Tucupita Marcano facing lifetime ban after alleged bets on MLB games
Major League Baseball is facing a possible new gambling controversy. Months after Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter was indicted on charges of stealing $16 million from the Dodgers superstar to pay off sports betting debts, MLB is investigating injured Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly violating baseball betting rules and could face a lifetime ban, reports […]
Tim Scott dodges whether he would push Donald Trump to reconsider federal abortion ban if VP
Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) on Sunday appeared to avoid directly answering whether he would pressure former President Trump to reconsider federal abortion bans if elected vice president, given the differing positions of the two Republicans on the issue. Asked on “Fox News Sunday” whether he would back down on his position on a federal […]
Maldives to ban Israeli passport holders from entry in protest over Gaza war | Maldives
The Maldives, known for its luxury resorts, has announced it will ban Israelis from entering the country, the president’s office said, amid growing public anger in the Muslim-majority country over the war in Gaza. President Mohamed Muizz had “decided to ban the issuance of Israeli passports,” a presidential spokesman said in a statement, without providing […]
Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban as president
Former President Trump has joined TikTok, the controversial Chinese-owned social media platform that he previously tried to ban while in the White House. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, made his first TikTok post in a launch video posted to the verified account @realDonaldTrump on Saturday night, showing him waving to fans at an Ultimate […]
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban over medical exceptions
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, ruling Friday that there is no need to clarify the law’s medical exceptions. Texas bans abortion in almost all circumstances, but the court’s nine Republican justices ruled that a medical exception allows doctors to perform the procedure even if a woman […]
TikTok building US-based copy of algorithm amid potential sale, ban: report
TikTok is reportedly building a copy of its core recommendation algorithm in the U.S. The effort comes even as the company tries to thwart legislation that would force its China-based parent company ByteDance to sell off the business or face a total ban of the app in the U.S. The effort to restructure its algorithm […]
Ohio AG ordered to stop blocking proposed qualified immunity ban
A federal judge has ordered Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to stop blocking a measure that would have asked voters to ban qualified immunity for police and other government employees, but Yost said Thursday he plans to appeal. Yost said he would seek review by the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati […]
Biden Mocked Online After Renewing Call for ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a ban on “assault weapons” in a post on X, for which he was mocked. Biden posted: Thoughts and prayers are not enough. It’s time to ban assault weapons. pic.twitter.com/rL0VRDJwZk — President Biden (@POTUS) May 28, 2024 He was quickly mocked on X, with one user […]
Vermont’s GOP Governor Allows Ban on ‘Ghost Guns’ to Become Law
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) allowed a bill banning the possession of so-called “ghost guns” to take effect on Tuesday without his signature. “Allowing a bill to become law without a signature is a middle-of-the-road approach the governor can take, between rejecting the bill with a veto and approving it with a signature,” VTdigger said. […]
W.H.O. Renews Its Annual Ban on Taiwan Attending World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to include Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. This cold attitude was intended to appease the Chinese Communist Party, which opposes international recognition of Taiwan’s existence as a nation. Chinese state media praised the WHO for […]