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ABC News
12 hours ago
- Automotive
- ABC News
Crew walk away uninjured from spectacular Finke Desert Race crash
Mick Magher and navigator Bernie Webb walk away uninjured from a spectacular crash on race day two of the Finke Desert Race 2025.
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Ledecky closes US swim championships with 1,500m free victory
CHICAGO: Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky closed out the US Swimming Championships with her third title of the week on Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle to book another event at this year's World Championships in Singapore. Bobby Finke and Gretchen Walsh also grabbed their third wins of the week in Indianapolis, Indiana, to set themselves up for multiple medal campaigns in Singapore. Ledecky clocked 15min 36.76sec to win the 1,500m free by more than 25 seconds. Claire Weinstein, who swam in a different heat of the timed finals was second-fastest in 16:01.96. "I just wanted to put together a pretty even swim, hold a good pace," Ledecky told NBC Sports. "That one hurt, but I'll take it, move on to Singapore," added the US great, who also won the 400m and a "really good" 800m free this week and finished second in the 200m free. Ledecky heads to a seventh World Championships aiming to add to her 21 world titles. "I'm excited," she said. "I mean, I have been to a lot of these, but I still feel like I get the same excitement, the same energy from the team." Finke won the men's 800m free in 7:43.13, more than six seconds ahead of Rex Maurer. Finke, who set the men's 1,500m free world record in defending his Olympic title in Paris, also won that event along with the 400m medley – although he has indicated he won't swim the medley in Singapore. Walsh won the women's 50m freestyle in an American record-equalling 23.91sec to close out a stellar week that saw her win the 100m butterfly with the second-fastest time ever and the 50m fly in the fourth-fastest time ever. Jack Alexy won the men's 50m free in 21.36, the top time in the world this year. Santo Condorelli, the 30-year-old who has competed in the Olympics for both Canada and Italy, was second in 21.68 to earn a chance to represent the United States for the first time in international competition. Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley in 1:55.73, just three-hundredths of a second in front of Carson Foster, Casas notching another victory after his triumph in the 100m butterfly. Alex Walsh won the women's 100m medley in 2:08.45 with Phoebe Bacon taking second in 2:09.22. — AFP
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Ledecky closes US swim championships with 1,500m free victory
Bobby Finke and Gretchen Walsh also grabbed their third wins of the week in Indianapolis, Indiana, to set themselves up for multiple medal campaigns in Singapore. Ledecky clocked 15min 36.76sec to win the 1,500m free by more than 25 seconds. Claire Weinstein, who swam in a different heat of the timed finals was second-fastest in 16:01.96. "I just wanted to put together a pretty even swim, hold a good pace,' Ledecky told NBC Sports. "That one hurt, but I'll take it, move on to Singapore," added the US great, who also won the 400m and a "really good" 800m free this week and finished second in the 200m free. Ledecky heads to a seventh World Championships aiming to add to her 21 world titles. "I'm excited," she said. "I mean, I have been to a lot of these, but I still feel like I get the same excitement, the same energy from the team." Finke won the men's 800m free in 7:43.13, more than six seconds ahead of Rex Maurer. Finke, who set the men's 1,500m free world record in defending his Olympic title in Paris, also won that event along with the 400m medley -- although he has indicated he won't swim the medley in Singapore. Walsh won the women's 50m freestyle in an American record-equalling 23.91sec to close out a stellar week that saw her win the 100m butterfly with the second-fastest time ever and the 50m fly in the fourth-fastest time ever. Jack Alexy won the men's 50m free in 21.36, the top time in the world this year. Santo Condorelli, the 30-year-old who has competed in the Olympics for both Canada and Italy, was second in 21.68 to earn a chance to represent the United States for the first time in international competition. Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley in 1:55.73, just three-hundredths of a second in front of Carson Foster, Casas notching another victory after his triumph in the 100m butterfly. Alex Walsh won the women's 100m medley in 2:08.45 with Phoebe Bacon taking second in 2:09.22. © 2025 AFP
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Ledecky wins 1500m freestyle in US Swimming Championships, books berth in yet another event at Worlds
