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Sky News AU
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
US Olympic and Paralympic teams will comply with Trump executive order banning transgender and non-binary athletes from women's sports
The committee overseeing the United States' participation in the Olympics and Paralympics has confirmed it will comply with an executive order signed by President Trump banning transgender and non-binary people from competing in women's sports. The order was signed at the start of his second term and mandates sporting bodies across the United States to exclude transgender women and non-binary athletes from competing alongside women. In a letter to US sporting associations, The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said they were obligated to follow the executive order. CEO Sarah Hirshland and USOPC President Gene Skyes said, 'Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women. 'All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment." The National Women's Law Center issued a statement condemning the move. "By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes," said president and CEO, Fatima Goss Graves. A USA Swimming spokesman said the federation had been made aware of the USOPC's change and was consulting with the committee to figure out what changes it needs to make. USA Fencing changed its policy effective Aug. 1 to allow only "athletes who are of the female sex" in women's competition and opening men's events to "all athletes not eligible for the women's category, including transgender women, transgender men, non-binary and intersex athletes and cisgender male athletes." Other associations are being consulted with to determine what changes need to be made. The move came after President Trump sued the state of Michigan after it refused to comply with the Executive Order, and Mr Trump has also expressed he would like the IOC to change its rules on transgender athletes. Los Angeles will host the Summer Games in 2028.
Washington Post
a day ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Trump's ‘Artificial Intelligence Action Plan' is already stirring debate
Happy Tuesday! Would you eat at Elon's? Send news tips and Tesla diner menu items to: Trump's 'Artificial Intelligence Action Plan' is already stirring debate. When President Donald Trump retook office in January, one of his first acts was to repeal former president Joe Biden's 2023 executive order on AI, which had sought to balance innovation with safeguards. Trump followed up with his own executive order promising that his administration would produce its own 'Artificial Intelligence Action Plan' within 180 days.
Time Magazine
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time Magazine
Trump Administration Releases FBI Records on MLK Jr.
The Trump Administration on Monday released a trove of FBI documents related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., ending a court-ordered seal that had kept the documents out of public view since they were collected by the FBI in 1977. The release includes more than 230,000 pages of records detailing the FBI's investigation into King's assassination, including internal bureau memos, foreign intelligence cables, and previously unpublished material related to James Earl Ray, the man who pleaded guilty to King's assassination before recanting. It was not immediately clear if the documents would reveal any new information about King's murder or his life. King's family released a statement on Monday urging the public to view the files 'within their full historical context,' noting the personal nature of the matter. They also reiterated their belief that Ray was not solely responsible for King's death. 'As the children of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, his tragic death has been an intensely personal grief—a devastating loss for his wife, children, and the granddaughter he never met -- an absence our family has endured for over 57 years,' they wrote in a statement reviewed by The Associated Press. 'We ask those who engage with the release of these files to do so with empathy, restraint, and respect for our family's continuing grief.' In a statement, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described the release as a 'historic step' that fulfills President Donald Trump's Executive Order issued in January that directed agencies to declassify and publish assassination records related to King, President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. 'The American people have waited nearly sixty years to see the full scope of the federal government's investigation into Dr. King's assassination,' Gabbard said. 'Under President Trump's leadership, we are ensuring that no stone is left unturned in our mission to deliver complete transparency on this pivotal and tragic event in our nation's history. I extend my deepest appreciation to the King family for their support.' The files were originally not scheduled for public release until 2027, 50 years after they were put under court-ordered seal. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while visiting Memphis. In the lead-up to his death, he had increasingly turned his focus toward economic justice and opposition to the Vietnam War, drawing heightened scrutiny from political leaders and law enforcement. Then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover authorized an aggressive campaign of wiretaps, hotel room bugs, and disinformation intended to discredit King and undermine the civil rights movement. Though Ray pleaded guilty to the assassination, he later tried to withdraw the plea and insisted he was not involved. Members of King's family have long expressed doubts about Ray's role, with Coretta Scott King and others publicly calling for a broader investigation into possible government involvement. A Justice Department inquiry concluded in 2000 that there was no evidence to support those assertions. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which King co-founded in 1957, opposed the release, arguing that the FBI illegally surveilled King and other civil rights figures. The timing of the MLK files' release has raised questions, as the Trump Administration is currently facing pressure over its refusal to release additional files related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019. Trump last week ordered the release of limited grand jury testimony but declined to unseal the full case file, prompting frustration among his supporters.
