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Coach at Center of Religious Supreme Court Victory Says He Has ‘A Lot of Angst’ About Returning to the Field
High School Assistant Coach Joe Kennedy said he’s nervous about returning to the football field Friday after winning a years-long battle in the Supreme Court in 2022 allowing him to pray on the field, according to an interview with the Associated Press.
Bremerton High School, located in Washington state, is having its opening game of the season and it will be the first time Kennedy has coached since 2015 after he was suspended by Bremerton School District (BSD) for refusing to stop praying on the field, according to the AP. Kennedy expressed that he was nervous about people’s expectations and the reaction to him praying after the game.
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Alaska State Board of Education Votes to Support Banning Boys from Girls’ High School Sports Teams
The Alaska State Board of Education voted on Thursday to support a regulation banning boys from competing on girls’ high school athletic teams, according to The Associated Press.
The board delayed its initial vote on the issue in July after hearing hours of testimony and receiving 1,400 pages of written comments, according to the AP. The board voted 7-1 to support the measure in a special session, and the proposal now heads to Republican Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor for approval.
The article Alaska State Board of Education Votes to Support Banning Boys from Girls’ High School Sports Teams appeared first on Tennessee Star.
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Court: Wayne County Violated Rights in Vehicle Seizure ‘Scheme’
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wayne County violated the rights of Detroiters by not offering prompt court hearings within two weeks of their vehicles being seized.
The Center Square reported the lawsuit in 2020 when The Institute for Justice filed a class action suit challenging the program on behalf of Detroiters whose vehicles were seized without receiving a hearing.
The article Court: Wayne County Violated Rights in Vehicle Seizure ‘Scheme’ appeared first on Tennessee Star.
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City Explores Idea of Seceding from Minnesota County
The City of Champlin is considering seceding from Hennepin County and joining Anoka County.
The Champlin City Council discussed the idea during a worksession Monday at Mayor Ryan Sabas’ request.
The article City Explores Idea of Seceding from Minnesota County appeared first on Tennessee Star.
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Federal Court Rules Against FDA Over Anti-Ivermectin Posts
The U.S. FDA likely overstepped its authority when it told Americans to "stop" using ivermectin against COVID-19, a federal court ruled.
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You thought NYC was bad before? Wait until you hear the “Friday ritual” Eric Adams has planned for the Big Apple…
“Something that I heard when I visited Morocco, when I visited Saudi Arabia, when I visited Oman, when I visited Jordan, when I visited so many Arab and Muslim countries, I heard the call of prayer.,” said Mayor Eric Adams, currently presiding over an unprecedented migrant crisis in his “sanctuary city”.
The Islamic call to prayer, or Adhan, can now be blasted across New York City without regard to neighborhood noise restrictions on Fridays, following guideline changes introduced by Democrat city mayor Eric Adams.
