New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation's Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said Friday. … [Read more...] about New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
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Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres stopped by a Massachusetts barbershop, proclaiming he was half-angel, half-devil. … [Read more...] about Flight attack raises questions about security, mental health
California bill would protect doctors who mail abortion pills
Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected from prosecution under a new bill to be unveiled Friday in the state Legislature. … [Read more...] about California bill would protect doctors who mail abortion pills
In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture
It's become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," and the eponymous TV series. … [Read more...] about In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture
China’s Xi to visit Putin amid Beijing’s bolder global role
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday, an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the war in Ukraine and the latest sign of Beijing's emboldened diplomatic ambitions. … [Read more...] about China’s Xi to visit Putin amid Beijing’s bolder global role