The EU’s ban on Kremlin-backed media outlets, Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik (plus any subsidiaries), is expected to cover online platforms and apps as well as traditional broadcast channels, TechCrunch has confirmed. The “unprecedented” sanction was announced yesterday as the
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Zaira Wasim criticises the ban on Hijab in Karnataka schools
Zaira Wasim opened up on the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka schools. On Saturday, the actor took to Facebook and criticized the ban imposed on hijab in Karnataka schools and also called it unjust. In her Facebook post, Zaira wrote,
Elizabeth Warren Wants Stock Trading Ban For State Lawmakers, Other Elected Officials, Too
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday she wants to extend proposals to ban stock trading among members of Congress to all state lawmakers, building on growing momentum in Washington to rein in the financial dealings of elected officials. “Public officials
EU watchdog seeks ban on Israeli surveillance tool Pegasus
The EDPS said on Tuesday use of Pegasus might lead to an “unprecedented level of intrusiveness, able to interfere with the most intimate aspects of our daily lives.” Israel has come under global pressure over allegations that Pegasus has been
Pelosi Says She Would Accept Stock Ban for Lawmakers and Judges
She also called for stricter penalties on lawmakers who flout existing rules on reporting stock ownership and trading under a 2012 law called the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. “What we’re trying to build is consensus,” she said.
Supreme Court Seems Wary of Ban on State Aid to Religious Schools
The chief justice asked, for instance, whether the state would pay for tuition at a religious school whose doctrine calls for public service and that “does look just like a public school, but it’s owned by religion.” Mr. Taub said
Biden Administration Imposes Travel Ban on Eight African Nations amid ‘Omicron’ Variant
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in an illustration released by the CDC in Atlanta, Ga., January 29, 2020. (Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via Reuters) Amid the discovery of the new highly infectious “Omicron” variant of the coronavirus, the
New COVID variant detected in South Africa prompts UK travel ban
A new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa appears to be rapidly mutating and spreading among younger patients, officials announced on Thursday. The new variant — dubbed B.1.1.529 by scientists — has been detected in South Africa, Botswana and in
After Harvey Weinstein horrors, his ex-employee crusades to ban NDAs
Sitting inside a London boardroom, Zelda Perkins could almost hear the attorneys’ sighs of relief when she signed the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) stating she would never talk about the horrors she had seen at the hands of her boss, Harvey
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Mask Mandate Ban
Gov. Greg Abbott (R., Texas) visits the U.S.-Mexico border with Former President Trump in Pharr, Texas, June 30, 2021. (Callaghan O’Hare/Reuters) A federal judge blocked Texas Governor Greg Abbott‘s ban on mask mandates in public schools in a Wednesday ruling.
Mayor signs legislation making Philadelphia the first major US city to ban police from stopping drivers for low-level traffic violations
The law, which passed Philadelphia’s city council last month by a 14-2 vote and has the support of the city’s police department, designates seven low-level violations for which traffic stops are prohibited, including bumper issues, minor obstructions, broken lights and
Michigan House GOP Passes Critical Race Theory Ban
Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing. (pabradyphoto/Getty Images) Republicans in Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a bill to ban K–12 schools from teaching “race or gender stereotyping” in a special session on Tuesday. The bill passed 55–0 in the Republican-controlled
Youngkin Promises to Ban CRT in Schools if Elected Virginia Governor
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said Saturday that he will ban critical race theory from schools on his first day in office if he is elected
Governor Abbott Signs Executive Order Expanding Vaccine Mandate Ban to Any Private ‘Entity’
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual National Rifle Association convention in Dallas, Texas, May 4, 2018. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) After previously issuing an executive order prohibiting state agencies from requiring employees to get vaccinated, Texas Republican governor Greg Abbott
Texas abortion ban resumes: Patients, providers face whiplash
Texas’ restrictive abortion law is again in effect — for now — after a Friday order. It’s the latest twist in a dizzying legal saga that advocates say is having “devastating effects” on providers and patients in the state. Nearly all abortions were