Ireland scraps controversial hate speech measures following criticism by Elon Musk, Conor McGregor
The Irish government will repeal parts of a controversial hate speech law that has been criticised by free speech advocates around the world, including X owner Elon Musk, who has vowed to fight the legislation in court. According to RTÉ News, Ireland's Justice Minister Helen McEntee said elements of the hate speech bill that dealt […]
Bloomberg scraps PR blitz for Olivia Nuzzi show after liberal backlash: report
Bloomberg has reportedly halted a promotional push for a new show featuring political commentator Olivia Nuzzi after a left-wing-led online campaign slammed the New York magazine reporter over an exposé about President Biden's mental breakdown. Nuzzi, the magazine's esteemed Washington correspondent, was tapped by Bloomberg Television earlier this year to host the interview show “Working […]
Jack Daniel’s maker scraps DEI policies after threat of boycott
The maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey bowed to pressure on social media and announced it was backing away from DEI efforts after “anti-woke” activists said they were preparing to launch a boycott. Brown-Forman Co., the liquor giant with a market capitalization of $21.37 billion, is the latest company to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, […]
Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome after advertiser uproar
After years of pledging to phase out the tiny packets of code that track users across the internet, Google announced on Monday that it plans to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. The major shift comes after advertisers, the company’s biggest source of revenue, expressed concern that the loss of cookies from the world’s […]
Starmer Scraps Rwanda Migrant Removal Scheme on First Day: Report
On his first day in office, new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reportedly scrapped plans to send illegal boat migrants to Rwanda without putting them up in UK hotels. Plans first proposed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to tackle the English Channel migrant crisis in 2022 – to have irregular migrants’ asylum claims accepted […]
NYC scraps requirement that later-term aborted fetuses be treated as ‘human remains’
The New York City Health Department has repealed its rule that fetuses aborted after 24 weeks of gestation are considered “human remains” and must be sent to a funeral home for burial or cremation. The 24th week of pregnancy is generally considered the time when premature birth may give rise to a chance of survival, […]
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano scraps Hamptons outpost, will open restaurant
Zero Bond owner Scott Sartiano has abandoned his fight to bring the exclusive SoHo members-only club to the Hamptons this summer, opting instead to open a branch of celebrity-favorite restaurant Sartiano’s, Side Dish has learned. The nightlife impresario plans to open his popular SoHo restaurant in East Hampton’s storied Hedges Inn, which was set to […]
Supreme Court scraps Chevron precedent, stripping federal regulators of power
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned decades of precedent established in the 1984 case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, dramatically stripping power back from federal regulators. In a 6-3 decision, again split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron case, which had held that the judiciary should defer to government agencies when […]
Rory McIlroy scraps plans for divorce in stunning about-face
Rory McIlory had a change of heart. The golf superstar, who filed for divorce from his wife, Eric Stoll, in May, appears to have changed his mind, filing voluntary divorce papers in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, ending plans for their separation. The application, which was seen by The Washington Post, also closed on Tuesday. […]
Boeing Scraps Starliner Mission Launch Carrying Two Astronauts
The widely anticipated launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts was canceled and postponed shortly before liftoff, the statement said. According to updates provided by Boeing Space, NASA and launch services provider United Launch Alliance (ULA), the outage occurred just after the first minute of the countdown for the Starliner Crew Test Flight […]