In general, there are two types of anti-book ban bills being passed at the state level. The first ties a pool of money to public libraries, which might include public school libraries, to agreeing they will not ban books. That agreement may involve proving your library has a policy in place against book banning modeled […]
Egypt is one of many popular tourist countries with strict laws. (Image: Getty) It was a holiday romance that should have provided fuzzy memories for months. Instead, British teenager Marcus Fakana has been sentenced to a year in a Dubai jail for having consensual sex with a 17-year-old British girl while the pair were both […]
Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of BGC Partners Inc., speaks during the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference in New York City, U.S., June 8, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald with violating laws related to regulatory disclosures by […]
More than a decade after the advent of the 3D-printed gun as an icon of libertarianism and a gun control nightmare, police say one of those homemade plastic weapons has now been found in the hands of perhaps the world’s most high-profile alleged killer. For the community of DIY gunsmiths who have spent years honing […]
Igor Golovnov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson led Centene, another big health insurer, to switch to a virtual investor day instead of a planned in-person event in New York. Thompson’s slaying also has spurred some major health companies, including UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, to remove […]
Elon Musk is asking a federal court to stop OpenAI from converting into a fully for-profit business. Attorneys representing Musk, his AI startup xAI, and former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI on Friday. The injunction would also stop OpenAI from allegedly requiring its investors to refrain from funding […]
Executives from both Tesla and Rivian have commented on the decades-long fight to overturn direct vehicle sales bans across many U.S. states, reigniting a long-held conversation in the electric vehicle (EV) community about dealership policy lobbying groups and online sales models. Tesla has managed to side-step direct sales bans in many states through legal loopholes […]
US senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called on government bodies to investigate what they allege is the “predatory pricing” of .com web addresses, the internet’s prime real estate. In a letter delivered today to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a branch […]
Chapter 321J of the Iowa Code provides details on the crime of operating while intoxicated. Within this chapter, the law defines the crime of impaired driving and establishes special rules for underaged and commercial drivers. The law also sets out penalties for OWI convictions. Penalties may include license revocation, surrender of vehicle registration or motor […]
This group of employees wasn’t sure how to handle the workplace weirdo… because he doesn’t technically work with them. This person wrote in for advice using a throwaway account called u/throwRA-nonSeq. They shared that they work in an office complex with a bunch of different businesses, and there’s one dude who’s being an utter creep. […]