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Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender peopleABC News - World -
Human rights groups and diplomats condemn Iraq’s anti-LGBTQ+ law
US state department says law could drive away foreign investment and David Cameron calls it ‘dangerous and worrying’. Human rights groups and diplomats have criticised a law passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy ...The Guardian - World -
State Department blasts new Iraq anti-homosexuality law as human rights threat
The State Department said that a law passed by Iraq’s parliament on Saturday criminalizing same-sex relationships was a threat to human rights and freedoms.NBC News - Top stories - Iraq -
United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues
Leaders of the United Methodist Church meet to determine its future over LGBTQ issues and dwindling membership.NBC News - Top stories -
White House Correspondents' weekend kicks off with celebration of LGBTQ community
Leaders in politics, technology and media celebrated the beginning of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner weekend with the ninth annual “Bytes & Bylines" reception Thursday evening in Washington. The event, held at the Irish ...The Hill - Politics -
Some Anti-Israel Protesters Are Paid
Rockefeller and Soros grants are subsidizing those who disrupt college campuses.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
A new set of ‘Four Questions’ for anti-Israel protesters
This week, I have my own set of Four Questions, posed to the young people occupying and disrupting college campuses and businesses to protest Israel.The Hill - Politics - Israel -
The Mess Anti-Israel Protesters Leave Behind
The custodial staff on the scene are left with the unenviable task of putting things to rights.The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Russian journalists held in fresh anti-Navalny case
Two reporters charged with previously working for late opposition leader’s YouTube channelFinancial Times - World - Russia -
Russian journalists held in fresh anti-Navalny case
Two reporters charged with previously working for late opposition leader’s YouTube channelFinancial Times - Business - Russia -
Anti-war protests continue on college campuses
Protests continued on college campuses across the U.S., as students demand their schools divest from Israel and plead for an end to the war in Gaza. More than 100 arrests were made over the weekend. Mark Strassmann reports.CBS News - Top stories -
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ issues
United Methodist delegates have endorsed a constitutional amendment that could let the U.S. church — where support has grown for the ordination of LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage — authorize such rites, even as more conservative churches would ...NBC News - Top stories -
United Methodists OK change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ issues
If ratified, one effect of the change is that it could allow for the American church to authorize same-sex marriages within the church.CBS News - Top stories -
We may have equal marriage - but LGBTQ+ people are still locked out of equal parenthood | Freddy McConnell
The law is badly lagging behind when it comes to rights for LGBTQ+ families. We need urgent root-and-branch reform. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act is 10 years old. In the UK, any couple can marry. Likewise, thanks to this courageous pair, any ...The Guardian - World -
Anti-doping body faces calls for review over Chinese swimmers
UK agency combating drugs in sport adds to pressure ahead of Paris Olympics over 2020 positive testsFinancial Times - Business -
Lobbying World: FTC, White House alum joins anti-monopoly watchdog
Elizabeth Wilkins will join the American Economic Liberties Project as a senior fellow. Wilkins comes from the Federal Trade Commission, where she was chief of staff to the chair and director of the Office of Policy Planning, and she was ...The Hill - Politics -
The anti-DEI EDUCATE Act has no place in 21st-century medicine
The EDUCATE Act is a distraction from what we must really do to create a nation of health equity—address the social determinants of health, invest in universal affordable and accessible health care and bolster a diverse health care workforce.The Hill - Politics -
Facility seen polluting part of anti-pollution program promoted by plastics industry
A plastics facility accused of polluting a Malaysian river is tied to Operation Clean Sweep, an anti-pollution program promoted by the U.S. plastics industry.ABC News - Top stories -
The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller’s anti-tech logic is skewed
There’s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices – which oversimplifies the problem. In the introduction to his new book The Anxious Generation, titled “Growing up on Mars”, Jonathan Haidt ...The Guardian - World -
Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open
