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South African rapist loses bid to block Netflix film about his life
Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life -…
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‘Block everything’: Nationwide protests raise travel tensions across France
France is dealing with a day of gridlock as a grassroots movement to ‘block everything’ threatens to paralyse the country’s transport…
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Protesters clash with police in Paris as 'Block Everything' movement gains momentum
PARIS (AP) — Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday in Paris, where garbage bins were set on fire, as the government deployed an…
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Netanyahu accuses Egypt of imprisoning Gazans as Egypt vows to block Palestinian displacement
"Displacement is not an option, and it is a red line for Egypt, and we will not allow it to happen," Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr…
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California Redistricting Battle Rages As Republicans Try to Block Plan
California Republicans have filed a lawsuit in hopes of halting Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to fight the Texas GOP’s Trump-ordered…
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GOP Representative Rushes to Block Texas’s Growing Redistricting War
“This tragic moment has highlighted for the world the long overdue need to recognize Palestinian self-determination,” reads the letter…
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Texas Democrats leave the state to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump
Texas Democrats are leaving the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that…
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9th Circuit upholds block on background checks for California ammunition buyers
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s policy of background checks for bullet-buyers violates the 2nd…
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211 House Republicans Vote to Block Release of Epstein Files
Lara Trump called for “more transparency” on the government’s disastrous investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, the Justice…
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Equatorial Guinea urges UN to block the sale of a Paris mansion seized by France
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea accused France of “neo-colonial” behavior on Tuesday, urging United Nations…
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Police block roads and businesses close ahead of planned protests in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police blocked major roads leading into Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and most businesses remained closed ahead of…
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Spanish court rejects Airbnb appeal and keeps order to block nearly 66,000 listings
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Airbnb and left in place an order to block almost 66,000 rental listings…
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Supreme Court won't block release of officers' names who attended 'Stop the Steal' rally
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a state court ruling that would reveal the names of Seattle police officers who were…
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Trump issues proclamation to block new foreign students from studying at Harvard
President Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday night ordering his government to deny entry to the U.S. for any new foreign students who…
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Rubio blasts judge who tried to block deportation of murderers: 'irreparable harm' to U.S. diplomacy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio lashed out Friday at a federal judge who intervened to halt the deportation of a planeload of sex offenders…
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Trump attack on Harvard to block international students raises fears at California campuses
WASHINGTON — A multifront assault by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest university intensified on Friday when Harvard…
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Judge permanently halts Trump's order punishing Jenner & Block, targeting lawfare
A judge has struck down President Trump's attempt to punish Jenner & Block, one of several law firms that the president said worked to…
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House Republicans push to block states' new AI regulations
House Republicans are leading an effort to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years. Source link
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Senate will try to block California vehicle standards that would phase out gas-powered cars
The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the…
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Justices skeptical of Trump plan to limit birthright citizenship but also injunctions that block it
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Thursday to a lawyer for President Trump who was appealing rulings that blocked…
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California and other states sue to block Trump administration cuts to health department
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health…
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Supreme Court asked to lift block on DOGE access to Social Security data
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Friday to put a hold on a lower court order that is blocking Elon Musk's Department of…
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of…
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Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders
Two major law firms asked separate judges Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump's executive orders that were meant to…