EU confirms ban on Kremlin-backed media is expected to cover online platforms

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,

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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YouTube widens ban on misinformation to all vaccines, not just COVID pictures

CNET For the most up-to-day information and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC sites. YouTube is broadening its procedures on medical misinformation to crack down on films with bogus statements about all established vaccines, not just COVID-19

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Rudy Giuliani Is Outraged By Reported Fox News Decision To Ban Him

“It’s really strange that I’m on probation [at Fox News] at a time in which just about everything I said [about the 2020 election] is being corroborated,” Giuliani said on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Friday. “And they actually are

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Texas abortion ban prompts Salesforce to help employees, families “exit” state

Enlarge / Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions

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Game studio CEO ousted after tweeting he’s “proud” to support Texas abortion ban

Enlarge / Killing Floor 2. Over Labor Day weekend, a social media firestorm began when Tripwire CEO John Gibson tweeted his endorsement of a recent Texas anti-abortion law that prohibits abortions at six weeks. The controversy ended with Gibson’s swift departure

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DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates violates state constitution, judge rules

Enlarge / Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference. A Florida judge on Friday struck down Governor Ron DeSantis’ controversial executive order barring school districts from mandating masks in schools. Reading from his notes, Leon County Circuit Judge

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