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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new laws and regulations in California regarding electric bicycles, the return of ONYX and the company’s electric mopeds, a review of the Xtracycle Hopper, Russian soldiers on electric scooters, […]
Rugby overhauls laws mid-season with Premiership to follow Champions and Challenge Cup changes The Champions and Challenge Cups will adopt four new law trials midway through the pool stage of the competition, with the Premiership following suit later this month for the 11th round of league fixtures. From round three of the Champions and Challenge […]
A new year brings new laws, and several are set to take effect in Florida on January 1, 2025. At least 10 new laws will be introduced in the Sunshine State at the start of the year, including measures to restrict social media use for children, protect first responders on duty, and reform the management […]
January 1, 2025 14:05 | News Commonwealth Bank call centre worker Adrian Thoen was devastated when he found out he was among thousands of workers at the nation’s biggest bank being underpaid to the tune of $16 million. He was employed on a flexible contract instead of a standard enterprise agreement, with more than 7000 […]
A series of new laws passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott are due to take effect in the Lone Star State on January 1, 2025. These will remove most of the requirements for annual vehicle inspections, allow Texans to designate authorized agents to look after data held by […]
Rights of sexual assault victims New Jersey’s “Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights” will be expanded in 2025, requiring sexual assault victims to be notified if a DNA profile of an assailant is obtained from evidence in a case, or if a DNA profile of an assailant is entered into any data bank for retention […]
It’s not yet clear what a second Trump administration could mean for workers’ rights. But across many states, workers can expect to see a number of benefits next year, including raises and expanded sick leave. The new year—and the return of the Trump administration to the White House—could bring all kinds of changes to the […]
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 […]