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China approves $840B plan to refinance local government debt, boost slowing economy

China has announced a 6 trillion yuan ($839 billion) plan to help local governments refinance their mountains of debt in the latest push to rev up growth in the world's second largest economy

World - ABC News - November 8

China's president will unveil a megaport in Peru, but locals say they're being left out

A remote fishing town on the edge of Peru’s coastal desert is the site for a $1.3 billion megaport majority-owned by the Chinese shipping giant Cosco

World - ABC News - November 14

Rays must cement stadium, St. Petersburg future, says local Florida politician: 'Declare your intention'

Pinellas County commissioners and Rays ownership and management have been feuding over finances

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

I used to think I could adapt to most things – then they rearranged my local Lidl | Zoe Williams

They haven’t just moved all the stuff, they’ve reversed half the aisles, so they run across instead of instead of along. It feels weirdly fake, like I’ve walked into a trick supermarket. What they ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

You can now run the most powerful open source AI models locally on Mac M4 computers, thanks to Exo Labs

To further support adoption of local AI solutions, Exo Labs is preparing to launch a free benchmarking website next week.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 13

Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 29

Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency

Western nations concerned over how UNRWA will operate in war-torn Gaza

Business - Financial Times - October 29

Israel passes law banning UN humanitarian relief agency for Palestinians

Israel passed a law on Monday banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), according to multiple reports. Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Blur drummer says UK law on assisted dying is ‘psychopathic’

Dave Rowntree speaks out about his ex-wife’s choice to take her life at Dignitas in Switzerland. The Blur drummer, Dave Rowntree, has attacked the UK law on assisted dying as “psychopathic” as he ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro's law license suspended in New York

Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise the Trump campaign’s alternate electors strategy in 2020, has been suspended from practicing law in New York following his conviction for a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law classifying mifepristone, misoprostol as controlled substances

Louisiana health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law reclassifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities

Laws in more than 20 states, including Louisiana, now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots, which includes the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for.

Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws

Riding under the influence is also now punishable with prison time.

German law easing gender, first name changes takes effect

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Law firm finds grooming claims against MrBeast co-host baseless

The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate messages to a minor.

Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations

Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle Steel. Elon Musk’s troubled canvassing operation on behalf of Donald Trump and the ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Why Pennsylvania’s unusual voting laws make it ripe for rigged election claims

With Pennsylvania expected to be a close and crucial state in the 2024 race for the presidency, it's unusual election laws are again under the microscope.

Politics - NBC News - November 2

Alan Rachins, ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘Dharma & Greg’ Actor, Dies at 82

He became recognizable as a performer whose specialty was difficult men, in both absurd comedies and tense dramas.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Doctors fear Texas' strict abortion laws put pregnant women in danger

In Texas, where strict laws ban abortion with limited exceptions, women are struggling to find quality reproductive health care. Some doctors say the state law is dangerously vague.

Texas OB-GYNs leaving state in face of strict abortion laws

Doctors in Texas potentially face huge fines, life in prison and losing their license because of the state's strict abortion laws.

Texas women face strict abortion laws that could limit their care

Since Texas implemented its strict abortion laws, many women facing pregnancy complications have been forced to leave the state for care.

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