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky closed out the US Swimming Championships with her third title of the week on Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle to book another event at this year's World Championships in Singapore. Bobby Finke and Gretchen Walsh also grabbed their third wins of the week in Indianapolis, Indiana, to set themselves up for multiple medal campaigns in Singapore. Ledecky clocked 15:36.76s to win the 1,500m free by more than 25 seconds. Claire Weinstein, who swam in a different heat of the timed finals was second-fastest in 16:01.96. 'I just wanted to put together a pretty even swim, hold a good pace,' Ledecky told NBC Sports. 'That one hurt, but I'll take it, move on to Singapore,' added the US great, who also won the 400m and a 'really good' 800m free this week and finished second in the 200m free. Ledecky heads to a seventh World Championships aiming to add to her 21 world titles. 'I'm excited,' she said. 'I mean, I have been to a lot of these, but I still feel like I get the same excitement, the same energy from the team.' Finke won the men's 800m free in 7:43.13, more than six seconds ahead of Rex Maurer. Finke, who set the men's 1,500m free world record in defending his Olympic title in Paris, also won that event along with the 400m medley -- although he has indicated he won't swim the medley in Singapore. Walsh won the women's 50m freestyle in an American record-equalling 23.91 seconds to close out a stellar week that saw her win the 100m butterfly with the second-fastest time ever and the 50m fly in the fourth-fastest time ever. Jack Alexy won the men's 50m free in 21.36, the top time in the world this year. Santo Condorelli, the 30-year-old who has competed in the Olympics for both Canada and Italy, was second in 21.68 to earn a chance to represent the United States for the first time in international competition. Shaine Casas won the men's 200m individual medley in 1:55.73, just three-hundredths of a second in front of Carson Foster, Casas notching another victory after his triumph in the 100m butterfly. Alex Walsh won the women's 100m medley in 2:08.45 with Phoebe Bacon taking second in 2:09.22.
Axios
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Trans community most targeted in anti-LGBTQ+ incidents, GLAAD data shows
Transgender and gender-nonconforming people were the target of over half of all anti-LGBTQ+ incidents tracked by GLAAD over the last year in a new report. The big picture: President Trump has singled out the transgender community in several executive orders, jeopardizing federal recognition for people's declared gender identity and access to services like gender-affirming health care. Meanwhile, ongoing court cases, including one about gender-affirming care for minors before the Supreme Court, could affect LGBTQ+ rights. Yes, but: The challenges the community face stretch beyond legislation. GLAAD's new Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT) data depicts the threats LGBTQ+ people face in daily life, even as the share of Americans who are part of the community rises. "When we allow our politicians and our leaders to spread this anti-trans rhetoric, we see the very real impacts of that on the lived experiences of trans people," said Sarah Moore, who runs the tracker for GLAAD. Driving the news: GLAAD counted more than 930 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents from May 2024 through April 2025, 52% of which targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people, across 49 states and Washington, D.C. The overall number of incidents is down from GLAAD's prior count, but incidents targeting transgender people were up 14% from the 2023-2024 data. Tracked violent attacks resulted in 84 injuries and 10 deaths. The most common incidents GLAAD tracked were protests and rallies. The report also tracks verbal and written threats, assault, vandalism and other criminal and non-criminal incidents. Moore says the tracker includes "every expression of hate," even if it is not criminal, because "LGBTQ people are going to experience these things as acts of hate, regardless of if they're prosecuted as that." Zoom in: Incidents targeting state and local governments saw a 57% spike year-over-year. GLAAD said that coincides with hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in the 2025 legislative sessions. Case in point: Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke understands the double-edged nature of representation: As the first openly transgender member of the state legislature, she's championed LGBTQ+ rights. But Finke said she's also been the target of lies, harassment and threats. Her first year in office brought "the most rewarding" professional experiences of her life. But it was "easily ... the worst year, personally, that I've ever had." While the physical intimidation has eased, she faces the pressure of a national spotlight brought on in part by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's Washington bid, where Trump and others targeted his support for transgender people. "It is building a civic society and understanding ... that trans involvement, trans presence, is a threat," Finke said. "Either we're too strong for sports or too weak for the military." This year also brought the murder of Sam Nordquist, a Black transgender Minnesota man. Seven people, including a woman he'd fallen for online, were charged with murder and accused of torturing him for weeks before killing him. "The truth is that I can tell you how terrible it is for me to be constantly harassed," Finke said. "But our Black trans family are getting murdered." The bottom line: While Finke notes acts of violence are not directly tied to the Trump administration, his policies and the "language of dehumanization and ... language of eradication" have consequences. The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. The transgender community needs federal protections, she said, though the odds of legislation passing now are slim. Beyond government action, cultural change must foster a safer environment, Finke added. "We have to continue to make our stories known," Finke said. "That's going to continue to be hard and create pushback, but ... it's what we have to do."
