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Month: September 2024

Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied. Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members of parliament voted in favor of amending the young democracy’s first election law as

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Expert weighs in on motives behind arson

With more arson cases making headlines, including a recent incident in Palm Springs where a woman was accused of arson after several palm trees caught fire Thursday night, questions about why individuals commit this crime are coming to the forefront. Arson can be rooted in deep psychological factors according to experts. Gianni Muschetto, CalFire Staff

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UFC parent company agrees to $375 million settlement in class-action lawsuit brought by former fighters

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed to pay $375 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging anti-competitive practices against its fighters, according to a filing seen by CNN. The agreement was disclosed in a filing by TKO – UFC’s parent company – to

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At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster — and more substantial

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As a big young cohort comes of age in a troubled world, it’s coming with ideas about inclusion, participation and authority in the United Nations and other organizations. Those ideas are nudging the hierarchical, bureaucratic ways of an international order set up when young people’s grandparents were kids or

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Recycling company indicted for allegedly dumping hazardous waste on Los Angeles County school

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Atlas Iron and Metal Corp, a Los Angeles County recycling facility, faces more than two dozen charges for allegedly dumping hazardous waste onto an adjacent school in Watts. District Attorney George Gascón announced the 25-count grand jury indictment on Thursday, which

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