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A bill that would make California the first state to ban caste discrimination cleared another hurdle this week when it passed unanimously by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee, with crucial revision.The legislation, SB 403, originally sought to add caste as a new category under the state's nondiscrimination law, but now lists caste as a protected class under the broader umbrella of "ancestry." Opponents of the bill hailed the passage of what they see as a watered-down version, but supporters said it was still a victory. The legislation mentions and defines caste for the first time in California history, they said,…

Harris County, Texas filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block a new state law overhauling its election administration, County Attorney Christian Menefee said.The lawsuit challenges a new state law that would eliminate the office of the county elections administrator, which was created in 2020, and transfer the management of elections to two local elected officials, the county tax assessor and the county clerk. The county elections administrator is a nonpartisan official appointed by the four county commissioners, three of whom are Democrats.The filing asks the court to temporarily block the law before it goes into effect on September 1 and…

Mark Zuckerberg doesn't tweet. So he was notable when he posted one on Wednesday night, his first in 11 years, shortly after the launch of Threads, his new Twitter rival. His choice of meme, two Spider-Man pointing at each other, offered a lot to interpret. It could be seen as a nod towards the debut of what is essentially a clone of Twitter. You could see him winking at the talk about a cage match between he and elon musk — while also acknowledging how Musk's work at Twitter has influenced his own thinking about running a tech company.There's also…

Protesters are planning a "RV park" for July 11 during the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle despite officials saying the "remediation" of RVs in the SODO neighborhood is unrelated to the game. Jaime Housen, communications director for the Seattle mayors office, told Fox News Digital that RV "remediation" had been planned in the SODO neighborhood of Seattle, and that RVs were not required to move specifically because of the July 11 MLB All-Star Game. at T-Mobile Park. An MLB All-Star Game patch on a Seattle Mariners jersey during a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole…