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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/12/17/hundreds-of-websites-to-shut-down-under-chilling-internet/ Hundreds of websites to shut down under UK’s ‘chilling’ internet laws Community pages face closure as lengthy new rules ‘create disproportionate liability’...

https://capitalbnews.org/cahokia-heights-illinois-sewage-americas-poorest-town/ The Sewage Crisis Drowning America’s Poorest Town In Cahokia Heights, Illinois, years of sewage backups have left residents grappling with bacterial infections, mold, and neglect. Will a federal order end...

https://kansasreflector.com/2024/12/14/kansas-abortions-rise-58-in-2023-amid-tight-restrictions-in-nearby-states/ Kansas abortions rise 58% in 2023 amid tight restrictions in nearby states Nonresidents represent three-fourths of 19,467 abortions in Kansas By: The Kansas Department of...

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5203084/child-care-pay-equity-tax-dc How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich December 13, 20245:00 AM ET Andrea Hsu Boniece Gillis, an assistant teacher at Educare DC in Washington, D.C., says the wage bump she...

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/16/florida-school-board-pauses-chaplain-plan-after-satanic-temple-support/74810925007/ Florida school board pauses chaplain plans following interest from 'Ministers of Satan' It's especially notable since DeSantis signed the measure at a...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218547/caltrain-electric-train-us-lags-behind-india-china-eu Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? Two new electric trains in California could be a sign that the notoriously laggard US is finally ready to catch up to the rest of the...

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-buffer-law New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance...

“Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at a political event in Atlanta on Tuesday evening. “When our middle class is strong, America is strong,” the de facto Democratic presidential nominee said to the crowd of more than 10,000...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/us-border-agents-must-get-warrant-before-cell-phone-searches-federal-court-rules/ US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules Zack Whittaker 4:00 AM PDT • July 29, 2024 Comment Image Credits: Scott Olson / Getty Images...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/28/homeless-lack-of-affordable-housing-economy/ They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis. Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among people with jobs. Deborah Bower trims a...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/07/noaa-project-2025-weather/678987/ The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reports Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By Zoë Schlanger Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. JULY 16...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-age-restriction-adult-entertainment-free-speech-lawsuit-rcna160328 19-year-old nude dancer sues Florida over law restricting age at adult entertainment businesses The law, aimed at preventing human trafficking, has forced businesses to fire adults...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/29/detroit-police-department-agrees-to-new-rules-around-facial-recognition-tech/ Detroit Police Department agrees to new rules around facial recognition tech Anthony Ha 9:47 AM PDT • June 29, 2024 Image Credits: TechCrunch As part of a legal settlement, the...

https://apnews.com/article/sweden-parental-leave-grandparents-stepparents-a2dc2a77530cf8f52a39bc8c830482ec Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids FILE - Henrik Holgersson, right, watches his son, Arvid, center with hat, play with...

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/26/eus-going-dark-expert-group-publishes-42-point-surveillance-plan-for-access-to-all-devices-and-data-at-all-times/ EU’s ‘Going Dark’ Expert Group Publishes 42-Point Surveillance Plan For Access To All Devices And Data At All Times (Mis)Uses of Technology...

https://tuta.com/blog/cars-have-terrible-privacy Cars are becoming data harvesting nightmares Privacy is driving off a cliff: with their digital push, vehicle manufacturers collect and sell an obscene amount of personal information. 2024-06-06 The automobile industry has discovered a great...

https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/age-verification-systems-will-be-a-personal-identifiable-information-nightmare/ Age Verification Systems Will Be a Personal Identifiable Information Nightmare Online ID checking is insecure, bad for privacy, and will not help children. By Sarah Scheffler Posted...

https://apnews.com/article/indiana-porn-website-age-verification-lawsuit-3ddd2503d49283f4ad70d5c38ac228cd Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring pornographic sites to verify users’ ages FILE - The Indiana Statehouse appears on May 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. An adult film...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/health/medical-residents-abortion-restrictions-kff-health-news-partner/index.html Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions By Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News 6 minute read Updated 1:28 PM EDT, Thu May 16...

https://www.psypost.org/criminalizing-prostitution-leads-to-an-increase-in-cases-of-rape-study-finds/ Criminalizing prostitution leads to an increase in cases of rape, study finds by Eric W. Dolan April 30, 2024 in Social Psychology (Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Stay on top of the latest...