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Amal Clooney is a British human rights lawyer who is involved in the International Criminal Court’s case against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu George Clooney’s wife of 11 years could find herself barred from entering the United States in the future because of her work with the International Criminal Court, according to a report. Amal Clooney, …
The Associated Press has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the outlet being barred from covering White House events in person. The wire service has been snubbed for refusing to update its style guide to refer to the “Gulf of Mexico” as the Gulf of America after President Donald Trump issued an executive …
Food stamp recipients could be prevented from purchasing soft drinks, candy, ice cream and more under a new House bill. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, introduced the Healthy SNAP Act last week. The bill would exclude junk food and prepared desserts from benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the official name for food stamps. …
A Yemeni official has warned that American and British forces can no longer pass through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait as tensions grow in the region following illegal US-led military strikes on the Arab country. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Ansarullah resistance movement, issued the warning on Monday after the United States and its …
“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claimed that “all” underage women will face “genital examinations” if biological men are barred from women’s sports. Ocasio-Cortez made her claim during the Tuesday House Oversight Subcommittee on Health hearing featuring NCAA swimming legend and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines. The New York Democrat said there were several proposals looking …
For those of you who may be new to this, CISA, the Surgeon General, the White House, the FBI and the CDC are BARRED from communicating with social media platforms for the purposes of censorship of any kind. The original 5th opinion omitted CISA – the states appealed and this is the NEW decision, including …
View post on imgur.com TL;DR YouTube is apparently testing a three-strikes policy for people who block ads on the platform. The policy would eventually see users barred from watching videos. The company has since confirmed the test in a statement to Android Authority. Update: June 30, 2023 (3:15 AM ET): YouTube has now confirmed that it …