Mitchell G. Patton

Members of the English men's soccer team took a knee in protest before the start of their World Cup match against the United States.England players also knelt for several seconds before their match against Iran on November 21.According to the sports news website AS, at least three members of the team were demonstrating against discrimination and racism. It was also believed that the players were making a statement about "inclusivity".CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM AL KHOR, QATAR - NOVEMBER 25: England's Mason Mount kneels before kick off during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party on Saturday.Voters in Taiwan overwhelmingly chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races on the autonomous island in an election that saw lingering concerns about threats from China recede to more local issues.Tsai had spoken many times about "opposing China and defending Taiwan" during her party's campaign. But the party's candidate, Chen Shih-chung, who lost his Taipei mayoral battle, only raised the issue of the Communist Party threat a few times before quickly turning…

This is likely to end as the biggest Black Friday in online history.Total online sales for the day after Thanksgiving are expected to exceed $9 billion, according to Adobe, which tracks sales on retailers' websites. That would be a record.As of 6 pm ET, shoppers have spent $7.28 billion on websites. That number could rise to as much as $9.2 billion before the day is out, Adobe said.Record spending comes in the heels of a hefty day of Thanksgiving shopping in which consumers shelled out an all-time high of $5.29 billion online, up 2.9% year-over-year. Shoppers typically spend about $2…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration lifted some oil sanctions on Venezuela on Saturday in an effort to support recently restarted negotiations between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and his opposition.The Treasury Department is allowing Chevron will resume "limited" power production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have slashed oil and gas profits that have flowed into the Maduro government. Earlier this year, the Treasury Department again allowed California-based Chevron and other US companies to perform basic maintenance on wells it operates together with state oil giant PDVSA.Under the new policy, Proceeds from the sale of power would go…