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Montana on Wednesday became the first state to implement a full ban on the use of TikTok.Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill that is more comprehensive than any other states' regulations targeting the platform, directed towards curtailing the video-sharing app owned by a Chinese tech firm.Set to begin Jan. 1, the measure is likely to be met with a legal challenge and will be a benchmark for anti-TikTok legislation that many public officials are pushing for.

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An outdoor public hearing on San Francisco's drug crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday after protesters interrupted the event, with one attendee later arrested on suspicion of assault after a brick was thrown.The event, held at United Nations Plaza in the city's downtown, was part of a monthly question-and-answer session with Mayor London Breed hosted during the regularly scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Three police officers from Bay Ridge's 68th Precinct received awards from both the State and City of New York on Tuesday for their assistance in evacuating and sheltering school children during February's deadly attack by a U-Haul driver.Officers Francis Ingebrethsen and Hector Santini, along with Lieutenant John Vitale, stood with state Senator Andrew Gounardes, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Council Member Justin Brannan in a ceremony at Bay Ridge Preparatory School on 4th Avenue to commemorate their actions.

Those who are humble aren't pushovers or unwilling to express their opinions or unable to discuss their success.Rather, they understand themselves and their value without needing to flaunt it.They know that pride is not the same as self-confidence.They're thankful for what they have.They're self-aware and understand what they can contribute.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan will resign from office, following ethics questions into her private consulting work.Fagan announced her resignation Tuesday morning, May 2. Her resignation will take effect Monday, May 9.The day prior, Fagan announced she had terminated her contract with Veriede Holdings- a company affiliated with the La Mota chain of cannabis dispensaries-after it came to light that Fagan had accepted a lucrative contract to do consulting work for Veriede while also serving as Secretary of State.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is about to debate multiple bills that will lead to peoples' private messages being scanned and reported to the government.We oppose these bills, and we have sent a urging the Committee to vote No.
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, the committee will consider S. 1207, the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2023 (EARN IT Act), and S. 1199, the Strengthening Transparency and Obligation to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 (STOP CSAM Act).

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine When the shelling starts, the people who have remained in this town in eastern Ukraine hardly flinch.In truth, the shelling barely stops.Russian efforts to capture Avdiivka began over a year ago and in recent weeks have escalated.On Monday, as a Ukrainian police evacuation team went from basement to basement to try again to persuade people to leave, the thud of artillery could be heard every minute or two from Russian forces that have sometimes been stationed no more than a mile away.

Is it possible to talk about financial contagion without perpetuating it?Regulators and public officials are anxious to be reassuring, but for Canadians trying to understand how a series of ostensibly unconnected global bank failures could affect them, being like the meme dog in the burning kitchen that turned 10 this year may not be the best plan either.

The judge handling the civil lawsuit of E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump says jurors' personal information will be kept confidential and other security measures will be taken to protect them, citing the former president's history of attacking the legal system.Judge Lewis Kaplan noted Trump's most recent comments surrounding the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into alleged hush money payments adult film star Stormy Daniels as a reason to protect jurors as much as possible Mr. Trump's quite recent reaction to what he perceived as an imminent threat of indictment by a grand jury sitting virtually next door to this Court was to encourage protest' and to urge people to take our country back.'

It does the police no good if officers are thought to be at the beck and call of politicians.Such a system, relying on policing by consent, would quickly lose the trust of the public.That is why Lord Denning, the most celebrated English judge of the 20th century, argued that the responsibility for law enforcement ought to lie solely with the police.

A Mississippi man is in jail after being charged with threatening to kill Republican Sen. Roger Wicker last week.William C. Sappington is charged with threatening to injure or kill a United States official, a federal offense, according to court documents, and was ordered by a US magistrate judge to be held in jail pending trial during a Wednesday detention hearing.

A Michigan man has been charged with unlawfully owning several firearms after federal agents uncovered online death threats he allegedly made against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Joe Biden.Randall Robert Berka II faces one charge of possessing a firearm as a prohibited person.He has not yet entered a formal plea, and a lawyer is not yet listed on his court docket.

On Wednesday, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan pledged to use existing laws to regulate AI in a New York Times op-ed, "We Must Regulate A.I. Here's How."In the piece, she warns of AI risks such as market dominance by large tech firms, collusion, and the potential for increased fraud and privacy violations.

Publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little to screen the Women's World Cup has not worked out yet for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is now threatening a blackout in major European markets.A public standoff that started last October was intensified by Infantino late Monday when he warned five key countries England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain in a statement less than three months before the tournament starts in Australia and New Zealand.

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As it tries to defend itself against the accusation that it knowingly spread lies about the 2020 presidential election, Fox News has touted some lofty notions about the role of journalism in a democratic society.There will be a lot of noise and confusion generated by Dominion and their opportunistic private equity owners, said a recent company statement, but the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech, which are fundamental rights afforded by the Constitution and protected by New York Times v Sullivan.

A collapsed drain channel opened Wednesday in the ground near a condominium complex in La Habra, roughly fours years after the terrain collapsed not too far away in a similar fashion.The recent collapse that created a hole 40 feet wide complicates matters in an ongoing legal dispute between a homeowners association and the city of La Habra on whether the needed repairs are the responsibility of the property owner or the city.

A former Republican speaker of Ohio's House of Representatives was convicted by a federal jury Thursday on racketeering conspiracy charges in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme.Former Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Mathew Borges, who was also convicted Thursday, could face up to 20 years in prison for orchestrating the scheme to accept bribes in exchange for ensuring the passage of a billion-dollar bailout for a nuclear energy company.

East Palestine, Ohio CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw defended his company's actions since the disaster caused by the derailment of one of its trains in East Palestine, Ohio, and promised the railroad will pay for the cleanup.Norfolk Southern is committed to the community and citizens of East Palestine, Shaw told CNN Tuesday.

It's absolutely not an exaggeration to say we've all been somewhat impatiently waiting for the opening of Gumbo Social.The upcoming restaurant not only claimed a spot on Eater SF's list of most anticipated restaurant openings of this year but also earned similar shout-outs from the San Francisco Chronicle and Bon Appetit - whose list, by the way, covered restaurants from California to Rhode Island.

A new judge will be taking over the criminal case against David DePape, the man facing attempted murder and other state charges in connection with the attack against Paul Pelosi in San Francisco last month.Prosecutors and DePape's public defender met for a status hearing on Monday where it was announced that San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Stephen Murphy would be taking over the case, said Randy Quezada, communications director for the San Francisco district attorney's office.

For a nation torn apart politically, a cure is emerging, of all places, in Alaska.On Nov. 8, voters in the 49th state will elect a U.S. senator and representative in a new way.The system, called "final four voting," is aimed at choosing public officials - of any party - who will focus not on tearing down their opponents but on getting things done.

Ten years ago Keir Starmer attempted to send Rebekah Brooks to prison for phone hacking.Now Starmer could cause another headache for the boss of Rupert Murdoch's British media empire.She has to work out how her Tory-backing newspapers  which include the Sun and the Times  handle the growing popularity of the man who is favourite to become the next prime minister.

Some public officials are adept at offering retail-type services to their constituents.Some are more wonkish, preferring to focus on deeper trends and issues.Plenty can do neither effectively.But we think Tom Dart is the rare public official capable of doing both.Indeed, few in Cook County have engaged with the scourge of violence in Cook County as thoughtfully as Dart, the Democratic incumbent in the office of Cook County sheriff.