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A new wave of book bans has hit Florida school districts, with hundreds of titles being pulled from library and classroom shelves as the school year kicks off. The Republican-dominated state, which has already had the highest rate of book bans nationwide this year, is continuing to censor reading materials in schools, bowing to external pressures in an effort to …

Microsoft bans spam game bundles from the Xbox store  TrueAchievements Source link

Trump’s birthright citizenship order faces more bans than before Supreme Court ruling  The Washington Post Federal judge issues fourth block of Trump’s birthright citizenship order since Supreme Court ruling  CBS News Biden-nominated judge slaps nationwide injunction on Trump birthright citizenship order  Fox News DOJ tells judge it will ask Supreme Court to quickly rule on constitutionality of Trump’s birthright citizenship order  CNN Fourth court …

from the nice-try dept This whole attempted censorship of adult games on gaming platforms is becoming a thing. Collective Shout—a group out of Australia that wraps itself in a feminist flag while behaving like the religious right to get anything it doesn’t like out of the video game industry—put on a pressure campaign with payment processors, writing in to demand …

The use of “smelling salts” is being banned by the NFL for this upcoming season, the league announced in a memo to teams Tuesday. The league cited a 2024 warning by the FDA about smelling salts and other ammonia inhalants, and the ban extends to pregame activities, games and halftime on the sidelines and in the locker rooms.  “In 2024, …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The NFL is banning the use of “smelling salts” during games, saying the products aren’t proven to be safe and also could mask signs of a concussion. The league sent a memo to teams on Tuesday explaining the decision to ban smelling salts and any other ammonia inhalant during pregame activities, games and halftime on …

U.S. Olympic committee bans trans women from competing in women’s sports  Axios USOPC bans trans women from women’s events  ESPN U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee will comply with Trump’s ban on trans women in women’s sports  NBC News US Olympics officials quietly bar trans women from competing in women’s sports  The Guardian US Olympic team to comply with Trump’s ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s …

New York CNN  —  An Atlanta-based banker working for Wells Fargo has been prevented from leaving China, the latest incident that threatens to amplify concerns among Western executives about the potential consequences of visiting the world’s second-biggest economy. Chinese authorities said Monday the exit ban placed on Wells Fargo executive Chenyue Mao is part of a criminal investigation. “Ms. Mao …

Vietnam is taking bold steps to clean up its streets – and quiet them down. Starting next summer, the major downtown areas of Hanoi will ban all gasoline-powered motorcycles as part of a program to cut down on emissions. The plan will go into effect on July 1, 2026, and then will expand the following year to cover more districts …

The Chinese government is preventing a Wells Fargo employee, as well as an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from leaving the country. File Photo by Larry W. Smith/EPA-EFE July 20 (UPI) — The Chinese government is preventing a Chinese American banker for Wells Fargo and, separately, an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from leaving …