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5 things to know for May 10: Trump, Title 42, George Santos, Pakistan, Debt limit
5 things to know for May 10: Trump, Title 42, George Santos, Pakistan, Debt limit
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2023-05-10 18:55
WeWork sounds the alarm, prompting speculation around the company's future
WeWork sounds the alarm, prompting speculation around the company's future
WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business, prompting speculation around the future of the troubled workspace-sharing company
2023-08-16 01:17
ChatGPT dragged to US court over AI copyright
ChatGPT dragged to US court over AI copyright
US comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors have sued Open AI over copyright infringement in the latest pushback by creatives since the company's release of...
2023-07-11 09:24
Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested amid crisis engulfing nation's ruling party
Scotland's former leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested amid crisis engulfing nation's ruling party
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP), UK's PA Media reported Sunday.
2023-06-11 21:57
Federal court halts Florida’s drag ban, calling it attempt to ‘suppress the speech’ rights of performers
Federal court halts Florida’s drag ban, calling it attempt to ‘suppress the speech’ rights of performers
A federal court temporarily halted Florida’s controversial restrictions on drag performances, warning the law was overbroad and could risk infringing on free speech rights. The SB1438 law, signed in May by Republican governor Ron DeSantis, is “dangerously susceptible to standardless, overbroad enforcement which could sweep up substantial protected speech,” US judge Gregory Presnell wrote in his ruling. Far from a neutral attempt to protect children, as its backers have sometimes claimed, the law is an admitted attempt to “specifically suppress the speech of drag queen performers,” Judge Presnell wrote. The governor’s office told Reuters the ruling was “dead wrong.” “Of course it’s constitutional to prevent the sexualization of children by limiting access to adult live performances,” spokesperson Jeremy Redfern said. The suit against the state comes from Hamburger Mary’s, a restaurant chain that features family-friendly drag performances. An Orlando franchise of the restaurant filed suit in May. It claimed the law, which levies criminal penalties at food establishment for admitting children to an “adult live performance,” would “explicitly restrict or chill speech and expression protected by the First Amendment.” “This bill has nothing to do with children, and everything to do with the continued oppression of the LGBTQ+ community,” Hamburger Mary’s Orlando wrote in a Facebook post. Florida governor Ron DeSantis has made limiting the rights of LGBTQ+ people a key part of his agenda, signing bills that restrict gender-affirming care, protections for trans people in schools, and access to youth education on gender and sexuality. This month, courts struck down a Florida rule and statute banning Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, and partially blocked a state law banning people under 18 from getting gender-affirming medicine. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Tennessee declared the state’s drag ban to be “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad.” “There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment,” Judge Thomas Parker wrote. “But there is a difference between material that is ‘obscene’ in the vernacular, and material that is ‘obscene’ under the law.” “Simply put, no majority of the Supreme Court has held that sexually explicit — but not obscene — speech receives less protection than political, artistic, or scientific speech.” Read More Trump faces questions about whether he'll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments Group with Nazi flags protest outside Florida children’s museum days after similar stunt at Disney World Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states Florida's law targeting drag shows is on hold under federal judge's order Evangelical leader hopes conference is 'testosterone booster shot' for anti-abortion 2024 candidates Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled year
2023-06-24 07:28
Baa-gain? Iconic sheep sweater worn by Princess Diana could fetch $50,000 at auction
Baa-gain? Iconic sheep sweater worn by Princess Diana could fetch $50,000 at auction
A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction
2023-07-17 20:52
Why was Andrew Garfield removed as Spider-Man? The truth behind Sony's controversial decision
Why was Andrew Garfield removed as Spider-Man? The truth behind Sony's controversial decision
While some speculated Garfield's second Spider-Man film led to his departure, an email exchange between Sony executives tells a different story
2023-06-08 17:46
Argentina's ESMA torture center: hell becomes heritage
Argentina's ESMA torture center: hell becomes heritage
The ESMA, the most notorious murder and torture center among hundreds operated by Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship, stands today as a reminder of the...
2023-09-20 01:46
Tropical Storm Idalia strengthens off Cuba, barrels toward Florida
Tropical Storm Idalia strengthens off Cuba, barrels toward Florida
Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it passed by the western tip of Cuba on Monday, taking aim at the Gulf coast of Florida with what forecasters predicted would be a "life-threatening"...
2023-08-29 10:59
China’s Factory Slump Worsens in Sign of Weak Economic Recovery
China’s Factory Slump Worsens in Sign of Weak Economic Recovery
China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a second straight month in May, providing more evidence the post-Covid recovery in
2023-05-31 09:45
Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage
Paperwork problems drive surge in people losing Medicaid health coverage
Paperwork problems and procedural issues are the driving force behind a surge of people losing Medicaid health care coverage in states
2023-07-29 05:56
Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains, landslide risk to Japan's southern islands as it passes by
Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains, landslide risk to Japan's southern islands as it passes by
A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar is bringing heavy rains to Japan's main southern islands after passing the Okinawan archipelago early Friday
2023-06-02 11:24