Rich Schultz/Getty The White House disinvited the Philadelphia Eagles from its traditional post-championship visit on Monday after some players indicated they would not be attending. While the Eagles were prepared to send a smaller delegation, the White House instead chose to cancel their invitation altogether. In 2017, several Patriots players chose to skip the visit, […]
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US ‘disinvites’ China from Pacific Rim 2018 naval exercises over ‘militarization’
The US has revoked the Chinese navy’s invitation to participate in the RIMPAC 2018 naval drills, citing Beijing’s militarization of disputed islands in the South China Sea. The two countries vie for influence in the region. “As an initial response to China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea we have disinvited the PLA Navy […]
CPAC disinvites Milo Yiannopoulos after video it describes as ‘condoning pedophilia’ emerges
Drew Angerer / Getty Controversial far-right journalist Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited from speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp announced in a statement Monday. Schlapp cited an “offensive” video that had recently emerged showing Yiannopoulos “condoning pedophilia.” Yiannopoulos issued an apology for the comments on his Facebook page: “I’m partly to […]