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Supreme Court leans toward upholding law that could ban TikTok

The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.

NBC News - Jan. 10

World’s ugliest lawn winner says she leaves watering to Mother Nature

New Zealand garden takes first prize in global competition designed to promote water conservation. A sun-scorched patch of lawn near Christchurch, in New Zealand, has been crowned the ugliest lawn ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Young mother displaced by Eaton Fire talks fleeing and losing her daughter's school

Lindsey Troy, a mother of two, fled the Eaton Fire with her family as flames neared their neighborhood in Eagle Rock. Her 5-year-old daughter's school was destroyed in nearby Altadena, which has ...

CBS News - Jan. 10

Man films escape from LA fires with elderly father-in-law

The men were forced to leave the car they were in and escape on foot as fire closed in around them.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Mother of Ashli Babbitt says Trump called her and told Jan. 6 rioters to 'keep their chins up'

The mother of a Jan. 6 rioter killed during the attack on the U.S. Capitol said she received a call from Donald Trump this week.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Massachusetts law aims to prevent repeat of Steward Health Care crisis

The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care.

CBS News - Jan. 8

Mother 'not surprised' son killed on London bus

Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Biden’s new Social Security law is official — but implementing it under Trump will be a challenge

The Social Security Administration will now begin issuing large back payments to millions of individuals; however, it is unlikely the agency has the bandwidth to implement the new benefit structure ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

The laws turning Arab-Israelis into ‘second-class citizens’

Rules on deportations and taking part in elections seen as deepening systemic inequality of Palestinians in the country

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Daughter of former family vlogger Ruby Franke opens up about abuse her mother inflicted

Shari Franke, the eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, a once-popular family vlogger who was convicted of child abuse, opened up about whether she could ever forgive her mother.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate Says His Son-In-Law Was Kidnapped

Edmundo González, who is recognized by the United States as the president-elect of Venezuela, said his son-in-law was kidnapped by hooded men.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas

Edmundo González Urrutia, who fled in exile to Spain in September, says son-in-law was seized by ‘hooded men’. Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

A Key Part of Biden’s Climate Law Was Built to Survive Trump. Now, the Test.

A lucrative tax credit for renewable energy could be hard to kill because it applies to a technologies favored by Republicans, not just wind and solar.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Venezuela's opposition leader says son-in-law has been abducted

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

No one is above the law — except Trump

By artifice, luck, disinformation and extraordinary political success, Trump has shown that the only verdict that counts is in the court of public opinion.

The Hill - Jan. 7

New mothers don’t need to be bombarded with unsolicited advice – they need reassurance | Jodi Wilson

When we talk about the difficult parts of motherhood we provide emotional cushioning for what can be a deeply challenging experience. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of the team

Sheel Seidler, the wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, has sued two of her brothers-in-law in an attempt to prevent a third Seidler brother from taking control of the team rather ...

ABC News - Jan. 7

Why Jude Law wanted his FBI agent in 'The Order' to be damaged

Based on a true story, the film is a period piece about neo-Nazis in the Pacific Northwest. The actor and his director couldn't have known that the events of the early 1980s would be as timely as ...

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7

Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups

The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law: What to know

President Biden signed legislation into law over the weekend to expand Social Security benefits for droves of Americans. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two tax rules ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Biden signs bipartisan outdoor recreation bill into law

President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting outdoor recreation weeks after it cleared the Senate. The bill, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

These government workers will benefit after Biden signs new Social Security law

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.

ABC News - Jan. 6

A 2022 law changed how Congress counts electoral votes. Here's how.

Monday's joint session will be governed by a revised set of procedures that clarify the vice president's role, a change aimed at preventing attempts to overturn election results.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons

The Supreme Court has repeatedly ducked Second Amendment challenges to the law. Starkly differing decisions from federal appeals courts last month may change that.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

An Ivy League football player, a cook, a mother: the victims of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans

Those who died on Bourbon Street had gathered to celebrate the new year and were locals, tourists, students and parents. University students. Parents and other people pursuing careers. A former ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Kidman gives tearful dedication to late mother as film stars gather for heartfelt Palm Springs gala

Nicole Kidman has given a long-awaited dedication to her late mother at the Palm Springs Film Festival's 36th annual International Film Awards

ABC News - Jan. 4

Federal court decision won't change California net neutrality law

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals blasted the FCC's attempts to regulate broadband internet, but state laws in California and New York remain intact.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 3

5 Employment Law Changes Set to Hit the Workplace in 2025

New legislation and ongoing legal battles mean employers have a lot to keep on top of this year, from pay transparency to workplace safety issues.

Inc. - Jan. 3

USB-C Is Now the Law of the Land in Europe

Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the European Commission’s new Common Charger Directive.

Wired - Jan. 3

WATCH: Mother whale caught in apparent act of mourning for dead calf

A grieving mother whale in the Pacific Northwest, known as J-35, has been seen this week carrying the body of her deceased calf in what researchers are calling an act of “mourning.”

ABC News - Jan. 3

A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate

A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Dancer Wayne Sleep: ‘I hid my sexuality from my mother, so it was wonderful to come out and be myself at last’

The dancer and his husband on meeting at a beach bar in Spain, the stresses of working together, and who is the teenager in the relationship. Born in Plymouth in 1948, Wayne Sleep is a dancer and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

Threadbare facilities, high mortality, cats in the corridors: the realities of life for new Rohingya mothers in Cox’s Bazar

In the world’s largest refugee site, a lack of healthcare coupled with rising gang violence makes the journey to motherhood a perilous one. Photographs by Thomas Cristofoletti/Ruom for the ...