9 h. ago Texas judge blocks Ten Commandments in public schools with epic ruling that quotes Sonny & Cher, Kurt Vonnegut and Billy Graham

Several GOP-led states launch First Amendment battle to knock down firewall between church and state

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12 h. ago Texas can't require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom

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21 h. ago Uptake of free period products in North Lanarkshire schools and public buildings increases significantly over the past year

Councillors have approved the latest report on efforts to provide free period products across North Lanarkshire.

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3 d. ago Judge restrains Beto O’Rourke’s group from sending funds to Democrats outside Texas

Ex-congressman’s Powered by People fundraised for lawmakers who left state to prevent redistricting voteA Texas judge has expanded a restraining order against former congressman Beto O’Rourke and his political organization over its fundraising for Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a legislative session on congressional redistricting.Tarrant county judge Megan Fahey, a member of the conservative Federalist Society and past president of the Fort Worth Republican Women’s Club, said in a four-page order published on Saturday that O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, are barred from sending money out of Texas. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries

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8 d. ago Texas attorney general seeks jail for O’Rourke as senate passes Republican

Ken Paxton asks judge to fine and jail ex-congressman for defying order to halt political fundraisingThe Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, has asked a local judge to consider jailing Beto O’Rourke, saying the former congressman was openly defying a judicial order blocking him and his political group from fundraising and paying the costs of Democrats who left the state to stop Republicans from passing a new congressional map.Tarrant county district judge Megan Fahey granted a request from Paxton last week halting O’Rourke and a group aligned with him, Powered by People, from fundraising. The order bars the group from using funds to pay the costs of Texas lawmakers during the special session or paying the $500 daily fines the lawmakers face for each time they are absent. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Disabled child seized by ICE agents outside LA school in horrific case of mistaken identity

A special needs student was wrongly detained by the ICE agents while attending an orientation at Arleta High School in Los Angeles, leaving public officials and local parents petrified and furious.

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1 week ago Serial rapist claimed he'd killed girl, 14, but reality was even more harrowing

A serial killer and rapist confessed to the murder of a missing 14 year old schoolgirl but when the bizarre truth emerged years later, the public were even more outraged

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1 week ago Tom Hanks honours Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell: ‘Godspeed you, on this next voyage’

Lovell was the commander on the ill-fated 1970 space mission that inspired the blockbuster film

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2 w. ago How does the King of the Hill reboot fit into a very different America?

The welcome return of Mike Judge’s Texas-set animated sitcom about a conservative father tries to find reason during an unreasonable timeThe Fox Network’s rotating lineup of animated sitcoms increasingly dominate the list of the longest-running scripted prime time shows ever made. Whether they’re the actual record-holder (The Simpsons), a once-canceled cult show turned institution (Family Guy, or the cable-channel-hopping Futurama), or a “newer” show that’s actually entering its 16th season (Bob’s Burgers), these shows leverage their age-defying format to serve as both a constant in their viewers’ lives and a living document of contemporary American life over their many years on the air. So it’s not unusual that King of the Hill, a Fox cartoon that aired in the late 90s and throughout the 2000s, would rejoin its corporate cousins for a 14th season on Hulu. But just as during the show’s original run, it’s an odd fit with those other, brasher animated sitcoms – sometimes blessedly so....

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2 w. ago Black storm warning paralyses Hong Kong as torrential rain triggers floods and landslides

Second black rainstorm in six hours forces closure of schools, courts and most public services

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