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LONDON (AP) — A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus. A High Court judge said the female student had accepted when she enrolled in the school that she would be subject to religious restrictions. “She knew that […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and other biometric information from its citizens in a technology-driven push to monitor its population even more closely, a report said Tuesday. The state’s growing use of digital surveillance tools, which combine equipment imported from China […]

NewsFeed Pro-Palestine protesters shut down the Golden Gate bridge as part of a global day of action over Israel’s war on Gaza, which also saw key economic sites blockaded in cities across the world. Published On 16 Apr 202416 Apr 2024 EMEA Tribune is not involved in this news article, it is taken from our […]

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ long resume in elected office and even-keeled demeanor doesn’t exactly scream “shake up the system.” But the mayor leaned so hard into her message of upending how City Hall operates that her State of the City address sounded more like a Silicon Valley Ted Talk. “The state […]

TechCrunch SOSV founder says climate investing is a ‘war effort’ as firm closes $306M fund For the firm that calls itself “the first check in deep tech,” the last check for SOSV’s latest $306 million fund took a bit longer than founder Sean O’Sullivan would have liked. “Given our track record, our rates of return, […]

From blocking bridges to economic boycotts, direct action for Gaza is increasingly common. But can it succeed? Direct action – the use of economic or physical power to achieve specific goals – has come to define the tactics of a new generation of advocates for the Palestinian cause. As people become more frustrated with their […]

(Bloomberg) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will go into an election having beaten the inflation crisis but having annual economic growth this year weaker than in any other Group of Seven nation other than Germany, according to the International Monetary Fund. Most Read from Bloomberg The IMF downgraded its forecast for UK gross domestic […]

OAKLAND, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol released video of how they worked to remove protesters from blocking highways and bridges on Monday – several of the protesters stuck their hands into pipes, secured by concrete in barrel drums to stymy officers from removing them. The video shows a man’s hand pushed through a pipe […]

A woman is dead after being struck on Preston Highway early Tuesday morning and one person is being questioned after driving away from the scene, Louisville Metro Police said. LMPD Sixth Division officers responded to a call about a pedestrian struck at approximately 12:40 a.m. in the intersection of Preston Highway and Durrett Lane, LMPD […]