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California lawmakers push bill to ban shock gloves for federal agents
After an outcry from immigrant and civil rights advocates over plans to equip immigration officers with gloves capable of delivering…
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Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Upholding Trump’s Mail-in Voting Ban
Graham refused to elaborate. Trump has fervently championed Graham’s candidacy, despite the fact that she brings zero legislative…
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Slovakia takes EU to court over Russian gas import ban
Slovakia plans to file a complaint with the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), contesting the bloc's ban on imports of…
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'Major step': French MPs vote in favour of bill to ban social media for under-15s
France's National Assembly has backed a bill that would ban social media access for under-15s, a proposal supported by President Emmanuel…
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More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. In a open letter…
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Ban Trans Kids From Playing Sports
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised Tuesday to allow states to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and…
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Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Country’s First Abortion Pill Ban
March 12, 2025: Greenland’s parliamentary elections result in a massive win for the pro-independence movement. The center-right…
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House Republicans strike an intraparty deal for an early 2026 vote on stock trading ban
House Republicans plan to hold a vote in early 2026 on legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stock amid rank-and-file…
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EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
STRASBOURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by…
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Reddit challenges Australia's social media ban for under 16s
Social media platform Reddit on Friday launched a legal challenge against Australia's social media ban for under 16s. Under the law, which…
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German students urge education over ban for teens on social media
German students have said Australia's social media ban for young people under 16 is the wrong approach, and that education rather than…
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Australia introduces social media ban for young people
Australia has become the first country in the world to introduce a social media ban for children and young people under the age of 16.…
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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel…
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Thailand lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales in time for year-end holiday festivities
Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end…
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Russian authorities threaten WhatsApp with total ban
Russia's telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has threatened to completely block WhatsApp in the country following previous…
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Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Irish author Sally Rooney has told the High Court it is "almost certain" she cannot publish new novels in the UK and may have to withdraw…
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Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban Power Bank Usage on Flights Following Safety Incidents
Australia's two largest airlines are implementing comprehensive bans on power bank usage aboard their aircraft following a series of…
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Rights groups condemn Israel Police decision to ban Sudan Genocide protests nationwide
Protesters told The Jerusalem Post that the right to demonstrate in a democracy like Israel was important and that this demonstration was…
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Trump Plans to Use Travel Ban for Chilling New Immigration Rule
The countries named in the ban were Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar,…
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France Lifts Travel Ban on Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
France has officially lifted all travel restrictions on Telegram founder Pavel Durov as of November 13, 2025, bringing to an end a year of…
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Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban - UN report
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said.…
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France threatens Shein ban if 'childlike' sex dolls reappear
France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes selling childlike sex…
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Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology
Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking minors from having…
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When a Crackdown Involving the I.R.A. Backfired, Comically, in “The Ban”
In Dublin in 1981, at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis—an annual convention for what was widely regarded as the Irish Republican Army’s political…