Police will enforce rules around sleeping, “aggressive behavior,” and “unsanitary” practices New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a systemwide crackdown on homeless people sheltering in the subway, earning the ire of homeless advocates and others who believe a heavy-handed approach won’t solve the problem. Announcing his plan to cleanse the city’s subways of […]
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Students sue school over book banning
US students suing a St. Louis school claim books are being banned as part of an effort to “remove” ideas on race and sexuality The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two young students against the Wentzville School Board in St. Louis, Missouri, claiming they violated civil rights by […]
Banning anonymity online won’t curb hate, Twitter official says
Twitter has warned that governments’ attempts to tackle anonymous accounts on social media would be “ineffective” at reducing online abuse, which it described as a “social problem” that can’t be fixed with “tech solutions.” Speaking at a panel co-organized by Twitter on Friday, Kara Hinesley, the site’s public policy director in Australia and New Zealand, […]
Iran greenlights US Johnson & Johnson Covid jab for use, after previously banning American vaccines
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid jab has been added to Iran’s arsenal for emergency use, the country’s medicines regulator has announced, despite its import bans on vaccines made by the UK and the US earlier this year. On Thursday, the chief of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, was quoted by state media as […]


