President orders FAA to end diversity hiring, return to merit-based employment standards, affecting New Jersey facility
EGG HARBOR, NJ — President Trump issued an executive directive Tuesday ordering the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices and return to strict merit-based employment…
New Jersey Bill Lowers Standards for School Bus Drivers, Increase Penalties for Negligence
New Jersey Assembly Bill No. 4835 Simplifies School Bus Operation Requirements TRENTON, NJ – The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee has favorably reported on Assembly Bill No. 4835, a significant piece…
America First Legal Lodges Discrimination Complaint Against Disney Over Leaked ‘Inclusion Standards’
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Biden DOJ Recommends Police Relax Standards, Hire People Who Committed ‘Isolated’ Crimes
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Exclusive-Germany scraps plans for more stringent building standards to prop up industry
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will put on indefinite hold plans to require more stringent building insulation standards, environment minister Robert Habeck told Reuters, an effort to help…
Business group standards aim to help firms account for nature-related risks
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – An international working group of 40 business and finance executives on Monday presented companies with guidelines on explaining to investors their dependence on ecosystems in…
CBP initiates interoperability standards test to improve supply chain transparency
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the completion of its first interoperability test. The test seeks to establish global standards to foster transparency and a standard manner of communication between the private…
Google DeepMind co-founder calls for US to enforce AI standards – FT
(Reuters) – The U.S. should allow Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips only to buyers who agree to ethically use the technology, Google DeepMind’s co-founder Mustafa Suleyman told the Financial Times on Friday.…
American Bar Association Considers New Free Speech Standards After Judge Heckled At Stanford Law
American Bar Association Considers New Academic Freedom Standards After Judge Heckled At Stanford Law Kate Anderson on August 17, 2023 The American Bar Association (ABA) is considering a proposal that may require…
Standards body proposes rules for auditing company climate disclosures
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A global body on Wednesday proposed its first set of comprehensive rules for auditing climate-related company disclosures in an anticipated move regulators have said is crucial…
Biden Admin’s Park Service Teaching Slavery Lessons Eerily Similar To The Florida Standards That Kamala Criticized
Biden Admin’s Park Service Teaching Slavery Lessons Eerily Similar To The Florida Standards That Kamala Criticized Reagan Reese on August 1, 2023 The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) National Park Service provides…
‘Two Standards Of Justice’: DeSantis Says Hunter Biden ‘Would Be In Jail By Now’ If He Was A Republican
‘Two Standards Of Justice’: DeSantis Says Hunter Biden ‘Would Be In Jail By Now’ If He Was A Republican Harold Hutchison on July 31, 2023 Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that…
Florida To Move Forward With African American History Standards Despite Backlash
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‘Unattainable’: Senate Looks To Cut Troop Numbers, Fearing Lower Recruiting Standards
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‘We Are Concerned’: California Professors Frustrated Over University System’s Revised Math Standards
‘We Are Concerned’: California Professors Frustrated Over University System’s Revised Math Standards Brandon Poulter on July 7, 2023 Professors in California are staging a quiet protest against a new admissions policy they…
Military’s New Body Fat Standards Could Fail Many More Soldiers As Obesity Rates Climb
Military’s New Body Fat Standards Could Fail Many More Soldiers As Obesity Rates Climb Mia Hernandez on June 19, 2023 Many soldiers are expected to fail the U.S. Army’s new body fat…
The UN Is Developing International Censorship Standards
The UN Is Developing International Censorship Standards Jason Cohen on June 13, 2023 The United Nations (U.N.) is working on a worldwide code of conduct that calls on governments and online platforms…
Analysis-EU pork on a lean streak as higher standards drive up costs
By Gus Trompiz PARIS (Reuters) – Record pig prices could have spurred farmers like Carole Joliff to expand their herd, but costly livestock regulations, flagging demand and spreading swine disease point instead…
Column-U.S. banks tighten lending standards to small business and consumers: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. domestic banks reported a widespread tightening of lending standards by the end of the first quarter of 2023 – even before the full impact of…
Virginia Approves New History Standards That Include Lessons On Patriotism, Respecting The Flag
Virginia Approves New History Standards That Include Lessons On Patriotism, Respecting The Flag Reagan Reese on April 20, 2023 The Virginia Board of Education approved new history standards on Thursday that include…
Volkswagen calls for delay in implementation of new EU emissions standards to 2026
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen called on Thursday for the implementation of new EU emissions standards to be pushed to at least autumn of 2026, slightly over a year later than planned, with…
Testa: State Board of Education Trying to Limit Participation in Public Hearings on Revisions to Student Learning Standards
Sen. Michael Testa said it is shockingly clear that the State Board of Education is trying to limit participation in three public hearings that have been planned to receive comments on draft…
China Evergrande says directors fell ‘below standards’ in property unit probe
(Reuters) – Property developer China Evergrande Group said on Wednesday an independent committee found its directors fell “below standards” through their involvement in diverting loans secured by unit Evergrande Property Services to…
Fed loan officer survey finds tighter loan standards, reduced demand
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Lending officers at major banks told the Federal Reserve that in the final three months of last year they tightened standards and saw reduced demand across…
Here’s How The Military Dropped Its Standards In 2022 To Address A Major Recruiting Crisis
Here’s How The Military Dropped Its Standards In 2022 To Address A Major Recruiting Crisis Micaela Burrow on December 29, 2022 The military’s standards for committed members and new recruits have dropped…
Russia’s Magnit races to open discount stores as living standards slump
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian supermarket chain Magnit plans to continue the rapid roll-out of discount stores next year as shoppers across the country turn to cut-price options amid a recession that is…
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