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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to …
11 hours ago · A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20 in Atlanta. BATON ROUGE, LA. — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is ...
They're the most vulnerable of refugees. And they're remarkably ...
15 hours ago · Another deeply vulnerable group are girls and women who were sexually assaulted in Sudan. A U.N. fact-finding mission published a report in October that detailed large-scale sexual violence against women and girls by soldiers in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and, to a lesser extent, by government troops. "The sheer scale of sexual violence we have documented in Sudan is staggering ...
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
14 hours ago · THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right.". The decision was a defeat for the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth and other environmental groups, which had hailed ...
With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
10 hours ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal critic of mainstream medicine, has Trump's ear. In fact, over the weekend, Kennedy said he'd like to immediately replace 600 NIH employees. "We need to act fast, and we want to have those people in place on Jan. 20 so that on Jan. 21, 600 people are going to walk into offices at NIH, and 600 people are going to ...
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5 days ago · Internet groups have challenged Florida's social media law for kids. The News Service of Florida. , October 29, 2024. The groups claim the law violates the First Amendment and that parents should be the ones to decide what platforms or websites their children can access. State News.
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Educator unions say they'll keep fighting a Florida law despite a …
Aug 7, 2024 · The state's largest teachers union, the Florida Education Association (FEA), said they'll continue challenging the state's union law despite a legal setback. Public sector unions across the state took a hit last year when a new law raised the threshold to remain certified. Tens of thousands of employees lost the representation of their union ...
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Comedian Samantha Bee Throws Weight Behind Florida Felons' Voting Rights. Kate Payne. , May 11, 2017. An attempt to restore felons’ voting rights in Florida is getting a national boost this week. Comedian Samantha Bee of the TBS show Full Frontal sat down…. Politics.
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