New Jersey Town Bans Bird Feeders Ahead of Looming Statewide Ban
The war against feeding birds in New Jersey just heated up as one town decided it’s not waiting for an official statewide ban to take …
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Factbox-From raids to exit bans, US companies face growing hurdles in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday that U.S. companies have complained to her that China has become “uninvestible,” pointing to fines, …
Biden DOJ Is ‘Using Litigation’ To Block Child Sex Change Bans, Prop Up Trans Ideology In Schools, Top Official Says
Biden DOJ Is ‘Using Litigation’ To Block Child Sex Change Bans, Prop Up Trans Ideology In Schools, Top Official Says Reagan Reese on June 28, …
Kamala Harris Says ‘Book Bans’ Make LGBT People ‘Afraid’ For Their Lives
Kamala Harris Says ‘Book Bans’ Make LGBT People ‘Afraid’ For Their Lives Harold Hutchison on June 27, 2023 Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that …
Blue State Gov Displays Sexually Explicit Books While Signing Bill Prohibiting ‘Book Bans’
Blue State Gov Displays Sexually Explicit Books While Signing Bill Prohibiting ‘Book Bans’ Reagan Reese on June 13, 2023 Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker promoted …
Biden Education Official Knocks Republican ‘Book Bans,’ ‘Censorship’ Of Black History
Biden Education Official Knocks Republican ‘Book Bans,’ ‘Censorship’ Of Black History Reagan Reese on March 16, 2023 Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemned Republicans who are …
Abortion Pill Maker Sues Red States Over Bans: ‘Impacts The Company’s Bottom Line’
Abortion Pill Maker Sues Red States Over Bans: ‘Impacts The Company’s Bottom Line’ Alexa Schwerha on January 25, 2023 A company behind the manufacturing of …
Elite University Department Bans Use Of Word ‘Field,’ Claiming It’s Too Racist
Elite University Department Bans Use Of Word ‘Field,’ Claiming It’s Too Racist Alexa Schwerha on January 10, 2023 The University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne …
After Resisting Policy Change, Florida School District Now Bans Boys From Using Girls’ Bathrooms
After Resisting Policy Change, Florida School District Now Bans Boys From Using Girls’ Bathrooms Reagan Reese on January 4, 2023 After refusing to change its …
Russia Bans Oil Exports To Countries That Enforce Price Cap
Russia Bans Oil Exports To Countries That Enforce Price Cap Jack McEvoy on December 27, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that his nation …
LGBTQ Activist Claims Trans Athlete Bans Hurts ‘Cis Women’
LGBTQ Activist Claims Trans Athlete Bans Hurts ‘Cis Women’ Carl DeMarco on June 21, 2022 Transgender rights activist Chase Strangio argued in an interview with …
Bordeaux region bans outdoor events as heat wave hits France
PARIS – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at indoor venues without air conditioning, a local official told public radio …
Liberal Prosecutors Say They Won’t Enforce Abortion Bans
Liberal Prosecutors Say They Won’t Enforce Abortion Bans Laurel Duggan on June 2, 2022 Liberal prosecutors in red states have pledged to not enforce abortion …
Indiana Bans Biological Males From Female Sports, Overriding Republican Governor’s Veto
Indiana Bans Biological Males From Female Sports, Overriding Republican Governor’s Veto Bryan Babb on May 25, 2022 The Indiana state legislature banned biologically male athletes …
Pakistan bans imports of all non-essential luxury goods – minister
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on …
‘Not Just Women That Are Getting Pregnant’: Abortion Activists Sound Off At ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ March
‘Not Just Women That Are Getting Pregnant’: Abortion Activists Sound Off At ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ March Jennie Taer on May 16, 2022 Pro-abortion protesters …
Democrat Behind ‘Sweeping’ Abortion Bill Won’t Say If It Bans Sex-Selective Abortions
Democrat Behind ‘Sweeping’ Abortion Bill Won’t Say If It Bans Sex-Selective Abortions Laurel Duggan on May 11, 2022 Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal refused to …
Explainer-Can pill prescriptions overcome U.S. state abortion bans?
