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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A new report from a leading advocacy group alleges that a race and gender center at the University of Minnesota is supplying K-12 teachers with ethnic studies lessons that promote a variety of left-wing causes, including defunding the police, Black Lives Matter, and the dangers of “white supremacy” and “settler colonialism.”The report, from the education watchdog group Defending Education, focuses on RIDGS, a University of Minnesota hub that builds materials for Minnesota classrooms with lessons themed around Black Lives Matter, the death of George Floyd, “radical capitalism,” and “settler colonialism.”RIDGS’s Ethnic Studies Initiative…

LONDON — It’s safe to say they’re making their presence felt. Japan’s top sumo wrestlers were wandering the streets of London ahead of the sold-out Grand Sumo Tournament taking place this week at the Royal Albert Hall, the British capital’s famous Victorian concert venue. Dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, the wrestlers known as rikishi, have been exploring the city in between rigorous training for what is just the second event of this type to be held outside Japan in 1,500 years. Atamifuji Sakutaro sightseeing in London on Tuesday.Kyodo via APWearing traditional clothing, the wrestlers pass the gates of Buckingham Palace.…

It’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA) Matthew Collins late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.There was no way MPs were going to let a story like this out of their clutches. This was their moment to take centre stage. When they could bathe in their own importance. When they could believe that they and national security were one and the same thing.There again, whatever Starmer had put…

New Delhi: India IT bellwether Infosys’ consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal (Q2 FY26) stood at Rs 7,364 crore, up 13 per cent year-on-year (YoY), as per its exchange filing on Thursday. The IT giant had posted a net profit of Rs 6,506 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago (Q2 FY25). The company’s net profit rose around 5 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, as well as from Rs 6,921 crore in the April-June quarter. Meanwhile, the N.R. Narayan Murthy-founded IT company reported a Rs 3,504 crore YoY rise in its operation…

Hamas has acknowledged this issue, and said Wednesday that the remaining bodies required “significant efforts and specialized equipment to search for and retrieve.”Early Thursday, Israel identified the latest two bodies returned by Hamas as Inbar Hayman and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad al-Atarash. Funerals are being held as the dead hostages are returned.Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told senior Israel Defense Forces commanders Wednesday to prepare a military plan to defeat Hamas if the militant group refuses to implement Trump’s peace plan, according to Katz’s spokesperson.“Hamas must return all the fallen hostages in its possession,” the spokesperson said, adding that if Hamas…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama endorsed former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s governor race, releasing a pair of ads attacking Republicans. The contest between Spanberger, a former CIA officer, and current Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is one of only two governor races in the U.S. this November. The contests are viewed as political bellwethers ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Virginia’s elections are some of the most important in the country this year. We know Republicans will keep attacking abortion rights and the rights of women. That’s why having the right governor matters, and I’m proud to…

Joint committee on national security strategy to hold inquiry into collapse of China spy trial, MPs toldMatt Western, the Labour chair of the joint committee on national security strategy, said that his commitee met this morning and has decided to hold a formal inquiry into this.He said the chairs of the home affairs committee, the foreign affairs committee and the justice committee were among the committee’s members.He asked for an assurance that the inquiry would have access to ministers and officials.Ward said the government welcomed parliamentary scrutiny. He said he was sure witnesses would be made available to the committee.ShareKey…

New Delhi: Despite gold reaching record levels, cultural demand will sustain gold ownership in India, and silver’s function as an industrial input may drive its price over $50 per ounce, a report said on Thursday. “We believe that while gold may not replicate its stellar YTD 2025 performance, its upward trajectory is far from over. The rise has entered a phase of structural endurance rather than speculative exuberance,” the report from MP Financial Advisory Services said. “Thanks to industrial demand, silver has the required merits to cross over the $50 mark this time,” the financial consultancy said. The demand for…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Virginia state Del. Jay Jones’ escalating scandal — over messages envisioning the murder of a Republican lawmaker and his young “fascist” children — is expected to dominate Thursday’s attorney general debate at the University of Richmond.The tentacles of the scandal have already reached far beyond the home of the Spiders, as President Donald Trump and Republican leaders across the country have latched onto the messaging from Jones, D-Norfolk, and the muted response from fellow Democrats.The most recent Fox News-approved poll, conducted by Christopher Newport University on Oct. 3 before the scandal…