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Israel is in crisis after judicial review vote.  Now what?

Israel is in crisis after judicial review vote. Now what?

What happens next?This is far from over. The protests will continue and more judicial changes are coming.In an ironic twist, Israel's judges may end up deciding the fate of the "reasonableness" bill. The Movement for Quality Government, a good governance group, has filed a petition to the court arguing that the change is illegal.Future proposed laws would give the government greater powers to appoint judges and remove independent legal advisers from ministries. Demonstrations were not expected on Tuesday, but protest groups vowed to continue as Netanyahu plans to bring the rest of his judicial changes to parliament. “The government of…
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USC’s Lincoln Riley gives Deion Sanders ‘credit’ for Colorado roster review

USC’s Lincoln Riley gives Deion Sanders ‘credit’ for Colorado roster review

USC head coach Lincoln Riley was in the same position as Deion Sanders just a year ago, and Riley went 11-3 in his first season in Los Angeles. Sanders is seeking a similar result in his inaugural season in Colorado, hoping to turn around a program that went 1-11 in 2022. USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley runs onto the field for the spring football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 15, 2023. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)"Coach Prime" seeks to change the culture in Colorado by changing the roster, with nearly 50 players leaving the team since arriving…
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Russian President Signs Law Banning Gender Affirmation Procedures

Russian President Signs Law Banning Gender Affirmation Procedures

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday that marked the final step to ban gender-affirmation procedures, a blow to Russia's already embattled LGBTQ community.The bill, which was unanimously approved by both houses of parliament, prohibits any "medical intervention aimed at changing a person's sex", as well as gender change in official documents and public records. The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.It also voids marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and prohibits transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.The ban is said to stem from the Kremlin's crusade to…
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Everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’

Everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’

Apple, Amazon, eBay, Uber, Spotify, PayPal, Venmo, Meta, Electronic Arts, and Nintendo are just a sampling of the companies Elon Musk may soon be competing with. Twitter's rebranding to "X" is more than just a name change. Musk has heralded the move as the biggest step yet in transforming what was once a humble microblogging app into a "everything app.” He has shared snippets of his vision for this app dating back to his initial acquisition of the company, pointing to China's WeChat app as something of an inspiration."You basically live on WeChat in China because it's so useful and…
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