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The captain of the Spanish women's national team issued a public apology Monday after the soccer team faced massive backlash over a video posted last week showing four players apparently mocking a traditional dance of New Zealand's indigenous people. Ivana Andres, 29, read a statement at a welcoming ceremony in the North Island town of Palmerston North to address the controversy that followed a video showing some members of her Women's World Cup squad laughing as they attempted the traditional haka. Ivana Andres looks on during the women's international friendly match between Spain and China at Palladium Can Misses on…

MANCHESTER, England — US soccer veteran Megan Rapinoe drew the ire of retired tennis great Martina Navratilova when she said this week she would “absolutely” support a trans woman playing for the US team.The inclusion of transgender athletes in women's events is one of the most contentious and divisive issues in sport with World Athletics and World Aquatics among the world federations that have tightened their rules in recent months.The Women's World Cup, which kicks off on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, will feature some of the fiercest advocates for LGBTQ rights and visibility, but FIFA is reviewing…

There may soon be another option for an Alzheimer's drug capable of slowing the progression of the devastating disease. An experimental Alzheimer's drug from drugmaker Eli Lilly helped slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the disease, according to the results of a late-stage clinical trial. However, side effects of the drug, called donanemab, were serious in some cases, including swelling of the brain and bleeding in the brain.Lilly representatives presented the results at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Amsterdam on Monday. The research was simultaneously published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.The results…

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres plans to introduce a resolution Monday to censure embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos for his misleading comments about his education, employment history and family background during his successful 2020 campaign for Congress, a spokesman said. .Torres' resolution, also from New York, will be privileged, meaning the Republican-controlled House must act on it. Once Torres calls for a vote on the measure, it must be voted on or "introduced" (effectively killing it) within 48 hours.The resolution comes after the indictment of Santos by federal prosecutors and as the investigation by the House Ethics…