An anonymous teammate revealed information about Thomas’ attitude in an interview with The Washington Examiner, including one instance where Thomas compared his current situation as a transgender swimmer to Jackie Robinson.

Last year’s rate of 7.52 births per 1,000 people was the lowest since 1949, which is when the National Statistics Bureau began collating the data, adding further pressure on officials to encourage more births.

The Golden State Warriors, among the more popular modern NBA franchises, moved quickly on Monday to quell the blowback that started when one of its owners took a decidedly antihumanitarian stance during a podcast.

Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to “targeted” groups of people and will not be sold to the general public, the organizing committee said on Monday, in the latest setback to the Games inflicted by COVID-19.

The airlines warned the new C-Band 5G service “could potentially strand tens of thousands of Americans overseas” and cause “chaos” for U.S. flights”, saying “the vast majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded.”

Germany signaled on Tuesday that it could halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, and Western nations rallied behind Kyiv over a Russian troop buildup that has stoked fears of war.

Late last week, the attorneys general of 17 states filed new documents in a lawsuit in which they allege a litany of unfair or illegal business practices by Google and Facebook.

The first round of the NFL playoffs is in the books, as eight teams remain to battle for the chance to win Super Bowl LVI. Super Wildcard Weekend was highlighted by several dominant victories by the home teams, as well as a controversial upset in Texas.