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GOP sets vote on ‘parents rights’ in clash over schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools, even as critics decry the “parents' rights” bill as a…
Shareholders making up over 90% of Sats shares made valid applications for rights issue
SINGAPORE - Shareholders making up 90.4 per cent of Sats shares have made valid applications for new shares it will be issuing, the in-flight caterer and ground handler announced in a bourse filing on Thursday.
The 363.1 million rights…
Supreme Court restores conviction of man whose Charter rights were violated in impaired driving case
A man who had his Charter rights violated when he was arrested for impaired driving has seen his conviction restored after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that even though the evidence was obtained unlawfully, it should not be…
Why Apple should bid for Premier League football rights
This would see matches streamed on the Apple TV platform, joining Amazon, BT Sport and Sky Sports as Premier League broadcasters, alongside terrestrial TV broadcast partners.The Premier League’s current deal with BT Sport, Sky Sports and…
France sets EU precedent with 2024 Olympics surveillance arsenal – POLITICO
PARIS — France’s AI-powered array of surveillance cameras for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics cleared a final legislative hurdle on Thursday.
The French government wants to experiment with large-scale, real-time…
What the hell is wrong with TikTok? – POLITICO
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Western governments are ticked off with TikTok. The Chinese-owned app loved by teenagers…
GOP lawmakers aim to reshape education with Texas Parental Bill of Rights
AUSTIN, Texas — Glennda Hardin awoke before sunrise and drove an hour from Temple to the state Capitol, her prepared speech folded neatly in her handbag. Hardin, a 73-year-old retired teacher, had never done anything like this before,…
UN rights chief urges Uganda’s president to block “deeply troubling” anti-LGBTQ…
The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill passed this week that prescribes harsh penalties, including death and life imprisonment."The passing of this…
Human rights commission acknowledges it has been dismissing racism complaints at a higher rate
The Canadian Human Rights Commission's recent numbers show it has been dismissing racism-based claims at a higher rate than other human rights complaints — but the commission insists it's working to change that.Numbers the commission…