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Jul 11 2023
News
Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs
MINNEAPOLIS — Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don't need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a long-running religious freedom case that went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel ruled that the government “failed to demonstrate a compelling state interest” to justify
Newsday
Aug 01 2023
News
Binance Japan Starts Onboarding Users
Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, will begin onboarding users in Japan on its newly launched platform. The exchange was warned by regulators that it was operating in the country without permission two years earlier. Existing customers in Japan can migrate to the local subsidiary from Aug 14. Users can access spot trading, earn products, and an non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. They
CoinDesk
Aug 29 2023
Analysis
What China’s Economic Woes May Mean for the U.S.
The news about China’s economy over the past few weeks has been daunting, to put it mildly.
The country’s growth has fallen from its usual brisk 8 percent annual pace to more like 3 percent. Real estate companies are imploding after a decade of overbuilding. And China’s citizens, frustrated by lengthy coronavirus lockdowns and losing confidence in the government, haven’t been able to
New York Times (News)
Feb 21 2023
News
Report: NY can boost voter turnout with this single change
Could New York City’s notoriously low voter turnout just be a scheduling snafu? That’s the argument in a new report from Citizens Union to be released on Friday. The nonpartisan good government group examined how holding local elections in the same year as state or federal races boosted participation rates in other U.S. cities by as much as 460%. Currently, New York City holds its local
Gothamist
Jul 20 2023
News
U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation
Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, in an attack that is believed to have compromised at least hundreds of thousands of individual U.S. government emails, according to people familiar with the matter.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 04 2023
News
Draper declares state of emergency as torrential rain slams northern Utah
DRAPER — Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Salt Lake Valley, leaving several Draper roads damaged and causing flooding and safety concerns Thursday night. Draper Mayor Troy Walker declared a state of emergency due to flooding and said the following roads were damaged or left impassible due to standing water and slide debris: "A little over 2 inches came down in over an hour, and so we
KSL
Jul 05 2023
News
Israel bombs Gaza following Jenin assault
Israeli forces have now withdrawn from Jenin, local media have said, however Palestinians say they are still present. Israeli jets struck the Gaza Strip after Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin in the occupied West Bank, ending Israel’s largest assault in the region in nearly two decades. The Israeli attack hit an underground weapons manufacturing facility Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in
Al Jazeera
Aug 02 2023
News
California officials urge Taylor Swift to 'Speak Now' and postpone LA concerts over hotels strike
Dozens of California elected officials had a message for Taylor Swift on Tuesday amid a hotel workers strike in Southern California: Postpone your Los Angeles shows.
The officials signed an open letter to Swift backing Unite Here Local 11, a union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers across Southern California and Arizona, imploring the pop star to postpone her upcoming L.A.
NBC News (Online)
Aug 02 2023
News
New executive order to create 10K new jobs in PA valuing skills, work experience: Gov. Shapiro
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was in Philadelphia Wednesday morning touting a new executive order that he claims will create up to 10,000 jobs. The governor visited Steamfitters Local Union 420 in Northeast Philadelphia to announce his Commonwealth Workforce Transformation Program. The plan calls to invest up to $400 million over the next five years in workforce training
CBS News (Online)
Apr 24 2023
News
Biden thanks 'Tennessee Three' for 'standing up for our kids' in White House meeting
President Joe Biden hosted a group of Tennessee state lawmakers at the White House as the nation continues to grapple with a string of high-profile, high-casualty shootings.
Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson, the "Tennessee Three," gained national notoriety after leading anti-gun violence protests in response to the Covenant School shooting on the
Washington Examiner