By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – If the U.S. Supreme Court reverses its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, …
China Bans Its Own National Anthem As Anger Over Lockdowns Rises
China Bans Its Own National Anthem As Anger Over Lockdowns Rises Philip Lenczycki on April 25, 2022 China’s censors banned social media posts featuring the …
Malaysia urges countries to prioritise food over fuel as Indonesia bans palm exports
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR – Countries should pause or slow use of edible oil as biofuel to ensure adequate supply for use in …
Soyoil surges to record high as Indonesia bans palm oil exports
By Nigel Hunt LONDON -Soybean oil prices soared to a record high on Friday as Indonesia’s decision to effectively ban exports of palm oil heightened …
Belarus bans EU-registered trucks from entering country
(Reuters) – Belarus on Friday announced a ban on trucks registered in the European Union from entering its territory, Interfax news agency quoted the transport …
DeSantis Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks
DeSantis Bans Abortions After 15 Weeks Laurel Duggan on April 14, 2022 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning most abortions in …
Ukraine bans all imports from Russia
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE – Ukraine has banned all imports from Russia, one of its key trading partners before the war with annual imports valued …
DeSantis Sued By LGBTQ Students Over Bill That Bans Gender And Sexuality Lessons
DeSantis Sued By LGBTQ Students Over Bill That Bans Gender And Sexuality Lessons Laurel Duggan on April 1, 2022 A group of students, parents, teachers …
Australia bans alumina exports to Russia, sources coal for Ukraine
– Australia has imposed an immediate ban on exports of alumina and aluminum ores, including bauxite, to Russia, the government said on Sunday as part …
Russia bans car, airplane exports until end-2022, TASS says
– The Russian government has banned exports of cars, airplanes and drones until the end of this year, the Russian TASS news agency said on …
Frank Holman, Ocean County GOP bans reporters, elected committee officials, public from annual convention
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The annual Ocean County GOP annual convention has always been an open and transparent process where political leaders publicly choose and …
Food crisis grows as spiralling prices spark export bans
By Nigel Hunt LONDON – A global food crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalated on Wednesday as Indonesia tightened curbs on palm oil …
Ukraine bans exports of several grains, sugar, salt, meat
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s government has banned exports of rye, barley, buckwheat, millet, sugar, salt, and meat until the end of this year, according to …
Biden bans Russia oil imports to U.S., warns gasoline to rise further
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy …
Moscow Exchange bans short selling of euro instruments
MOSCOW – The Moscow Exchange said on Friday it imposed a ban on short selling of euro currency and stock instruments, in a further move …
Seaborne Russian gas supplies to Europe disrupted by looming port bans
By Nora Buli, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad OSLO/LONDON – Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe have been disrupted by uncertainty over …
EU bans RT, Sputnik over Ukraine disinformation
(Removes extra word from headline) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Russian state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik will be banned in the European Union …
Putin bans forex transfers to outside Russia from March 1
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and transfers by Russian residents to outside of Russia from March 1, …
Ukraine central bank bans payments to Russia, Belarus
KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank has banned payments to entities in Russia and Belarus as well as operations involving both nations’ currencies, the regulator said …
Ukraine lobbies U.S. officials for bans on Russia software, aviation -diplomat
By Raphael Satter – Ukraine’s government is lobbying the Biden administration to cut Russia off from U.S. software updates, to ban Russian flights, and to …
U.S. judge bans Martin Shkreli from running public companies
By Jody Godoy NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Wednesday permanently barred former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli from serving as an officer or director …
US Bans Mexican Avocados After Receiving Threatening Message
The U.S. government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados Saturday after a U.S. plant safety inspector received a threatening message in Mexico, the Associated Press …
TikTok Bans ‘Misgendering’ And ‘Deadnaming’ To Promote ‘Safety’ And ‘Security’
TikTok is banning users from “misgendering” and “deadnaming” others in an effort to improve the social media platform, the company announced Tuesday. The company announced …
China Sentences Uyghur Education Official To Death, Bans Books That Were Once Accepted
China sentenced Sattar Sawut, former head of the Xinjiang Education Department, to death for his role in creating once-approved textbooks the government suddenly banned, the …
Facebook Bans Conservative Kid’s Book Publisher Heroes Of Liberty From Running Ads
Facebook permanently suspended the ads account of Heroes of Liberty, a conservative children’s book publisher, claiming the company’s ads violated the tech giant’s policies against …
Apple Bans In-Person Shoppers From New York City Stores Amid Spike In Covid Cases
Apple is banning in-person shoppers from its New York City locations as COVID-19 cases skyrocket in the area. The tech giant is only allowing customers …
Thousands Of Accounts Spreading Chinese State Propaganda Are Evading Bans From US Social Media
A network of social media accounts spreading Chinese state propaganda is thriving on tech platforms despite social media companies’ attempts to crack down on foreign …
Nation’s Largest Bank Bans Unvaccinated Employees From The Office
America’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co., told unvaccinated employees at the Manhattan offices that they must remain at home and work remotely, multiple sources …
Twitter Expands Its Bans Day After It Names New CEO
Twitter is expanding the list of content banned from its platform, and it will no longer allow users to share the “private media” of individuals …
Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman has approved a consent decree that permanently enjoins Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from …
Biden Bans Nicaragua’s Government Officials From Entering US
President Joe Biden banned all members of the Nicaraguan government from entering the U.S. in a proclamation on Tuesday in response to the country’s recent …
School District Bans Man From Its Property For A Year For Refusing To Wear A Mask
A man from Rochester, Minnesota, was reportedly banned from all school district property for a year after refusing to wear a mask at a school …
Gov. Abbott Bans All COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates In Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday prohibiting all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state of Texas. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, …