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Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and Afghan children have returned to their schools to begin a new academic year. Girls beyond the 6th grade across much of the country, however, are still unable to pursue an education and remain unsure…

In March, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that could force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in U.S. app stores. Much of the related discussion and debate has centered around American data…

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As a health care professional, I’m proud to be writing in support of LD 1215, An Act to End the Sale…

France's National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit workplace discrimination rooted in hair texture and style. The bill was approved 44-2, with many members not voting. It must now pass…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom issued the following statement ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court argument in the court case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a legal challenge brought by anti-abortion activists to block…

On the heels of Israel’s announcement on Sunday that it would no longer approve aid shipments into northern Gaza by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, UN Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick cautioned of current catastrophic food…

Opposition leader María Corina Machado named professor Corina Yoris as her replacement in the 2024 presidential race.Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader in Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election, has thrown her support behind…

In March 2004, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in indoor public places, including bars and restaurants. Every country that eventually followed suit wrestled with the same arguments. The…

After a marathon committee hearing, Colorado Democrats’ bill to ban the sale of semi-automatic rifles and other so-called assault weapons cleared its first hurdle early Wednesday morning and now is poised to pass the full House. The…

Wading into a national debate, the school board of Manhattan’s largest district could urge New York City to bar transgender girls from playing sports aligned with their gender identity. Community Education Council 2 — which covers large…

PETA Asia’s investigation into the cashmere industry in Mongolia—where Ralph Lauren obtains the fiber used in its products—revealed egregious cruelty to goats. Workers pinned down the gentle animals, twisted their sensitive legs, and…

Weighted prevalence of smoking menthol cigarettes among all adults who smoke cigarettes and those aged 18–24 years in Great Britain over time. Lines and shaded…

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we cover the first commercial offshore wind energy development in the United States. coming online, plans to tackle transportation…

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we cover the first commercial offshore wind energy development in the U.S. coming online, plans to tackle transportation emissions…

President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot is accelerating progress to prevent, detect, and treat cancer while boosting support for families facing cancer, including by undertaking an aggressive effort to protect families and workers…

EPA’s ban is the first rule to be finalized under new Toxic Substance Control Act process, marking historic milestone for nation’s chemical safety efforts March 18, 2024…

Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter recapping noteworthy happenings in tech over the past few days. This week, TechCrunch viewed leaked documents out of SpaceX showing…

TikTok has been under review due to national security concerns by the Canadian federal government since September 2023. This was reported the day after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill potentially banning…

TikTok faces a potential ban in the USThiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images US politicians have voted to ban popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its owner, technology company ByteDance, sells…

The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that could eventually ban the social media platform TikTok in the country, in its latest salvo against both China and big tech. The bill received resoundingly…

Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong following mass democracy protests and the city is now introducting further legislation to target new offenses.…

Bangkok —  Thailand’s plans to resurrect its commercial surrogacy trade, having banned the practice nearly a decade ago after a series of scandals, are reviving old fears concerning human trafficking of babies and the women hired to…

TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new government push to separate the company from its Chinese ownership or force it out of…

Two weeks into January 2024, Nigerian authorities took steps to curb environmental degradation caused by plastic pollution in the country. The Federal Ministry of Environment and the Lagos State government both announced bans on…

Under a compromise revealed Wednesday, some businesses would be exempt from Maine’s first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of products containing “forever chemicals.” The compromise plan from the Maine Department of Environmental…

Brussels —  The European Union moved a step closer Tuesday to banning products made from forced labor after negotiators reached an agreement on a law that supporters hope will help block imports from China involving the Uyghur Muslim…

Lakes constitute a critical element of Earth’s surface systems, representing an intricate web of interactions and a vital component of the terrestrial hydrosphere. They play a substantial role in regulating regional climates, maintaining…

WASHINGTON —  A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to give China's ByteDance about six months to divest popular short video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban, seeking to tackle national security concerns…

On February 5, 2024, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control announced a ban on alcoholic beverages sold in sachets or bottles less than 200ml. The agency asserts that the ban will, among other…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people will be harmed by certain kinds of books?…

Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, former Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell presented oral argument to the Supreme Court in the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s Garland v. Cargill case, demonstrating that…

For Immediate Release:February 28, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Concord, N.H. – Rep. Ellen Read has just introduced first-in-the-nation legislation that would ban the breeding and sale of brachycephalic dogs and cats—those…

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. A majority of U.S. states already have…

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, Kevin Lipsitz, who defrauded consumers by falsely promising “next day” shipping of facemasks and respirators to consumers at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be banned from…

The owners of a money-making scheme that claimed to use artificial intelligence to boost earnings for consumers’ e-commerce storefronts have agreed to surrender millions in assets to settle the FTC’s case against them. In addition, all…

LoadingIn 2022, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner would not be drawn on whether his LNP majority council was considering reinstating the scheme, saying while “not a silver bullet”, it needed to be looked at.The council’s 2022 flood recovery…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban…

The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its…

Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Tumblr owner Automattic, is supposed to be on sabbatical. Instead, he’s arguing with Tumblr users over an individual content moderation decision, which has sparked communitywide outcry and accusations of…

For Immediate Release:February 16, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Tampa, Fla. – Sens. Jay Collins and Clay Yarborough and Reps. Danny Alvarez and Tyler Sirois of Florida recently introduced bills that would preemptively ban…

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a proposed settlement that would ban California-based Precision Patient Outcomes, Inc. (PPO) and the company’s CEO Margrett Priest Lewis from claiming that dietary supplements can treat,…

A federal court has issued an order banning the operators of the Home Matters USA mortgage relief scam from the telemarketing and debt relief businesses and requiring them to turn over $19 million as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal…

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we’re covering California’s proposed fracking ban, the launch of the USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps, offshore wind in Oregon,…

Every Monday, we round up five of the best good climate news stories we’re celebrating. This week we’re covering California’s proposed fracking ban, the launch of the USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps, offshore wind in Oregon,…

New Delhi, India — The Indian Supreme Court verdict on Thursday scrapping an opaque, election funding system has set off powerful tremors in the country’s politics, with transparency advocates arguing that it could expose those involved…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed it, California’s oil and gas industry regulator kickstarted a process to outright ban…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed it, California's oil and gas industry regulator…

Mayor Adams pushed back Tuesday on new state legislation that seeks to outlaw the 30- and 60-day limits his administration has put on migrants staying in New York City shelters, saying his policies constitute a “successful humanitarian…

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained a $195 million judgment against Simple Health Plans LLC and its CEO Steven J. Dorfman over charges they duped consumers into signing up for sham health care plans that did not deliver the…

Vapors rising from the ground is something you’d expect in a low-budget horror film, not a new house. Yet in industrial neighborhoods in New Jersey, Arizona, North Carolina, and other states, residents are facing real-life horrors in…