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A CNN photo editor resigned Thursday after anti-Semitic tweets surfaced from 2011, CNN told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Mohammed Elshamy, a photo editor for CNN, was hired by the news outlet in 2019, according to an announcement on his Twitter. Elshamy was found to have anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and anti-police tweets from 2011 on his official Twitter…

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation Wednesday night after days of protests. Wednesday marked the fifth day of thousands marching in protest of Rosselló after leaked group chats revealed reportedly sexist and homophobic remarks from the governor amid corruption accusations. “I think for too many decades we’ve been subjected to a government of…

Ashlyn Harris, current goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, has labeled professional soccer player Jaelene Hinkle “homophobic” because in 2017 she turned down a spot to join the national team, a decision guided by her Christian faith.  “Hinkle, our team is about inclusion,” Harris said in a tweet last week. “Your religion was…

Former special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended his investigation of President Donald Trump and Russia before two House committees.  “It is not a witch hunt,” Mueller said at one point in his sworn testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He was referring to his probe of Russian interference in the 2016…

A high-profile dispute in Canada over whether a transgender activist can force women’s waxing salons to handle male genitalia could be repeated in the United States if a Democratic bill becomes law. The Equality Act, which the House passed in May with unanimous support from Democrats, would make “gender identity” a protected category under federal anti-discrimination…

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is freeing over 3,000 inmates under a criminal justice reform measure, the largest group to be released since President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan First Step Act into law less than seven months ago. The law’s Second Chance Hiring Program funds job training and re-entry initiatives to help former prisoners gain…