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Appeals court upholds Illinois assault weapons ban
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure earlier this year.
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Bans on gas stoves come back as Democratic cities and states continue war on gas appliances
The Biden administration tried and failed to enact a federal ban on gas stoves, and then denied the plans, convincing media "fact-checkers" to call it a "right-wing conspiracy." A federal court shot down Berkeley's ban on natural gas hookups, but undaunted, the movement to ban gas stoves lives on with "creative" laws that may avoid the legal pitfalls that killed Berkeley's law.
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Arrest of Telegram's Pavel Durov marks latest censorship sweeping across Europe
The arrest has ignited a firestorm of opposition on social media and elsewhere – with activists, politicians, scholars and others decrying what they perceive as an escalating threat to freedom of speech.
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Democratic-led House passes Equality Act in a 224-206 vote
Three Republicans sided with Democrats and voted in favor of the bill
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First mosaic inscribed to Jesus, unearthed in early church below Israeli prison, to open to public
Third-century church scheduled to open to public view this summer after prison on top of the site is relocated.
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Biden declares former Indian boarding school a new national monument
The White House said the new monument will be called the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument, and will be located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The site is where the federal government established its first off-reservation boarding school in 1879.
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California teacher wins $12,000 in case against union for BIPOC-only board seat
Soon after Newman filed the case, the union desegregated the board seat and committed to non-discrimination for its positions.
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Netflix to require vaccine in its U.S. productions
Some other productions, like Starz, have also adopted the vaccine mandate as part of their work policy.
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Pew says Christians expected to cease being majority in U.S. in less than 50 years
Non-religious unaffiliated demographic could rise to majority by same year.
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Citibank reverses course, drops anti- Second Amendment policy
While claiming it “has always been fully committed to treating all current and potential clients fairly,” it said concerns were raised “regarding ‘fair access’ to banking services.”