The Online Safety Bill has been strengthened with the addition of a number of new criminal offenses to force social media firms to act on illegal content more quickly, the Government announced. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries confirmed that offenses such as revenge porn, hate crime, fraud, the sale of illegal drugs or weapons, the promotion … Read more
Bill Belichick still “has the keys” to the Giants organization. That’s according to former Giants running back Derrick Ward, who called into Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s program on SiriusXM on Thursday afternoon. Ward talked about Brian Flores’ explosive discrimination lawsuit against the NFL which alleged his interview for the New York Giants was a sham. … Read more
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has been laboring to get Republicans on board with the COMPETES Act but those efforts are meeting with resistance in the House. why it matters: The Republican opposition is forcing the White House to rely on Democrats in House, but officials are optimistic that bipartisanship will prevail in the Senate when … Read more
Leigh Vogel/Getty A deeply wonky high-tech investment bill wasn’t meant to be Democrats’ plan A—or their plan B, C, or D. But with the vast majority of President Joe Biden’s economic, climate, and social welfare agenda stymied in the all-but-buried Build Back Better Act, Democrats are getting creative. They are putting at least some of … Read more
It’s an unusual alliance that puts Breitbart on the same side as Facebook and Google, two major opponents of the bill, even as Breitbart continues to attack “Big Tech” over the online giants’ alleged censorship of conservatives. the legislation, p. 673 (117th) other HR 1735 (117th)could conceivably benefit Breitbart financially — but the outlet says … Read more
Households across the country are bracing themselves for soaring energy bills from April as the price of wholesale gas goes up. Regulator Ofgem is poised to announce a change in the price cap – which sets what energy firms can charge – which is currently set at £1,300. but the BBC reports that this could … Read more
Flores.Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores charged the NFL of racial discrimination in a lawsuit Tuesday. Flores said he interviewed for several positions that he claims he was never in the running for. He also said Bill Belichick texted him instead of Brian Daboll, congratulating him on the Giants job. … Read more
“Putting them in that position knowing the bill wouldn’t pass anyway would have further alienated them,” Kalra said on a Monday evening call. But he still faced fury from supporters who had invested their hopes in the bill’s passage, many of whom challenged Kalra’s decision and urged him to name resistant Democrats so they could … Read more
Today marks a historic occasion in the UK’s history as it is two years since the country left the European Union. Following the vote on the matter in 2016, Britons voted by 52 percent to 48 percent to quit the bloc after four decades. But the UK never left the EU immediately. After years of … Read more
Once again, Democrats in Congress have turned their attention to election reform. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate would vote to change Senate rules (i.e., reform the filibuster) by Jan. 17 to pave the way for Democrats’ voting rights legislation. But what exactly does that mean? Several different voting rights bills … Read more