Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based podcast company Kerning Cultures Network is producing “The Lebanon Heist,” an original investigative probe into the root causes of Lebanon’s devastating financial crisis. Launching in October, the six-part podcast will be produced in English and Arabic, delving into the crash that led to millions of Lebanese citizens being robbed of their life savings, and exploring the role of Riad Salamah, the country’s current central bank governor, who is considered to be at heart of the collapse. He is accused of having embezzled and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds. Salameh, who denies wrongdoing, is being investigated in Lebanon and several European countries for allegedly siphoning off more than $300 million from the central bank with his brother throughout more than a decade.
Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia from Enforcing Trans Sports Ban
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signed into law in 2021.However, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, saying they would have granted Morrisey’s request.A federal judge previously blocked the law from taking effect while a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban proceeds.The plaintiff in the case, 12-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, is a transgender girl who tried to join her middle school girls’ cross-country team, but was informed that she would be barred from the team due to the law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in female-designated sports.Pepper-Jackson sued state officials, her local school board, the West Virginia Board of Education, and the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, arguing that the law is unconstitutional and discriminatory.In July 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin, of the Southern District of West Virginia, issued an injunction blocking the law from taking effect on the grounds that Pepper-Jackson was likely to prevail in her claim that the law is discriminatory.Six months later, Goodwin rejected Pepper-Jackson’s claim that the law violates Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, finding the ban constitutional and asserting that the state had a legitimate interest in ensuring cisgender female athletes are not disadvantaged by having to compete against athletes assigned male at birth.
Goodwin’s order was halted by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a month later, preventing the state from enforcing the ban while the lawsuit is being litigated.Proponents of the ban, including Morrisey, on behalf of the state, filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court demanding the high court overturn the 4th Circuit’s decision.
Zooey Zephyr, Montana trans lawmaker, banned from state House by GOP
GOP lawmakers in the Montana House of Representatives on Wednesday banned the state’s only transgender legislator from speaking on the chamber floor for the remainder of the legislative session after she called out her GOP colleagues last week during a debate on access to gender-affirming care.
Andrew sought permission from Queen to be quizzed on Epstein, says Emily Maitlis
Prince Andrew sought permission from the late Queen to be questioned about his association with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, TV presenter Emily Maitlis has claimed. The Duke of York, 63, came under intense scrutiny following his disastrous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 over allegations that Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was trafficked to have sex with the royal when she was 17. In a new two-part Channel 4 documentary, Andrew – The Problem Prince, former BBC journalist Ms Maitlis said the negative implications of the interview “dawned” on the Queen “before they dawned on him”.
King Charles' Coronation guest list – from royals to key player having 'nightmares'
Two thousand guests will gather in Westminster Abbey for King Charles’ Coronation to see His Majesty officially crowned alongside Queen Consort, Camilla. Buckingham Palace says the service will reflect the 74-year-old monarch’s role today and looking towards the future, while still being rooted in long standing traditions and pageantry of the past.
Abortion Drug Mifepristone Stays Legal For Now, Supreme Court Rules
, will stay legal for now, the Supreme Court ruled Friday, as an appeal moves forward on the case that could have wide-reaching implications for reproductive rights and the power of the Food and Drug Administration. The court halted a decision by a conservative Donald Trump–appointed judge in Texas banning the drug as the appeal works its way through the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Virginia Socialite Mom Busted Allegedly Trying To Sexually Abuse 8-Year-Old Girl In Shocking FBI Sting
A popular Virginia mom is facing felony charges after a shocking FBI sting led her right to the police’s front door… According to official docs, the
Holidaymakers will soon be able to book new luxury glamping pods with hot tubs in West Lothian countryside
Holidaymakers can take advantage of new glamping pods set among peaceful West Lothian countryside.
Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard Attends Ex-Boyfriend Everett Weston Wedding to Courtney Cavanagh in Ireland
Supporting his happily ever after. Summer House’s Lindsay Hubbard jetted off to Ireland to watch her ex-boyfriend Everett Weston say “I do” in a fairy tale wedding to Courtney Cavanagh.
Sarah Ferguson Calls Ex-Husband Prince Andrew a ‘Kind, Good Man’ After Scandal, Praises Him as a Grandfather
Defending her ex. Sarah Ferguson defended her former husband, Prince Andrew, after he was stripped of his royal titles following his involvement in a sexual assault lawsuit brought by one of the late Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers.
Blocking Meghan Markle From Queen's Bedside Cost Princess Catherine HER Chance To Say Goodbye?!
It’s well-known by now that Prince Harry tragically missed his chance to say goodbye to his beloved grandmother before she passed. He and Meghan Markle happened to already be in the UK, so he should have been able to make it. But for some reason he wasn’t on that first flight to see Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral with the rest of the family…
Royals from across the globe expected at palace reception on eve of coronation
The eve of the King’s Coronation will be marked by a glittering Buckingham Palace reception attended by foreign royalty. Princess Beatrix, the former queen of the Netherlands, has confirmed her attendance at the event, expected to be hosted by Charles, alongside her granddaughter and heir to the Dutch throne Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange.
‘The Enforcer’ Star Alexis Ren Signs With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Actor and online influencer Alexis Ren has signed with WME in all areas.
Kate Middleton blocked Meghan Markle from attending coronation: ‘Sit at the back’
King Charles’ upcoming coronation, a prominent royal biographer claims. Tom Bower, who penned the best-selling “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors,” made the shock declaration during an interview with GB News on Thursday, saying he believed Markle may actually have wanted to attend the historic event.
Mother Of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Virginia Teacher CHARGED With Felony!
Some BIG updates in the case of the Virginia teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student!
Scotland set to ban wet wipes containing plastic in major victory for environmental campaign
Scotland looks set to be the next part of the UK to ban wet wipes containing plastic. The Scottish Government has vowed to work with colleagues in Westminster, where they are to be outlawed for England.
‘Babe’ Star James Cromwell Helps Save a Real Baby Pig from Slaughter, Names the Abandoned Piglet Babe
Zack Sharf Digital News Director In a heartfelt example of life imitating art, “Babe” star James Cromwell is helping save a real baby big from being slaughtered. Cromwell serves as an honorary director at PETA and is working with the animal rights organization to transfer a piglet to the Indraloka Animal Sanctuary after it fell off a truck that was transporting it to be fattened for slaughter. According to PETA, the abandoned piglet was found “scraped, bruised and covered in mud” when he was rescued shortly before the Easter holiday weekend. Cromwell met the piglet virtually (see photo below) and named him Babe, a nod to his films “Babe” (1995) and “Babe: Pig in the City” (1998). Cromwell starred in the franchise as Arthur Hoggett, a farmer who becomes the father of the eponymous orphaned pig.
Kim Kardashian & North West's Shared TikTok Account Seemingly Banned by App
Update: Kim Kardashian and North West‘s TikTok account has been reinstated without an explanation from the social media platform.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Accepted Luxury Gifts & Trips From Republican Donor (Report)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received “luxury vacations,” approximately costing upwards of $500,000, from billionaire Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow, according to a new report.
Dylan Sprouse And Virginia Gardner Talk Guilty Pleasures: ‘It Felt So Wrong, But So Right’
The stars of “Beautiful Disaster” are dishing on their guilty pleasures.
Tennessee’s anti-drag law temporarily blocked
A federal judge in Tennessee has blocked the state’s anti-drag law from going into effect for 14 days. Photo: United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee.