BGT’s Bruno Tonioli says Auzzy Blood’s act is ‘not offensive’ ahead of live semi-finals

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Love on the Spectrum star hits out at RFK Jr’s ‘downright offensive’ autism claims

A star of Netflix‘s Love on the Spectrum condemned Robert F Kennedy Jr‘s comments about autismdescribing his remarks as “extremely ignorant” and “downright offensive.” Donald Trump‘s health secretary has claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes or go on dates. He has also claimed autism is worse than Covid-19which has killed more than 7 … Read more

Israeli military orders evacuation of Rafah as its Gaza offensive intensifies

The Israeli military Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering most of Rafah, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the southernmost city in the Gaza strip. The evacuation orders appeared to cover nearly all of the city and nearby areas. The military ordered Palestinians to head to Muwasi, a sprawl of squalid tent … Read more

Jose Mourinho handed four-game ban for ‘derogatory and offensive statements’ which could incite violence

Mourinho criticised the match officials following Monday’s tense 0-0 Super Lig draw with Galatasaray, in which he welcomed the decision to bring in a foreign referee for the game, told the Turkish fourth official he would have been a “disaster” as the referee and claimed the Galatasaray bench were “jumping around like monkeys” following an … Read more

Free of injuries, distractions, Hilary Knight regaining offensive touch in 2nd PWHL season

Hilary Knight was more impressed than surprised in discovering she was leading Professional Women’s Hockey League forwards in ice time three months into the league’s second season. At 35 and one of the PWHL’s oldest players, the face of U.S. women’s hockey has always valued being someone capable of playing in every situation. In averaging … Read more