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9 Governors Ask NCAA to Reconsider Transgender Athlete Policy

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Nine governors are asking the National Collegiate Athletics Association to rewrite its policy on transgender participation in sports, saying it is unfair to female athletes. The NCAA updated a 2010 policy last year that requires transgender females to show they have undergone a year of testosterone suppression treatment. Testosterone levels are also checked before competitions. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and eight other governors cited University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines as an example of why the policy is unfair. Gaines tied with transgender athlete Lia Thomas for the top trophy at the NCAA Division I national championship in 2022. The NCAA gave Thomas the first-place trophy. "The decade of hard work and the countless hours spent in the pool were suddenly wasted," the governors said in an Oct. 30  letter to the NCAA. "Riley's lifetime of achievement was ripped away from her by someone who shouldn't have even been in the race – all for a pho

At Least 9 Americans Killed in Hamas Attack, State Department Confirms

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  The attack comes just weeks after the Biden administration released $6 billion to Iran, the main backer of Hamas. At least nine Americans were killed in the surprise Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend, the State Department has confirmed. Over the weekend, Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets from Gaza to multiple locations in Israel as militants infiltrated Israel, killing and capturing Israelis. Israeli media reported hundreds dead and thousands wounded, and Israeli forces quickly struck back. Among those casualties were at least nine dead Americans, State Department spokesman Matt Miller said on MSNBC Monday morning. "We can confirm that there are nine American citizens who have lost their lives as a result of these horrific attacks," Miller said. Miller also said there are reports of Americans who are unaccounted for, something the agency is looking into. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on "Meet the Press" Sunday that there co