Doping case with Chinese swimmers has brought years of pent-up feeling into public domain – and shows no sign of stopping. At its glitzy 25th anniversary gala in Lausanne last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency screened a slick montage ...The Guardian - World -
Anti-Ulez protests reignite debate over London’s car pollution clampdown
Noisy movement highlights how scheme has become a key battleground for Tories and Labour ahead of the local electionsFinancial Times - World -
Anti-Ulez protests reignite debate over London’s car pollution clampdown
Noisy movement highlights how scheme has become a key battleground for Tories and Labour ahead of the local electionsFinancial Times - Business -
Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California
Protests against the war in Gaza are roiling college campuses nationwideABC News - Top stories - California -
College campus chaos continues amid anti-war protests | 60 Minutes
Angry student protests over the Israel-Hamas war began months ago and continue across the country today. In Texas, the governor recently sent in state troopers to quell the protests at one school.CBS News - Top stories -
Modi increases anti-Muslim rhetoric in India election campaign
PM seeks to mobilise Hindu voters amid signs of low turnout and anti-incumbency sentimentFinancial Times - World - India -
Potential TikTok ban signed into law
President Biden signed into law a foreign aid bill that also includes a provision that could ban TikTok. ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular social media platform, will have to sell it within a certain period of time in order to ...CBS News - Top stories - Tiktok -
Billionaire Jeff Yass linked to $16m in donations to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups
The TikTok investor is also linked to funding challenges to progressive politicians and against Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. Top Republican donor and TikTok investor Jeff Yass is connected to over $16m in funding to anti-Muslim and pro-Israel groups ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan
Idaho’s law requires doctors to treat pregnant women’s health as disposable – and the loss of their lives as an acceptable risk. The risk of stating plainly what Idaho argued at the US supreme court on Wednesday morning is that it is so sadistic ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
Oklahoma prosecutors charge fifth member of anti-government group in Kansas women’s killings
Oklahoma prosecutors charged a fifth member of an anti-government group on Wednesday with killing and kidnapping two Kansas women.NBC News - Top stories -
Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been heavily criticized this week for its secretive oversight of positive tests by 23 Chinese swimmers before the Tokyo OlympicsABC News - Sports -
The Tories’ poisonous anti-culture politics has crushed the arts. Bring on election night | Polly Toynbee
Museums have closed and festivals lost funding – but Labour will restore Britain’s creative superpower status. A culture change is on the way when this moribund government of the living dead is gone. Clock-watching, we wait for that witching hour ...The Guardian - World -
Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse
Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Conservative party staff and activists are secretly operating a network of Facebook groups that have ...The Guardian - World - Facebook -
When even Warhammer nerds leave the battlefield, isn’t it time the anti-woke mob laid down their arms? | Jasper Jackson
If all but the most diehard gamers want to embrace female characters and inclusivity, the rest of the world should take note. You can’t get much nerdier than Warhammer. Forget video games or sci-fi TV shows: a pastime that involves collecting and ...The Guardian - World -
Will the Supreme Court rule that Donald Trump is above the law?
Also in today’s newsletter, as traders build up bets of another rate increase we consider what it means for BidenFinancial Times - World - Donald Trump -
For Justice Alito, Presidents Stand Above the Law
He appears willing to allow Trump and future presidents to escape criminal prosecution for their acts.The New York Times - Top stories -
The misguided laws contributing to America’s rural health crisis
CON laws deter new hospitals from forming and, by doing so, exacerbate the rural health care crisis.The Hill - Politics -
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On Alvin Bragg and the art of not taking the law too seriously
Bragg explained his unlikely success by saying, "It just happened that the public happened to appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things."The Hill - Politics -
Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law
Those flouting the sweeping new morality rules could be jailed for up to 15 years.BBC News - Top stories - Iraq -
New law aims to protect devices from hackers
Speakers, fitness trackers and other internet-connected devices sold in the UK now have to meet new requirements.BBC News - Top stories