After a thumbs up from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a bill that would ban conversations about gender and sexual identity in Florida elementary schools is moving forward in the Florida Legislature.State of play: On Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee approved SB 1834, “Parental Rights in Education” — labled by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill…Continue Reading
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was a favorite to win multiple medals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. After bad starts that have already disqualified Shiffrin from her first two events, it now has people asking if she is battling mental health issues similar to American gymnast Simone Biles at last summer’s Tokyo Olympics.On Wednesday, Shiffrin…Continue Reading
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has apologized for taking a maskless photo in front of a group of schoolchildren, and also used the opportunity to criticize the GOP for a recent decision on voting rights.Abrams’ picture, tweeted by her official account, triggered a backlash from conservatives and outraged parents who oppose mask mandates in…Continue Reading
Four Democratic governors took the unusual step of breaking with Joe Biden’s White House on pandemic policy and rolled back school mask mandates in the face of enraged parents and a buoyant GOP.Citing declining COVID-19 caseloads, the governors of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon all announced Monday plans to drop statewide school masking requirements…Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is joining forces with financial company Chime to go after two Nigerians they accuse of using social media to trick people out of their money.The suit marks the first time Meta has partnered with a financial institution on a legal action. The filing alleges the Nigerian defendants impersonated Chime on Facebook and…Continue Reading
In a viral social media post, the internet backed a woman contemplating filing her taxes separately from her soon-to-be ex-husband.In Reddit’s well liked “AmITheA**hole” forum, a woman who goes by the username u/recapthenrelapse, took to the page to ask if she would be the a**hole in her situation. On the topic of taxes, the original…Continue Reading
A spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump has vowed that 2020 presidential election fraud claims will continue until Trump achieves “the correct result.”Trump lost the election to President Joe Biden by the relatively unambiguous margin of 7 million national popular votes and 74 votes in the Electoral College. Regardless, the former president has continued to…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal London said on Monday conversations regarding a potential merger with mutual life insurer LV= have ceased without reaching an agreement.”Our offer to preserve LV=’s mutuality through a merger with Royal London was based on an understanding that LV= did not have…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comDUBLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Smurfit Kappa (SKG.I) expects to increase prices further this year to recover high costs after a mix of price hikes and bumper demand delivered record earnings amid “significant and unprecedented cost inflation” in 2021.Europe’s largest paper packaging producer predicted last July that inflation…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comFeb 9 (Reuters) – Major Gulf bourses rose on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers amid higher oil prices, with the Qatari index rising more than 1% as investors found comfort in a strong earnings season.Asian shares and European stock futures advanced after a strong session on…Continue Reading