CNBC
2 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
Orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will raise prices for American consumers
Orange juice prices could rise by 20% to 25%, according to Johanna Foods, a small U.S. business suing the White House over tariffs threatened against Brazil. President Donald Trump said in a July 9 letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he would apply a 50% tariff to all imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1. Trump said the high tariff rate was necessary because of "the way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro." Prosecutors in Brazil have alleged that Bolsonaro was part of a scheme that included a plan to assassinate the country's current president, who defeated him in the last election, and Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing. Trump also said Brazil was censoring U.S.-based social media platforms and was running "unsustainable Trade Deficits" with the United States. However, the United States has a goods trade surplus with Brazil — more than $7 billion last year, according to data from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Johanna Foods, which says it supplies nearly 75% of all private label "not from concentrate" orange juice to customers in the U.S., says those arguments do not constitute an economic emergency and therefore the president does not have the power to levy this tariff. "The Brazil Letter does not refer to any legal or statutory authority under which the Brazil Tariff can be imposed by the President," the company's attorney Marc Kaplin writes in a filing. "The Brazil Letter does not constitute a proper executive action, is not an Executive Order, does not reference or incorporate any Executive Orders or modify or amend any existing Executive Order," the attorney continued. The company said some of its customers include Walmart, Aldi, Wegman's, Safeway and Albertsons. Johanna Foods CEO Robert Facchina said the duty would result in an estimated $68 million hit, exceeding any single year of profits since the company was created in 1995. "The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food," the lawsuit reads. "The not from concentrate orange juice ingredients imported from Brazil are not reasonably available from any supplier in the United States in sufficient quantity or quality to meet the Plaintiffs' production needs." Orange juice prices have already been rising across the country. Over the last year, the average price of a 16 ounce container of orange juice rose 23 cents, or more than 5%, to $4.49, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Orange juice futures, the global benchmark that tracks the commodity, have also jumped recently. During the last month, they are up nearly 40%, with most of that increase coming on the heels of Trump's threat. Brazil's Supreme Court ruled last month that social media companies can be held accountable for the content posted on their platforms. Elon Musk's social media site, X, was also briefly banned last year in Brazil after Musk refused to comply with a court request to ban some accounts. Facchina says layoffs of union manufacturing employees, administrative staff and a reduced production capacity at the company's Flemington, New Jersey, and Spokane, Washington, facilities are near-certain should these tariffs go into effect. Johanna Foods employs almost 700 people across Washington state and New Jersey. Brazil was the 18th-largest source of U.S. goods imports last year, with more than $42 billion worth of imports entering the country, according to U.S. International Trade Commission data. In its legal filing, the company asks the Court of International Trade to declare that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump the statutory authority to impose the tariffs against Brazil, and that the president has not identified a national emergency or "unusual and extraordinary threat" as required by the IEEPA law to impose the tariffs. In response to the lawsuit, a White House spokesperson said the administration is "legally and fairly using tariff powers that have been granted to the executive branch by the Constitution and Congress to level the playing field for American workers and safeguard our national security."
NBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- NBC News
Orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will raise prices for American consumers
Orange juice prices could rise by 20% to 25%, according to Johanna Foods, a small U.S. business suing the White House over tariffs threatened against Brazil. President Donald Trump said in a July 9 letter to President Luiz Inacio da Silva that he would apply a 50% tariff to all imports from Brazil starting on August 1. Trump said the high tariff rate was necessary because of "the way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro." Prosecutors in Brazil have alleged that Bolsonaro was part of a scheme that included a plan to assassinate the country's current president, who defeated him in the last election, and Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro has denied all wrongdoing. Trump also said Brazil was censoring U.S.-based social media platforms and was running 'unsustainable Trade Deficits' with the United States. However, the United States has a goods trade surplus with Brazil — more than $7 billion last year, according to data from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Johanna Foods, which says it supplies nearly 75% of all private label 'not from concentrate' orange juice to customers in the U.S., says those arguments do not constitute an economic emergency and therefore the president does not have the power to levy this tariff. 'The Brazil Letter does not refer to any legal or statutory authority under which the Brazil Tariff can be imposed by the President,' the company's attorney Marc Kaplin writes in a filing. 'The Brazil Letter does not constitute a proper executive action, is not an Executive Order, does not reference or incorporate any Executive Orders or modify or amend any existing Executive Order.' The company says some of its customers include Walmart, Aldi, Wegman's, Safeway and Albertsons. Johanna Foods CEO Robert Facchina says the duty would result in an estimated $68 million hit, exceeding any single year of profits since the company was created in 1995. 'The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food,' he writes. 'The not from concentrate orange juice ingredients imported from Brazil are not reasonably available from any supplier in the United States in sufficient quantity or quality to meet the Plaintiffs' production needs.' Brazil's Supreme Court ruled last month that social media companies can be held accountable for the content posted on their platforms. Elon Musk's social media site, X, was also briefly banned last year in Brazil after Musk refused to comply with a court request to ban some accounts. Facchina says layoffs of union manufacturing employees, administrative staff and a reduced production capacity at the company's Flemington, New Jersey, and Spokane, Washington, facilities are near certain should these tariffs go into effect. Johanna Foods employs almost 700 people across Washington state and New Jersey. Brazil was the 18th-largest source of U.S. goods imports last year, with more than $42 billion worth of imports entering the country, according to U.S. International Trade Commission data. In its legal filing, the company asks the Court of International Trade to declare that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump the statutory authority to impose the tariffs against Brazil, and that the president has not identified a national emergency or 'unusual and extraordinary threat' as required by the IEEPA law to impose the tariffs. In response to the lawsuit, a White House spokesman said the administration is "legally and fairly using tariff powers that have been granted to the executive branch by the Constitution and Congress to level the playing field for American workers and safeguard our national security.'
