Quick Glance: Thousands Evacuated as Cyclone Biparjoy Approaches India and Pakistan
- Pakistan plans to evacuate 80,000 people along the southern coast before the cyclone arrives
- Thousands in western India have already sought shelter from the tropical storm system
- Biparjoy is forecast to slam ashore on Thursday, expected to be the most powerful since 2021
- Residents living within 5 km of the coast in Gujarat were evacuated, and more may have to move out
Quick Glance: Utah district removes Bible from elementary and middle schools due to vulgarity and violence
- Following a parental complaint, the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools, as a parent argued that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.
- A committee reviewed the scripture and decided to keep it in high schools.
- The district also removed other titles, including Sherman Alexie’s 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and John Green’s 'Looking for Alaska,' to comply with a 2022 state law requiring districts to involve parents in decisions over what constitutes 'sensitive material.'
- However, it is unknown who requested the Bible to be banned from Davis schools or if they are affiliated with any larger group, as the district’s privacy policy does not disclose this information.
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Quick Glance: Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law Ruled Unconstitutional
- A federal judge declares Tennessee's law imposing harsher limits on drag shows unconstitutional.
- U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker rules that the law was both vague and overbroad.
- Adult cabaret performances should be banned from public property or anywhere minors might be present.
- The anti-drag law aimed to create potential obstacles for drag shows, regardless of their potential harm to minors.
Quick Glance: Utah district removes Bible from elementary and middle schools due to vulgarity and violence
- Following a parental complaint, the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools, as a parent argued that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.
- A committee reviewed the scripture and decided to keep it in high schools.
- The district also removed other titles, including Sherman Alexie’s 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' and John Green’s 'Looking for Alaska,' to comply with a 2022 state law requiring districts to involve parents in decisions over what constitutes 'sensitive material.'
- However, it is unknown who requested the Bible to be banned from Davis schools or if they are affiliated with any larger group, as the district’s privacy policy does not disclose this information.
Quick Glance: Armie Hammer Will Not Face Sexual Assault Charges: Los Angeles D.A.
- The Los Angeles County District Attorney has decided not to file sexual assault charges against actor Armie Hammer after a more than two-year-long investigation.
- It is commonly known that it is difficult for women to report sexual assault.
- Additional women later came forward with similar allegations.
- Last year, a docuseries called House of Hammer was released about the allegations against Hammer.
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Quick Glance: Transgender student denied graduation in girl's clothing
- A transgender student in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday.
- The ACLU sued the district Thursday on behalf of the student and her parents after Harrison Central principal Kelly Fuller and school district superintendent Mitchell King told L.B. that she could not participate in the graduation ceremony unless she dressed like a boy.
- The student has met the qualifications to receive a diploma, according to Wynn Clark, attorney for the Harrison County School District.
- The ruling handed down late Friday by U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel in Gulfport, Mississippi, was described by Linda Morris, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Women’s Rights Project, as 'as disappointing as it is absurd.'
Quick Glance: SEC Accuses Binance of Mishandling Funds and Deceiving Regulators
- The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange allegedly mixed billions of dollars in customer funds and secretly sent them to a company controlled by Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao.
- The nation's top securities regulator filed 13 charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, of mishandling customer funds as well as lying to regulators and investors about its operations in a sweeping case filed in federal court on Monday.
- "We allege that Zhao and the Binance entities not only knew the rules of the road, but they also consciously chose to evade them and put their customers and investors at risk," said Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the S.E.C.'s enforcement division.
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Quick Glance: Montana is the first U.S. state to impose a TikTok ban
- Starting January 1, 2024, TikTok will be banned statewide in Montana after Governor Greg Gianforte (R) signed a bill into law.
- While other Republican-led states have banned TikTok on government devices due to possible national security threats from the Chinese-owned platform, Montana is the first state to implement a complete ban.
- A TikTok spokesperson has stated that the ban infringes on First Amendment rights.
- The decision to ban TikTok in Montana is motivated by concerns about potential threats to national security posed by the Chinese-owned social media platform.
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