Estonian President Alar Karis officially enacted a law on Thursday that allows Russian assets frozen under sanctions to be used for reparations payments to Ukraine. The measure was passed by the parliament of the Baltic EU and NATO country in Tallinn earlier this month. It allows the assets of Russian companies and individuals who can […]
The Oklahoma House narrowly passed a bill on Wednesday permitting students to leave school three times a week for religious courses. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma bill permitting students to leave school for up to three class periods a week for religious instruction is on its way to the governor’s […]
PHOENIX — A new measure signed into law Thursday temporarily allows Arizona abortion providers to perform the procedure in neighboring California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted the bill, which takes effect immediately, in response to a recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling that said a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable in the state. The […]
Last month, Donald Trump claimed credit for states passing abortion bans, noting it was only possible because the judges he nominated had overturned Roe v. Wade. What the Republican has carefully avoided saying, though, is whether he would also tolerate states going even further and limiting access to birth control. But in a Tuesday interview, […]
This article was originally published in New Hampshire Bulletin. In early May, Democrats in the House defeated the “Honesty in Education Act.” The bill was the latest effort to require public school teachers to answer parents when they ask about changes to their child’s gender identity. But another bill is moving forward that supporters say […]
Sony has signed an NDA with Paramount Global, a move that will give it access to the books and allow deal talks to move ahead, Deadline hears. Sony and private equity giant Apollo kicked things off previously with a preliminary bid of $26 billion, but what’s being contemplated now is not that, but something narrower. […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced parents the option of joint child custody, a change that brings the nation in line with many other countries. The revision, the first to custody rights in nearly 80 years, is to take effect by 2026. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases. Lee, a Republican, quietly signed off on the legislation last week without issuing a statement. The […]
Two separate and unrelated insolvency arrangements allowing two debtors to write-off over €12 million owed to financial funds have been approved by the High Court. The court approved a Debt Settlement Arrangement (DSA) to company director, 63-year-old Mark Quinn, which will see €8.9 million of debt owed to financial fund Everyday Finance DAC written off. […]
A Georgia appeals court has agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Mr Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Ms Willis and her office removed from the […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis and her office removed […]
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is facing sentencing in a Seattle courtroom on Tuesday. US prosecutors are asking a judge to give him a three-year prison term for allowing rampant money laundering on the platform. Zhao pleaded guilty and stepped down as Binance chief executive in November as the […]