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A bill has been reintroduced into the House of Representatives that challenges the standardized five-day/40-hour workweek. California Representative Mark Takano’s bill proposes making a four-day workweek a federal law. The mandate would create “a significant change which will increase the happiness of humankind,” per CNBC. In June 2021, the UK ran a trial bringing the four-day workweek to the forefront. […]
A Minnesota man has been charged with second-degree murder after he killed a sex offender who he claims was stalking his 22-month old daughter. NBC News reports Levi William Axtell, 27, turned himself in to police this week after he killed Lawrence V. Scully, a 77-year-old who was convicted of molesting a 6-year-old girl in 1979. […]
West Virginia Republicans have blocked a bill that would have prohibited child marriages. The state’s Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly rejected House Bill 3018 on a 9-8 vote Wednesday, exactly a week after it was passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates. Under WV’s current law, children as young as 16 can legally get married with parental consent. […]
Quebec Judge Dennis Galiatsatos said that Canadians have a “God-given” right to give the middle finger to people who’ve annoyed them. The quote comes off the heels of a ruling that acquitted a Montreal man of criminal harassment in 2021. Police originally arrested Neall Epstein in May 2021 for harassment after he gave the middle […]
The mountain range-mimicking chocolate bar Toblerone will no longer be allowed to claim its “Swiss-made” status due to a change of location in production. Previously situated in Bern, parent company Mondelez International will move a portion of its production in Q3 of 2023 to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. According to CNN, the triangle-shaped breakable delight will officially lose its well-known Matterhorn […]
Brooklyn-based rapper Fetty Luciano is no longer facing a murder charge in connection to a 2022 shooting out on Long Island. AllHipHop reports prosecutors have decided to not pursue the attempted murder charge against Luciano. The 27-year-old rapper had been charged with second-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted second-degree assault, misdemeanor assault and reckless endangerment. Fetty, […]
Two California brothers have been convicted of murder in connection with the death of a groom at a 2019 wedding reception. NBC News reports a jury on Wednesday found Rony and Josue Castaneda, 31 and 22 respectively, guilty of second-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the December 2019 slaying of Joe Melgoza. On Dec. 15, 2019, […]
West Virginia lawmakers have advanced a bill that would effectively ban child marriage. According to the Associated Press, the GOP-led House of Delegates approved the legislation 84-13 Wednesday with bipartisan support. Under West Virginia’s current law, children as young as 16 can legally get married as long as they obtain parental consent. Those who are younger than […]
U.S. states have taken legal action in an effort to expand abortion pill access. According to Reuters, attorneys general in 12 Democratic-led states are suing the Food and Drug Administration over the restricted distribution of mifepristone. The medication is part of a two-pill regimen that’s used to terminate pregnancies within the first 10 weeks. While the second […]
Seattle made history on Tuesday when it became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination. The ordinance, which the city council approved by a 6-1 vote, amended Seattle’s municipal code to include caste as a protected category, along with race, gender, religion, and national origin. According to the Associated Press, the measure was sponsored by Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American […]
