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Tue Jul 27 15:57:39 2021
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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s team gymnastic team event, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has confirmed to CNN.
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You know the old line about Ginger Rogers doing everything Fred Astaire did, just backward and in high heels? That’s also the story of world-class women athletes: They’re doing most of what the men do (and sometimes more), and doing it while being ogled, booed, scolded, sanctioned, fined and otherwise hyper-policed because of what they wear to compete.
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Top federal health officials have debated whether to issue new guidance on masks and are close to announcing their decision as the highly contagious Delta variant fuels new outbreaks in the United States.
— Opinion: Olympic men play in shorts and tank tops, women basically in bikinis
— Women athletes very participation in sports is a reliable trigger for misogynists the world over, one that elite sports competitions too often blunt with enforced codes for uniforms that hyper-police the presentation of the female body, writes Jill Filipovic. But both modesty codes and compulsory sexiness stem from the same root: A deep discomfort with women using their bodies in unsanctioned ways.
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New footage showing the events at the Capitol on January 6 was shown during a House select committee hearing investigating the riot.
— Opinion: Olympic men play in shorts and tank tops, women basically in bikinis
— Women athletes very participation in sports is a reliable trigger for misogynists the world over, one that elite sports competitions too often blunt with enforced codes for uniforms that hyper-police the presentation of the female body, writes Jill Filipovic. But both modesty codes and compulsory sexiness stem from the same root: A deep discomfort with women using their bodies in unsanctioned ways.
— CDC will recommend everyone in K-12 schools wear a mask — regardless of vaccination status — in new guidance
— The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend everyone in K-12 schools wear a mask, regardless of their vaccination status, as it updates its masking guidelines on Tuesday, according to an administration health official.
— CDC will recommend everyone in K-12 schools wear a mask — regardless of vaccination status — in new guidance
— The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend everyone in K-12 schools wear a mask, regardless of their vaccination status, as it updates its masking guidelines on Tuesday, according to an administration health official.
