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Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer.President Donald Trump's administration said in April it was “ending” the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which helped communities with predisaster projects to harden infrastructure and improve resilience against the increasing threats of climate change.
The administration called the... Read More
Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media platforms.California-based Reddit Inc.’s suit filed in the High Court follows a case filed last month by Sydney-based rights group Digital Freedom Project.
Both suits claim the law is unconstitutional because it infringes on Australia’s implied freedom of political communication.
“We believe there are more effective ways... Read More
Another Canadian Conservative lawmaker joins Carney's governing Liberal Party
TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker defected from his party and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals on Thursday, a move that leaves the Liberal Party just short of a simple majority of the seats in Parliament.Michael Ma, who represents Markham–Unionville, is the second Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker to join Carney’s Liberals in just over a month.
Ma said he entered politics “to focus on solutions, not division.”
“I have concluded that Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering the steady,... Read More
Thai prime minister gets royal approval to dissolve Parliament and hold elections early next year
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul received royal permission Friday to dissolve Parliament, setting up general elections early next year.The election for the House of Representatives would be held 45 to 60 days after the Royal Decree, a period while Anutin will head a caretaker government with limited powers and cannot approve a new budget.
Anutin posted on his Facebook late Thursday that “I’d like to return power to the people.”
The move comes at a tricky political moment, as Thailand is engaged in large-scale combat with... Read More
Brent Venables' aggressive defense gives Oklahoma a different look than past Sooners playoff teams
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Brent Venables' version of the Oklahoma Sooners is very different than the ones that previously reached the College Football Playoff.Oklahoma reached the playoff four times in the 2010s — once under Bob Stoops and three times under Lincoln Riley. Those squads were known for their high-scoring offenses and relatively leaky defenses, with the best example being a 54-48 loss to Georgia in a national semifinal after the 2017 season.
Times have changed. The eighth-ranked Sooners (10-2) feature a rugged, aggressive defense that leads the nation in... Read More
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