on a student’s sex assigned at birth.

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Trans youth athletes vow to keep playing after US supreme court ruling

Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other states

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US Supreme Court upholds transgender sports bans

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court cleared ‌the way on Tuesday for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in Idahoand West Virginia banning them from female sports teams — a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation’s culture wars.

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US Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The US Supreme Court has affirmed state laws preventing transgender girls and women from participating in school sports, a decision impacting over two dozen Republican-led states. This ruling, which found no violation of the Constitution or Title IX, marks another setback for transgender rights. The court's conservative majority's stance contrasts…

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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people

The Independent UK

US supreme court rules states can exclude trans athletes from female sports

Justices overturn judgments in favor of trans students who were barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho

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Supreme Court backs state transgender athlete bans

The Supreme Court backed state laws banning transgender girls from participating in scholastic girls’ sports in a decision issued Tuesday, upholding a legal argument used by the Trump administration in seeking to ban transgender athletes nationwide. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, in a majority opinion that turned aside challenges to West…

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Trump admin forces chemical giant to pay $450M in toxic pollution settlement

The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains

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Trans rights cases test American freedom

Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ challenge the strength of the 14th Amendment for all

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US Pro National Championships: Artem Shmidt tops Larry Warbasse in elite men's time trial

Barta rounds out podium in West Virginia

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Earth-based telescope shares image of Artemis II capsule near the moon — one of the farthest photos of humans ever taken

A blurry photo captured by the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth.

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From Tennessee boarding schools to rural West Virginia: The unlikely homes of World Cup teams

Spain, which is among the favorites to win the tournament, has set up camp at a boarding school on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga

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Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, West Virginia sue ISS over ESG disclosures

Four Republican state attorneys general filed lawsuits on May 20, 2026, against Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), accusing the proxy advisory firm of violating state consumer protection laws by failing to disclose that its voting recommendations prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies over clients' financial interests.

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Trump administration wants to close the watchdog investigating West Virginia’s chemical disasters

President Trump has proposed cutting funding for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, a federal agency that investigates chemical disasters

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Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, West Virginia sue ISS over ESG disclosures

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