Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down Wednesday on comments she made in a recently published ESPN article, saying it’s “common sense” to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. (Boyd, The New York Times)
Read MoreIts new law, the first of its kind enacted by a European country, will ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15. (Landler, The New York Times)
Read MoreAfter decades of urging families to communicate better and work on their issues together, some therapists are now taking an opposite tack: They’re encouraging estrangement as a means of self-care. (Bernstein, The Wall Street Journal)
Read More“Saying it is a ‘hoax’ sends the message to people in the pews and the general public to not believe survivors,” the survivors and advocates wrote in an open letter addressed to current Southern Baptist Convention President Willy Rice and the Rev. Jack Graham, a Texas megachurch pastor. (Smietana, Religion News Service)
Read MoreEach month [of the calendar] features a black-and-white photo of a nameless man of faith, accompanied by quick facts on Vatican City, like how to access its pharmacy (with a valid prescription) and how to gain citizenship (it’s rare and not granted at birth). There’s just one caveat: Almost none of the men are actually priests. (Palomba, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe demonstrators call themselves the Cockroach Janta Party ("Cockroach People's Party"), and they want to overhaul the way India is run, starting with an education system they say is corrupt. They are making their voices heard as they come up against the country's rising cost of living and a lack of quality jobs. (Khandekar & Kuchay, NPR)
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