Posts Tagged ‘restricting’

Kansas moves towards restricting DEI in public universities

The Kansas House on Thursday passed a bill to restrict diversity-oriented hiring practices at Kansas universities, making the Sunflower State the latest to try to limit DEI initiatives in educational settings.  The bill passed in the Kansas House of Representatives in an 81-39 vote on Thursday, with five lawmakers absent from the vote. The bill would prevent the… […]

X Lags Behind TikTok, Meta In Restricting ‘Nudify’ Apps for Non-Consensual AI Porn

X, formerly known as Twitter, is lagging behind competing platforms TikTok and Instagram when it comes to restricting the reach of so-called “nudify” services that create non-consensual porn by “undressing” individuals using AI, Motherboard has found.  On December 8, Bloomberg reported that nudify apps are soaring in popularity across the internet in part due to […]

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law Thursday restricting release of her travel and security records after the Legislature wrapped up a special session marked by a fight to more broadly scale back the state Freedom of Information Act. The law, which took effect immediately, allows the state to wall […]

Janet Porter Admits Ohio’s Democracy-Restricting ‘Issue 1’ Is All About Protecting Anti-Choice Legislation

As Right Wing Watch reported last week, anti-choice Republican politicians in Ohio have put a democracy-limiting initiative on the ballot in August with the goal of stopping Ohio voters from passing a constitutional amendment protecting legal access to abortion. In a desperate attempt to thwart the will of Ohio voters, who support access to legal […]

DOJ Argues Florida Law Restricting Chinese Land Ownership Violates Constitution

The Department of Justice on Tuesday challenged a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from owning land, asserting it violates federal housing law and the 14th Amendment. The department filed a statement of interest (pdf) in a case challenging the provision, arguing the Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership by U.S. military installations and major […]

Utah Houses Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Clinics in the State

The Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 467 on Feb. 17 that seeks to restrict the operation of abortion clinics in the state while also making changes to related regulations. “No abortion clinic may operate in the state on or after January 1, 2024, or the last valid date of an abortion clinic license […]

Israel warns Russia with ‘grave consequences’ over restricting Jews to Leave country

The anticipated closure of The Jewish Agency in Russia will have a serious impact on Russia-Israel relations, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Sunday. The quasi-governmental organization, which promotes the emigration of people with Jewish heritage to Israel, has been targeted by Russia’s Justice ministry over alleged violations of local law. “Prime Minister Lapid […]

Taliban Replaces Ministry For Women With One Restricting Them

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, escorting out World Bank staffers on Saturday as part of the forced move. It was the latest troubling sign that the Taliban are […]

European Union Recommends Restricting U.S. Tourists As Coronavirus Cases Rise

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there. The decision by the European Council to remove the U.S. from a safe list of countries for nonessential travel reverses advice that it gave in June, when the bloc recommended […]

UNICEF Says Restricting Children’s Porn Access Infringes Human Rights.

A recent report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that any attempts to block children from accessing online pornography could qualify as an infringement of human rights. A 2020 EU Kids Online Study claimed to have gathered data from 19 European Union (EU) countries proving that most children in most of the countries were “neither upset […]

South Dakota Bans ‘Un-American’, ‘Freedom-Restricting’ Vaccine Passports

South Dakota has become the latest US state to officially ban vaccine passports. Republican Governor Kristi Noem condemning the passports as “un-American” and “freedom-restricting.” You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use. She said: “we are not going to restrict freedom with un-American policies like vaccine passports“ Noem announced […]

Spain restricting AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 to over-60s after EMA blood clot warning

Citing the EU drug regulator’s warning about a rare but serious side effect of Vaxzevria, the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Spain said it would only use it for adults over 60. This leaves some two million Spaniards in limbo. Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Wednesday evening that going forward, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will only be […]

Report: LA County Restricting Indoor/Outdoor Dining Thanksgiving Eve

FOX LA’s Bill Melugin reports that Los Angeles County will restrict outdoor indoor and outdoor dining beginning Wednesday at 10 p.m. On Sunday Melugin tweeted: BREAKING: L.A. County announces they will restrict all dining (outdoor included) at restaurants, bars, wineries, and breweries beginning Wednesday at 10pm. Our 5 day case average has now crossed 4,000. […]

Restricting Eating Times Boosts Quality of Life in Neurodegenerative Disease

     Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of Americans, especially those who are elderly or approaching old age. These diseases can cause rapid decline and loss of both one’s well-being and one’s ability to care for oneself. Although there are several treatments that can improve or extend the lives of people living with neurodegenerative disease, there currently […]

Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Restricting Immigrants’ Right To Marry

A young girl helps hold a U.S. flag during pro-immigration rally, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP/Eric Gay) NEW ORLEANS – In a groundbreaking ruling for immigrants who say a Louisiana law denies them the right to marry, a federal judge Tuesday granted a Vietnamese man’s petition to marry his fiancée without first showing his birth certificate. Act 436, […]

Saudi Coalition ‘Restricting Fuel’ To Deliver Desperately Needed Yemen Aid

Auke Lootsma, the country director of the UN Development Program said via a video link on Tuesday that the UN has been facing problems delivering aid to Yemen due to the lack of cooperation from the Saudi-led coalition. The UN operates two flights into Yemen’s Houthi held capital city Sanaa to deliver aid, from Amman and Djibouti. […]

Russia continues restricting Internet freedom and privacy, now bans VPNs

nsnbc : Russian President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to existing legislation, further strengthening State-control over the Internet. The amendments further restrict access to blocked […]

Restricting DOD Funds For Trans-Gender Medical Treatment Hurts National Security: Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi has slammed the Republicans over their effort to “rip away” health care for transgender service members. The “disgusting” attempt to restrict Department of Defense funds from being used to provide gender transition treatments is “unprecedented, unacceptable and undermines our national security,” the house minority leader said in a statement Thursday. The Daily Caller […]

Restricting your sodium intake does NOT reduce your blood pressure, researchers find

(Natural News) It has long been believed that cutting down on your sodium intake can reduce your blood pressure and your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, new findings that were announced at the Experimental Biology 2017 meeting have challenged that long-standing piece of wisdom. Lynn L. Moore, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University […]

Michigan gunman who killed 2 bailiffs faced multiple felony charges

An inmate snatched a deputy’s gun inside a southwestern Michigan courthouse and killed two bailiffs while he was handcuffed, investigators said Tuesday giving new details into the shooting. Officers killed the inmate, 45-year-old Larry Gordon, soon afterwards, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey told reporters. He said Gordon got into a fight with the deputy while […]

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