Brazil Blocks X After Elon Musk Refuses to Comply with Censorship Demands
Brazil has blocked SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk from his social media platform X after he refused to comply with the country's demands to blacklist certain accounts. Musk claimed on his platform that the country had also frozen assets of his satellite internet company Starlink. Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the […]
Supreme Court blocks President Biden’s SAVE plan again
Millions of SAVE Plan borrowers are in forbearance as the legal battle continues. (iStock ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected President Biden's request to reinstate the government-created SAVE Plan, which allows student loan borrowers to reduce their monthly payments. Lower courts blocked the plan earlier in the summer after Republican-led states filed suit. The […]
Judge Blocks Biden-Harris Rule Giving Union Rights to Foreign Workers
Federal courts are blocking the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in 17 states from implementing new rules that would give foreign farm workers collective bargaining rights to the exclusion of American farm workers. “The Biden-Harris Administration is putting America first,” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a Republican who is leading […]
Texas Court Blocks Joe Biden’s Parole Amnesty
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's “parole” amnesty for about 500,000 illegal immigrants who have married Americans. “A great victory!” said Tweet from Stephen Miller's America First Legal, which joined 16 Republican attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the pardon. The decision also allows states to review federal documents related to […]
Federal judge blocks Biden admin move to give legal status to illegal immigrant spouses of US citizens
An effort by the Biden administration to offer a path to citizenship to some illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens has been temporarily put on hold by a federal judge following a lawsuit from 16 Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker on Monday ordered the suspension of the “parole” program, which was announced […]
Federal judge permanently blocks EPA 'disparate impact' civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
A federal judge on Thursday night blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the diversity of environmental damages in Louisiana when enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary injunction issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a Trump appointee, sided with […]
Vivek Ramaswamy swarmed by anti-Israel protesters — and ‘Crackhead Barney’ — just blocks from DNC
Anti-Israel protesters swarmed around former Republican presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswami across Chicago’s Union Park, just a few blocks from the Democratic National Convention. “Go home racists! Go home racists!” protesters shouted at Ramaswami as security forces formed a protective ring around him. “Vivek go home! Racist go home,” a pro-Palestinian protester shouted at Vivek […]
Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban
A federal judge ruled Tuesday Blocked a nationwide ban The ban on non-competition agreements will come into effect in September. In April, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban most non-compete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from quitting their jobs to work for or start a competing business. Dallas-based tax firm Ryan […]
Lego-like construction blocks made from plastic waste can stand up to nature’s fury
In a world struggling with the effects of climate change and natural disasters, innovative solutions are emerging to address urgent housing needs. One such solution comes from Finland, where a company called Block Solutions is revolutionizing the construction industry by using plastic waste to create interlocking Lego-like blocks. Let’s take a closer look at how […]
Turkey Blocks Access to Children’s Game Roblox over Abuse Concerns
Turkey’s Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Thursday that it had blocked access to the children’s online video game Roblox due to concerns it could lead to child abuse. Critics of the game in the United States have made similar claims. “According to our constitution, our country is obliged to take the necessary measures to […]