SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations. The move will impact students at elementary and high schools across the South American nation starting in February. It provides a legal framework to ensure students…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age was largely blocked in court before it was to take effect Jan. 1, even as similar laws kicked in for Florida and South Carolina and remained in effect for more than a dozen other states. On Dec. 30, U.S. District Judge…
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that…
A high-flying international lawyer whose firm ‘put Australian corporations on notice’ about a potential wave of class action lawsuits against miners and financial services companies has suddenly quit his post. International class action specialists Pogust Goodhead set up shop in Australia last year and issued a warning that they were eyeing a series of business…
GUILFORD, CT – By now, we have read ad nauseum about cases where individuals commit actual crimes…crimes like assault, robbery, rape, and even manslaughter…and where those cases are either dismissed or not prosecuted in the first place. This brings us to the small coastal town of Guilford, Connecticut, which has just over 22,000 people and…
GUILFORD, CT – By now, we have read ad nauseum about cases where individuals commit actual crimes…crimes like assault, robbery, rape, and even manslaughter…and where those cases are either dismissed or not prosecuted in the first place. This brings us to the small coastal town of Guilford, Connecticut, which has just over 22,000 people and…
There were some huge performances in the TSSAA football playoffs. Now you get to choose the best. Vote for who you think should be the Ponce Law Nashville area boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 11-15. The poll will close Thursday at noon. Zach Borders, Macon County: Borders had 171 yards and…
The A-list lifestyle beckons 5 Kootingal Street, Ashmore. The A-list lifestyle beckons in a newly renovated Ashmore mansion with its own sandy beach, half basketball court and direct Nerang River access. Located in an exclusive enclave that’s a holiday bolthole for the likes of Elon Musk, the Jonas brothers, Jude Law, and Amber Heard, 5…
WASHINGTON — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children. Law enforcement agencies across the U.S….
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms. The vow to sever Google traffic to New Zealand news sites — made…
