Travis Kelce Weighs In on NFL Broadcast Coverage of Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce on the Taylor Swift coverage.
1970-01-01 08:00
3 San Diego Padres who will not be back next season
The San Diego Padres made several big acquisitions but still stumbled through a disappointing season. Now several key players could be on their way out.
1970-01-01 08:00
Thousands of US health care workers go on strike in multiple states over wages and staff shortages
Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia
1970-01-01 08:00
College football realignment: Could Florida State and Clemson leave the ACC together?
With Clemson on the precipice of leaving the ACC altogether, could Florida State join them? What about North Carolina, and how does Virginia factor into all of this?
1970-01-01 08:00
Baltimore shooter: Manhunt after five shot at Morgan State University
Tuesday's shooting came as students celebrated homecoming at Baltimore's Morgan State University.
1970-01-01 08:00
US service sector slows modestly in September -ISM survey
WASHINGTON The U.S. services sector slowed in September as new orders fell to a nine-month low, but the
1970-01-01 08:00
The Fan Fight Videos From the Raiders-Chargers Game Keep Rolling In
What was in the water at SoFi Stadium last weekend?
1970-01-01 08:00
Dad divides the internet with reaction to his daughter's coming out
A father has divided the internet over his reaction to his daughter coming out. Posting on Reddit, the man explained that his 23-year-old daughter organised a dinner where she came out and introduced him and her mother to her girlfriend - but it didn't go well. While her mother "was emotional gave her a big hug, and told her how proud she was", the dad "did not react". "I honestly did not care about that part," he explained. His chilled attitude got him in trouble. "My wife told me I was rude for ignoring our daughter's announcement," he wrote. "I told my wife that I did not care who she was attracted to all I cared about was if she was happy. I tried to explain I did not care about that stuff, people like who they like I don't need labels for that. Love is love." "She said my view is slightly homophobic because it shows I am not acknowledging a different view," he continued. Responding, people had mixed opinions. Some people thought his reaction was perfect. "I will never understand what is 'homophobic' about people treating gay children exactly the same as they treat straight children," one said. "Isn't that the ideal that we are striving for?" Another said: "Your reaction is the right one, because homosexuality shouldn’t be a big deal, it’s one way of life and it’s just as fine as being straight or whatever." But others were not so sure. "I do think it might come across weird if one parent gives the child a hug and the other just sits there saying nothing really to acknowledge what was said," one commented. Another wrote: "Your daughter probably agonised for years over telling you and your wife. Planned it all out. Analysed how you would react and what she would do. So it's probably a lot for you too basically just ignore it, as telling you was a huge deal to her." Later, he updated commenters on the situation and said he met with his daughter to explain his actions. "As I suspected she did not have an issue with it, and she also felt it was self-explanatory when she introduced her girlfriend," he wrote. However "her girlfriend thought it was weird how I kind of brushed off the response and treated this situation as if they were a straight couple." So he is going to organise "a more special event for the sake of her girlfriend". "My daughter had no issues overall, but I will correct course," he concluded. All's well that ends well. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Instant view: World's biggest bond markets hit by wave of selling, then bounce
NEW YORK A sell-off in Treasuries continued overnight before paring losses, with long-term yields pushed to highs unseen
1970-01-01 08:00
Joe Lycett offers to investigate 'fake gays' for Suella Braverman
Comedian Joe Lycett has written to the Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she said that asylum seekers pretend to be gay to "game the system". Braverman had also said in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute last month that "we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect simply being gay or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection". Lycett, who identifies as pansexual, wrote the Home Secretary: "I too am disgusted by men pretending to be gay and think we should weed out this scourge from our society." He went on to joke that "Alan Carr is actually married to a foul woman called Sandra". To help Braverman, Lycett put forward his system of testing to ensure all asylum seekers who claim to be gay: "With my newly registered company Homo Hunters, I will spearhead this project to reduce the bumbardment [sic] of immigrants and enmesh our island with foreign homosexuals." "I know full well that aside form unimportant contracts like PPE procurement and making classroom roof beams out of mint chocolate Aeros the government expects the companies they work with to have long term, actual experiments in their field," he said, offering his reassurance to Braverman that Homo Hunters is a legitimate company, adding his experience credentials: "I have been investigating fake gays for years." He then divulges the "ass-essment" used by Homo Hunters: "Applicants will be escorted into a room with three tables. On the first table is a Lady Gaga CD, on the second table is a fleece from M&S Blue Harbour and on the third table is a naked Twink called Carlos (or Steve)," he writes. "If the applicant tries to have sex with any of these things, they will be determined gay and warmly welcomed into the country. If they attempt to wear the M&S Blue Harbour fleece, mention crypto, VPNs or MMA, they will be inhumanely destroyed." Writing on Braverman's position on immigration, Lycett writes: "just because you or your family have benefitted from a system doesn't mean that system should not be smashed to bits." He then signs off "Padam padam, Joe Lycett", a reference to the Kylie Minogue song that became a gay anthem this year. Lycett shared his letter to social media, tagging Braverman in the post. Now, we wait for Braverman's response to Lycett's Homo Hunters proposition. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Travis Kelce says he 'owes' Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson for urging Taylor Swift to date him
Travis Kelce is giving credit where credit is due.
1970-01-01 08:00
Potential punishment for Travis King unclear after return from North Korea
With Army Pvt. Travis King back in the US after two months in North Korean custody, it's unclear if he will face disciplinary actions for running across the demarcation line into North Korea.
1970-01-01 08:00
