Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost a legal battle against World Aquatics at the Court for Arbitration of Sport and won’t be eligible to compete at the Summer Olympics in Paris. According to NBC News, three judges on the court dismissed Thomas’ request for arbitration with the World Aquatics governing body. “Great news! Lia Thomas won’t be able to compete in women’s category at the Olympics or any other elite competition. He has just lost his legal battle in Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling. This is a victory for women and girls everywhere,” Riley Gaines said. Great news! Lia Thomas won't be able to compete in women's category at the Olympics or any other elite competition. He has just lost his legal battle in Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling. This is a victory for women and girls everywherehttps://t.co/fEZc47K0FA — Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 12, 2024 “The panel concludes that she lacks standing to challenge the policy and the operational requirements in the framework of the present proceeding,” the court ruling said, according to NBC News.  BREAKING: Lia Thomas has been officially BANNED from competing on the women’s Olympic swim team, as well as every other elite competition. This is a huge win for women and girls everywhere across our nation. Now the @NCAA MUST revoke all of the wins, awards and records… pic.twitter.com/q0liDN4p2W — Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) June 12, 2024 Per NBC News: With Wednesday’s ruling in place, she will be unable to participate in this month’s qualifying trials to compete in the Olympics. Under rules established in 2022, World Aquatics banned transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in women’s races. It also created an “open” category for which transgender athletes would be eligible. Thomas had asked the sports court in Switzerland to overturn the rules last year, arguing they were invalid, unlawful and discriminatory. The rules were established several months after Thomas, then a student at the University of Pennsylvania, became the first trans woman to win an NCAA swimming championship in 2022. “The CAS decision is deeply disappointing,” Thomas said in a statement through her attorney. “Blanket bans preventing trans women from competing are discriminatory and deprive us of valuable athletic opportunities that are central to our identities.” Good, no elite female athlete will have to lose out to this mediocre 6’4ft male swimmer. Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of Olympics after losing legal battle | Swimming | The Guardian https://t.co/0JWfc6ZBbU — Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) June 12, 2024 BREAKING: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is barred from the 2024 Summer Olympics after losing a legal battle against the international group that governs swimming. pic.twitter.com/UE3xT8WCHK — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) June 12, 2024 From The Guardian: Thomas had argued that those rules should be declared “invalid and unlawful” as they were contrary to the Olympic charter and the World Aquatics constitution. However, in a 24-page decision, the court concluded that Thomas was “simply not entitled to engage with eligibility to compete in WA competitions” as someone who was no longer a member of US swimming. The news was welcomed by World Aquatics, who hailed it as “a major step forward in our efforts to protect women’s sport”. “World Aquatics is dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes fairness, respect, and equal opportunities for athletes of all genders and we reaffirm this pledge,” it added. World Aquatics introduced its new rules after Thomas beat Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant by 1.75sec to win NCAA gold in the women’s 500-yard freestyle in 2022. In a scientific document that informed its decision, it said swimmers such as Thomas retained significant physical advantages – in endurance, power, speed, strength and lung size – from undergoing male puberty, even after reducing their testosterone levels through medication.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million in a settlement to resolve allegations that it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products. The company reached the agreement with 42 U.S. states and Washington D.C. “Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an investigation by 42 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. into its marketing of baby powder and other talc-based products blamed for allegedly causing cancer. The settlement resolves charges that Johnson & Johnson misled… pic.twitter.com/zRkv1OXZxX — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) June 12, 2024 “Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of 43 attorneys general, today announced a nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to resolve allegations the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some talcum powder products, including baby powder and body powder,” a press release from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office stated. “Consumers rely on accurate information when making decisions about which products to purchase for their families. Any company – no matter how large – must be held accountable when laws protecting consumers are broken and their trust is violated. I will continue to work to ensure consumers are protected from false advertising, scams and dangerous products in the marketplace,” Raoul said. WATCH: Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million in a nationwide settlement over allegations that it misled customers about the safety of its talcum-based powder products. pic.twitter.com/4kTikYThX6 — TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 12, 2024 Per CBS News: As part of the settlement, which is still pending judicial approval, the health products giant will permanently stop the manufacturing, promotion and sale of all of its baby powder and other body and cosmetic products that contain talcum powder. That includes Johnson’s Baby Powder and Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower. The company decided to pull talc-based powders off the market in North America in 2020. J&J will make four settlement payments, starting at the end of July, to 42 states and Washington, D.C., according to the settlement. In a statement, J&J’s worldwide vice president of litigation, Erik Hass, said the company “continues to pursue several paths to achieve a comprehensive and final resolution of the talc litigation. That progress includes the finalization of a previously announced agreement that the Company reached with a consortium of 43 State Attorneys Generals to resolve their talc claims. We will continue to address the claims of those who do not want to participate in our contemplated consensual bankruptcy resolution through litigation or settlement.” “Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that he and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc,” the Nevada Attorney General’s office stated. Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that he and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. pic.twitter.com/6LF7D3hZ3y — NV Attorney General (@NevadaAG) June 12, 2024 “I, alongside 42 other states, reached a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson, with nearly $15 million going to Maryland, regarding allegations of deceptive marketing. Certain talc-based products were marketed as safe, but some were tainted with asbestos, possibly causing serious health issues. My office is dedicated to safeguarding Marylanders from harmful products,” Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced. I, alongside 42 other states, reached a $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson, with nearly $15 million going to Maryland, regarding allegations of deceptive marketing. Certain talc-based products were marketed as safe, but some were tainted with asbestos, possibly… pic.twitter.com/n0UqFLobjM — Anthony G. Brown (@OAGMaryland) June 12, 2024 NBC News reports: J&J did not admit wrongdoing in settling with the states, which were led by Florida, North Carolina and Texas, and has said its talc products are safe and do not cause cancer. The company announced a settlement in principle in January. “This is a major advancement for consumer product safety,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement. J&J still faces tens of thousands of talc lawsuits, and a class action accusing the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company of fraudulently hiding their dangers from shareholders. As of March 31, about 61,490 people were still suing J&J over talc. Most were women with ovarian cancer, while a smaller number had mesothelioma, a type of cancer linked to asbestos. J&J stopped selling talc-based baby powder globally last year, switching to corn starch as the main ingredient. It has maintained that its products do not contain asbestos. The company has twice tried to resolve the litigation by placing into bankruptcy a subsidiary it created to contain its talc liabilities, but courts rebuffed both attempts. On May 1, J&J proposed a $6.48 billion settlement to resolve most of the litigation through a third bankruptcy filing. It has set aside an $11 billion reserve to cover all talc liabilities. WATCH:

In New York City, they tie the hands of the police, rendering them impotent against the hordes of pro-Hamas terrorist supporters who are vandalizing NYC trains and the walls of the subway stations, while intimidating/threatening passengers with their non-stop chanting in support of Islamic terrorists who are trying to the exterminate the Jews.  Anti-Israel […]

The State Education Department plans to devalue a New York high school diploma. Children will no longer take Regents and will be indoctrinated instead. At least that’s what the NY Post is reporting. Gone will be the need for students to pass five state Regents exams to earn a diploma. Instead, students will have to demonstrate nebulous […] The post Don’t Need 5 Regents in NY — Cultural Competence, Global Citizenship Instead? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.