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Goldman Sachs is removing race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other demographic factors from the criteria its board uses to select directors, according to the Wall Street Journal. The shift marks another milestone in Wall Street’s swift abandonment of diversity mandates—and signals a broader reckoning across corporate America. The decision follows pressure from the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative activist group that owns a small stake in the bank. Goldman informed the group it would eliminate the DEI criteria, and the two parties signed an agreement under which the activist organization withdrew its formal shareholder proposal. Goldman’s board…

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) said that it’s best if uses of force by ICE should be investigated “by an outside agency that really has no dog in the fight,” and the administration needs to make sure their accounts of events are accurate. Co-host Pamela Brown asked, “The DOJ dropped charges against these Venezuelan men who DHS initially said had attacked them, and one of the men was shot. And, as you heard Todd Lyons, the head of ICE, he came out and said they’re on administrative leave and that lying under oath is…

Stephane Renner has questioned why Adam Edelman can compete under a national flag while Russian sportsmen face sanctions A Swiss sports commentator launched a scathing on-air attack against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday, accusing it of hypocrisy for allowing Israeli athletes to compete in the Milano Cortina Winter Games while maintaining strict sanctions against Russians.Stephane Renner of Swiss public broadcaster RTS made the remarks during the broadcast of the men’s bobsled event, questioning why Israel’s Adam Edelman was taking part despite his public support for the Jewish state’s military campaign in Gaza.”Here we have an athlete who describes…

In yet another embarrassing U-turn by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leftist Labour Party government, Downing Street backed down from its plans to cancel local elections this May following a threat of legal challenge from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. While the government had been set to appear before the High Court this week to face off with Farage’s legal team over plans to cancel elections for over 4.5 million Britons across 30 councils, it reversed course on Monday, claiming that “new legal advice” had advised against taking the plans to court. According to The Times of London, some 672 councillors…

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) said that he can agree that not all ICE agents need to be masked, but some do need to have masks. Gimenez said, “Well, actually, I think that’s — to me, it’s like a red herring, to be honest with you, okay? Like, I said, I was the sheriff of Miami-Dade County. Whenever we conducted a lot of SWAT operations, yeah, some of the folks were wearing masks. I used to be a SWAT medic myself. I understand the aspects of why you did that, especially if you have…

The Kremlin has confirmed that Moscow’s chief negotiator will be present to cover new issues American, Russian, and Ukrainian delegations have arrived in Geneva for a crucial round of peace talks.After narrowly focused discussions in Abu Dhabi, several key moves from the Russians and Americans suggest that things will be more serious this time around, and that the time to strike a deal is running out.The Geneva talks, running Tuesday and Wednesday, follow two successive rounds of Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the most recent of which concluded two weeks ago. With all sides confirming that territorial disputes – namely Ukraine’s…

Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler rejoined her team at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on Monday after she successfully appealed a suspension for alleged doping violation after she tested positive for the banned substance Letrozole. In her appeal, Passler, a 24 year-old athlete, claimed that the Letrozole contamination allegedly came from a spoon she used to eat Nutella hazelnut spread for breakfast the day before the test at her mother’s place, who was taking the substance as part of her breast cancer treatment. Passler reportedly marked the first case of doping allegations at the Milano Cortina Games. She was suspended on early…

President Donald Trump touted his administration’s successes in his Presidents’ Day message on Monday. Trump took to Truth Social in the afternoon to wish Americans a happy Presidents’ Day, highlighting military and economic wins as well as successes at the border and on crime. “Happy President’s Day! Prices and Inflation are Way Down. The Stock Market, and your 401k’s, are Way Up. Our Military is Strong and Powerful, Our Law Enforcement is GREAT, and Our Border is 100% Secure,” the president wrote. “Murders (YEAR 1900!) and Crime are at RECORD LOWS, and Our Country is Bigger, Better, and Stronger than…

On Monday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Religious Liberty Commission Chairman Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) said that there is a “very small group” of antisemites in the GOP, but there is “a real problem” with them and “if we don’t come out and fight this scourge of antisemitic attitudes by a small group in our party, we will fall, and the nation will fall. And I’m willing to be in the fight all the way.” While discussing Carrie Prejean Boller’s dismissal from the Commission, Patrick said, “We have a real problem with a very small group in our Republican Party…the…

Russia will react accordingly to the expansion of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, Ambassador Andrey Kelin has said The British ‘nuclear umbrella’ will not provide extra security to other NATO members in Europe, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has said.Discussions about the continent developing its own nuclear deterrent have accelerated following White House announcements that the US would be scaling back its security commitments to its European allies, while focusing on defending the homeland and containing China.Last year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he wants his country to be covered by the ‘nuclear umbrella’ of the UK and France,…