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Foster and Leavitt say they are not political activists, but supporters of anyone who speaks out against government misconduct. Leavitt notes that he was appointed by President Biden to serve on the Merit Systems Protection Board, which adjudicates federal employment disputes. Both men say they have spent a career working with nonpartisan good governance groups, and have received praise in that community.Foster and Leavitt point out that other Washington groups supporting whistleblowers include former Democratic legislative staffers.“There is nothing wrong with working for Republicans or Democrats on Capitol Hill and then working in the nonpartisan, nonprofit sector,” they said. “There…

Pictured: Alex Morgan of the US women's soccer team – Netflix The ninth FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand this summer, and Netflix will chronicle the journey of the US women's soccer team and their attempt to win a fifth world cup with a new documentary series this autumn. Women's football has come a long way since the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup in China in 1991. With each year that has passed since women's football continues to go from strength to strength with more players landing professional contracts, sponsorship deals , live coverage, experts,…

A Muslim lawmaker in Connecticut is calling for a hate crime investigation after she was brutally attacked outside an Eid-al Adha prayer service last month. She said she felt her body go numb when the attacker choked her and that she feels the police downplayed the incident. Rep. Maryam Khan, 34, who became the first Muslim elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives last year, said she was taking photos outside an annual Eid-al Adha prayer service at the XL Center in Hartford when a man approached him.The man, whom police identified as Andrey Desmond, 30, allegedly made sexual advances…

A Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas was canceled Monday after several passengers and at least one crew member fell ill amid "uncomfortable temperatures" on the plane while waiting for it to take off during a relentless heat wave, it said. The airline. Several customers on Flight 555, which was headed to Atlanta from Harry Reid International Airport, were treated by first responders, including a passenger and a flight attendant who had to be transported to a local hospital, according to Delta. "We apologize for the experience our customers had on Flight 555," the airline said in a statement.…