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Irrigation wells. (Courtesy of Capitol Beat News)

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State to lift ban on new irrigation wells

The state is lifting a moratorium on drilling new irrigation wells in parts of Southwest Georgia that has been in effect for more than a decade.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans.

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  • Business

Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok

TikTok has been facing down a January divest-or-be-banned deadline. The company filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which was heard before a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

December 06, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
TikTok asked a panel of federal appeal judges on Monday to overturn a law that would ban the app in the U.S. by January unless it fully divests from its Beijing-based parent company. ByteDance.

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  • News

TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here's what happened

TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with skeptical questions about the ban, which takes effect in January.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
TikTok's suit is in response to a law passed by Congress giving ByteDance up to a year to divest from TikTok and find a new buyer, or face a nationwide ban.

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  • Technology

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.

May 07, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Goran Larsson, a cargo ship inspector, poses next to the Transport Workers' Union flag at the Malmo port on Nov. 7. Dockworkers are refusing to load or unload Teslas at this port and all others across the country.

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  • Business

Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move

Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.

November 17, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
A closeup of a person's nose, mouth and hand while smoking a cigarette

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  • Health

Menthol cigarettes disproportionately harm Black people. Why hasn't the FDA enacted a proposed ban?

A recent report finds that banning menthol and flavored cigarettes would eliminate disparities in lung cancer death rates between Black Americans and other racial groups within the next five years.

April 24, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
This June 1, 2016, file photo shows Skittles in New York.

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  • Health

California could ban certain food additives due to concerns over health impacts

The bill would ban several common ingredients used in processed foods, such as Red Dye No. 3, which has been linked to cancer in animal studies.

March 23, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Afghan women protest a new Taliban ban to keep women from studying in university. This demonstration took place on Dec. 22 in Kabul. Now there is added concern about the future of education for girls of all ages, with reports that the Taliban has sent home women who teach in primary schools.

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  • Education

Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

December 22, 2022
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  • Diaa Hadid
Abortion-rights protesters fill Indiana Statehouse corridors and cheer outside legislative chambers on Friday as lawmakers vote to concur on a near-total abortion ban, in Indianapolis.

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  • National

Large employers express opposition after Indiana approves abortion ban

Indiana became the first state in the U.S. to pass a new abortion law after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Eli Lilly, which employs thousands in Indiana, said it would look elsewhere to expand.

August 06, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
Left to right: Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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  • Business

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban

The billionaire said it was a "mistake" for the social network to ban the former president after the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection.

May 10, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
Afghan girls and women and girls protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Kabul on March 26, 2022, demanding that high schools be reopened for girls.

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  • Education

Afghans who want teen girls back in school have new allies: Taliban-affiliated clerics

For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.

May 05, 2022
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By:
  • Fazelminallah Qaziziai and
  • Diaa Hadid
The European Parliament will allow vegetarian meat alternatives, like the Impossible Burger, to retain meat-like names.

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  • Europe

Veggie Burgers Can Be Called Burgers, European Parliament Says

Despite pushback from Europe's largest farmer's association, the Parliament will allow vegetarian meat alternatives to use meat-like terms, including burger and steak.

October 23, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
TikTok has been under fire in Washington. The Trump administration and some Democrats in Congress have been raising national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.

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  • Technology

Microsoft In Talks To Buy TikTok As Trump Threatens A Ban

The president's announcement comes as Microsoft is in talks to acquire the app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn

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