Texas suing Pornhub for not blocking access to minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Pornhub’s parent company for violating state law by failing to take age verification measures to prevent children from accessing adult-only sites. Airo Global Entertainment is accused of violating House Bill 1181, a Texas law that became law last year. The law requires porn sites to take reasonable steps to […]
MD House passes bill allowing illegal immigrants access to state health exchange
The Maryland House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure that would allow Americans to buy health insurance through the state’s health insurance exchanges, regardless of immigration status, with federal waiver approval. The House voted 101-34 in favor of the bill, which now goes to the Senate, where a similar bill is being considered. The […]
Reddit gives Google access to content for training AI models
Reddit has agreed to give Google access to its content to train the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) models, the social message board site announced Thursday. The deal is reportedly worth $60 million and will give Google access to Reddit’s data application programming interface (API). “The Reddit Data API allows Google to efficiently and structuredly […]
IRS lacks âadequate controlsâ to protect sensitive taxpayer info from unauthorized access: IG report
A recent inspector general report found that in some cases the Internal Revenue Service lacked “adequate controls” to protect sensitive U.S. taxpayer information from unauthorized access. fox business report. A Treasury Department tax agency investigation found that some former IRS employees and contractors still had access to certain “sensitive systems.” The inspector general launched an […]
Protection of contraception access advances in VA legislature
Virginia Democrats, who control the state Legislature, are pushing a bill aimed at protecting access to widespread contraceptives, but they are understandably slow to do so in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. He argues that this should not be considered as a matter of fact. Similar bills establishing […]
Assistant Principal Says 8-Year-Olds Should Access Books ‘Referencing Pornography And Dirty Magazines’
Eight-year-olds should have access to books that “mention pornography and dirty magazines,” an assistant principal said Tuesday at a hearing before the Florida Board of Education. Garrett Jones, assistant principal at Terwilliger Elementary School, was furious about whether sexual literature should be allowed in schools after the book “Melissa,” which features a transgender fourth-grader, sparked […]
Biden administration expands effort to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure funds
The Biden administration is expanding efforts to help underserved communities access wastewater infrastructure. The administration announced Tuesday that it would expand the pilot to 150 additional communities, up from 11 when it started, and help them access federal wastewater funds. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately 2 million people in the United States […]
Colorado Democrats push to allow non-residents access to medically assisted suicide
A Colorado Democrat has introduced a bill that would make medically assisted suicide available to nonresidents. The bill, entitled “Medical Assisted Dying,” would also dramatically reduce other barriers to accessing assisted suicide. But Democratic Sen. Joan Zinal, the bill’s sponsor in the state Senate, objects to using the term “suicide” in connection with the bill. […]
Joe Biden ‘enabled’ family to sell access to US’ ‘most dangerous adversaries,’ Tony Bobulinski will testify
Exclusive: Joe Biden ‘enabled’ son Hunter to sell access to America’s ‘most dangerous enemies’ including Communist China, Russia, eldest son’s former business associate Tony Bobulinski impeached He is expected to testify as part of the Inquiry on Tuesday. Bobulinski, who worked with Hunter Biden to create Sinohawk Holdings, a joint venture with Chinese energy company […]
Biden retained records related to Ukraine, China; Comer demands ‘unfettered access’ amid impeachment inquiry
According to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report, President Biden had documents marked “classified” and “classified” related to Ukraine and China. Hoare, who released his report Thursday after a months-long investigation, did not recommend criminal charges against Biden for improper handling and storage of classified documents, even if he was not in the Oval Office. However, […]