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Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual harassment. Show all posts
Monday, September 12, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
Friday, July 22, 2016
Recent News round-up, Part 1
Good News
- NBA Moves 2017 All-Star Game Out Of North Carolina To Protest Anti-LGBT Law
- NCAA to survey potential host cities on discrimination laws
- Roger Ailes Out At Fox News, Rupert Murdoch Taking Over As Acting CEO
- Feds File Copyright Charges Against Owner Of World’s Most-Visited File-Sharing Site
Bad News
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Supreme Court rules for R.J. Reynolds in racketeering case I'm glad to see at least a little limitation on the use of the RICO law, which was poorly worded and has been used against far more things than true organized crime racketeering.
- An Australian Man Just Pled Guilty to Sexist Online Harassment on Tinder The headline is wrong. The harassment was on Facebook, not Tinder. And I think it should be "sexual," not "sexist."
Bad News
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- There's About to Be a School in Atlanta for LGBT Youth It would be even better if they could go to regular schools without discrimination and harassment.
- Missouri lawmakers propose racial bias training for police
- Woman gets 3-year sentence for giving money to terror groups
- Floppy disks of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry finally yield data
- Alabama chief justice orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
- Mayor of Cologne: If Women Don’t Want to Be Raped, They Should Stay Away from Strangers Repeat after me: Do not blame the victims, do not blame the victims.
- Surrogacy is like sex crime - Italian minister Alfano
- IS steps up assault on western Iraqi town after losses
- Boko Haram gunmen kill seven in suicide attack, raid: residents
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Thursday, November 05, 2015
Today's new round-up
Good News
- Michigan women central to US gay marriage case adopt kids I have met the women. The only reason they sued to get married was that it was the only way under Michigan law to do second parent adoptions. They wanted this so their children would be protected if one of them died--which had almost happened in a car accident.
- Mississippi Supreme Court narrowly grants same-sex divorce
- Tokyo issues Japan's first same-sex partner certificates
- Annual sexual-harassment training required in Missouri House
- ‘BattleBots’ Renewed For Second Season By ABC I watch very little broadcast TV outside of PBS, but really do like BattleBots.
- Ukraine snubs free travel to Europe over anti-gay law There is a price to pay for homophobia.
- France to deploy largest warship in mission against IS
- Niger air force bombs Boko Haram base, arrests 20 militants
Bad News
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Village Voice Sold to Peter Barbey, Owner of a Pennsylvania Newspaper It would be great if the Voice regained its, er, voice. Reading it every week was one of the things that made me want to live in New York City.
- New York Times offers daily digital access with newsstand copies
- Apple loses patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, faces hefty damages
- Prominent astronomer resigns over student sexual harassment
- U.S. report calls for end to 'conversion therapy' for LGBT youth
- Virginia governor tightens gun control rules, creates task force
Bad News
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