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Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs Amid Court LGBTQ Ruling

Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize —for now —an LGBTQ student group. In an email to students, university officials on …
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Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Against Virginia

A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state’s permitting of fossil fuel projects is exacerbating climate change and violating their constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed by Our Children’s …
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California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancellation Moratorium for new Wildfire

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday ordered insurers to preserve residential insurance coverage following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest emergency declaration over as another major wildfire threatens Siskiyou County homeowners. Lara’s order shields properties within the perimeter or in adjacent …
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3 Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US

The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking …
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Kansas Insurance Department Recovers $4.1 Million

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department recovered $4.12 million in insurance funds for Kansans in the first eight months of 2022. “When Kansans call the Insurance Department, we work diligently to help make sure they receive …
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Court Revives Ohio State Sex Abuse Lawsuits

A federal appeals court ruling Wednesday revives unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A district judge in Columbus had dismissed most of the unsettled cases, acknowledging that hundreds of …
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Decade Old Climate Report Warned of Extreme Weather

Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild …
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Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest in California Files Lawsuit

A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on filed a lawsuit against the city. During a search of a San Francisco Police Department …
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Tropical Storm to Brush Puerto Rico Before Turning North, East of Florida

Tropical Storm Fiona, the season’s sixth named storm, was expected to graze Puerto Rico before turning north and staying east of Florida, and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for several islands. The Associated Press …
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EU Proposes Rules Targeting Cybersecurity Risks of Smart Devices

From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Companies face …
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Infowars Lawyer Acknowledges Jones Spread Falsehoods on Sandy Hook

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting. “I don’t think that we disagree that there …
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Uber Probes Hacker’s Claim to Have Penetrated Key Databases

Uber Technologies Inc. has shut down internal Slack messaging as it investigates a cybersecurity breach by a hacker claiming to have accessed sensitive company data. Employees on Thursday received a Slack message from an unknown person claiming “I am a …
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