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Chicago Tribune
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Obama directs public schools to accommodate transgender students
Today is Tuesday, May 13, the 133rd day of 2025. There are 232 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 13, 2016, the Obama administration issued a directive requiring public schools to permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. Also on this date: In 1846, the United States Congress formally declared war against Mexico, following battles along the disputed U.S.-Mexico border in the preceding weeks; the Mexican-American War would continue for nearly two years until the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February 1848. In 1940, in his first speech to the House of Commons as British prime minister, Winston Churchill said, 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.' In 1973, in tennis' first so-called 'Battle of the Sexes,' Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Court 6-2, 6-1 in Ramona, California. (Billie Jean King soundly defeated Riggs at the Houston Astrodome later that year.) In 1980, a tornado struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing five people and injuring 79. In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Ağca. (Ağca was sentenced to life in prison in Italy in July 1981, but was pardoned in 2000 at the Pope's request.) In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as a police helicopter dropped two bombs onto the group's row house, igniting a fire that killed 11 people (including five children) and destroyed 61 homes. Today's Birthdays: Actor Harvey Keitel is 86. Musician Stevie Wonder is 75. Screenwriter-producer David Simon ('The Wire') is 66. Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is 64. TV host/comedian Stephen Colbert is 61. Musician Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) is 59. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is 48. Actor Samantha Morton is 48. Actor-writer-director Lena Dunham is 39. Actor Robert Pattinson is 39. Actor Debby Ryan is 32. Country musician Morgan Wallen is 32.
Boston Globe
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Today in History: May 13, United States declares war on Mexico
Advertisement In 1940, in his first speech to the House of Commons as British prime minister, Winston Churchill said, 'I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.' In 1973, in tennis' first so-called 'Battle of the Sexes,' Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Court 6-2, 6-1 in Ramona, Calif. (Billie Jean King soundly defeated Riggs at the Houston Astrodome later that year.) In 1980, a tornado struck downtown Kalamazoo, Mich., killing five people and injuring 79. In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Ağca. (Ağca was sentenced to life in prison in Italy in July 1981, but was pardoned in 2000 at the Pope's request.) In 1985, a confrontation between Philadelphia authorities and the radical group MOVE ended as a police helicopter dropped two bombs onto the group's row house, igniting a fire that killed 11 people (including five children) and destroyed 61 homes. Advertisement In 2016, the Obama administration issued a directive requiring public schools to permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New pro curling league scheduled to start in 2026 with hopes of prolonging the Olympic spotlight
United States skip Korey Dropkin watches his stone during his team's match against Germany at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin throws a stone during his team's match against Canada at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat reacts after his winning stone gave his team victory over Switzerland in the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat throws a stone during his team's match against Austria at the men's world curling championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada skip Rachel Homan, front right, and third Tracy Fleury, front left, call a shot as Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, back right, and third Grant Hardie, back center, look on during the Battle of the Sexes curling matchup in Toronto, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland's Grant Hardie, left, and Bobby Lammie, right, sweep a stone during the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Herbert sweep Brett Gallant's stone towards the button as skip Brad Jacobs looks on during World Men's Curling Championship action against Italy, in Moose Jaw, Sask., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Olympic rings adorn the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, which will be called Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, venue for the curling discipline at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan.16, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, front right, lines up a stone as Switzerland's skip Benoit Schwartz-Van Berkel, back right, and Yannick Schwaller, left, look on during the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin watches his stone during his team's match against Germany at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) United States skip Korey Dropkin throws a stone during his team's match against Canada at the men's curling world championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Friday April 4, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat reacts after his winning stone gave his team victory over Switzerland in the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat throws a stone during his team's match against Austria at the men's world curling championship in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada skip Rachel Homan, front right, and third Tracy Fleury, front left, call a shot as Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, back right, and third Grant Hardie, back center, look on during the Battle of the Sexes curling matchup in Toronto, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP) Scotland's Grant Hardie, left, and Bobby Lammie, right, sweep a stone during the gold-medal game against Switzerland at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Herbert sweep Brett Gallant's stone towards the button as skip Brad Jacobs looks on during World Men's Curling Championship action against Italy, in Moose Jaw, Sask., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) The Olympic rings adorn the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, which will be called Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, venue for the curling discipline at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan.16, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) Scotland skip Bruce Mouat, front right, lines up a stone as Switzerland's skip Benoit Schwartz-Van Berkel, back right, and Yannick Schwaller, left, look on during the gold-medal game at the world men's curling championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) USA skip Korey Dropkin guides a stone towards the house during his country's session against Norway at the World Men's Curling Championship in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, March 31, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) Curling is getting its first professional league, stocked with past and future Olympians competing in a six-week, six-team season touring internationally starting next April in the aftermath of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The Curling Group, which owns the Grand Slam of Curling event series, announced the creation of Rock League on Thursday. The six-week circuit will include stops in Canada, the United States and Europe, where six teams of five men and five women each will play a variety of formats to be determined. Advertisement 'As an athlete, I could have only dreamed about being able to participate in a professional curling league,' said Jennifer Jones, a 2014 Olympic gold medalist who is an adviser to the league. 'Now, having the opportunity to help make that dream a reality for the next generation of curlers is a true honor – and it's what inspires us every day as we work to build this league.' There will be two teams apiece from Canada and Europe, one from the United States and one from Asia. Among the athletes signed up as captains are Olympic medalists Bruce Mouat of Scotland, Brad Jacobs of Canada and Chinami Yoshida of Japan. Korey Dropkin, a world mixed doubles champion who would represent the U.S. at the 2026 Games, will captain the American team. Canadian Rachel Homan and Alina Paetz of Switzerland, both two-time Olympians, are the other captains. John Morris, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and adviser to the league, said the captains were chosen based on leadership, ability to work with teammates and curling skill. Advertisement 'Our goal is to create a one-of-a-kind experience that brings out the very best of curling – where longtime rivals might end up as teammates, and rising stars have the chance to cement their legacy as professional athletes,' he said. ___ AP sports:
Times
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Top female conductor says fight for orchestra equality has stalled
The world's leading female conductor has said that there is a plateauing in the fight for equality in the orchestral pit as she prepares to bring an opera based on Billie Jean King's epic Battle of the Sexes to Britain. Marin Alsop said that there were still 'archaic, old-fashioned views' that women could not conduct and revealed her shock at this response from even young male conductors when she first took the helm for the Last Night of the Proms. Alsop was speaking as it was confirmed that she will conduct the world premiere orchestral version of Laura Karpman's opera Balls, which tells the story of King's 1973 tennis victory over the male player Bobby Riggs. The production is one of the highlights of
New Straits Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Pearly-Thinaah break boundaries in 'Battle of the Sexes' face-off
KUALA LUMPUR: Sparks are set to fly in Bukit Kiara tomorrow (April 22) as Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah take on men's pair Kang Khai Xing-Lok Hong Quan in a rare and explosive "Battle of the Sexes" showdown during the Sudirman Cup simulation matches. The women's doubles world No. 5 are relishing the chance to spar against the men's back-up pair in what promises to be one of the most eye-catching matchups of the simulation session at Academy Badminton Malaysia. And that's not all. The day will also see world No. 2 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani go toe-to-toe with newly crowned Asian champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in a mouth-watering clash. The BA of Malaysia (BAM) have shaken things up this time, tossing out the traditional five-match Sudirman Cup format in favour of a mix-and-match set-up designed to give all 20 players high-intensity warm-up battles ahead of the tournament in Xiamen from April 27-May 4. "This simulation is about quality practice and involving the entire squad," said national doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky. "Pearly-Thinaah and Tang Jie-Ee Wei will test themselves against men's pairs — it's all part of building confidence and readiness." Mixed doubles Chan Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei will face men's pair Goh Boon Sze-Wee Yee Hern, while world No. 3 Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai take on Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin in another duel. In the men's singles, world No. 26 Leong Jun Hao will square off with world No. 46 Liew Daren, adding further fire to the all-star sparring slate. The centralised training wraps up on Wednesday (April 23), with the team jetting off to Xiamen the next day. Simulation matches Tomorrow First session (9am) Mixed doubles: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei vs Goh Boon Sze-Wee Yee Hern (men's doubles); Women's doubles: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah vs Kang Khai Xing-Lok Hong Quan (men's doubles); Men's singles: Leong Jun Hao vs Justin Hoh; Women's singles: K. Letshanaa vs Goh Jin Wei. Second session (10am) Mixed doubles: Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin vs Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai; Women's doubles: Go Pei Kee-Carmen Ting vs Cheng Su Hui-Tan Zhing Yi; Men's doubles: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik vs Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani; Men's doubles: Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun vs Choong Hon Jian-Haikal Nazri.
