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Ukrainian HUR reports Russia blocks districts in occupied settlements to track internet users

Currently, the Russians are attempting to track every instance of Ukrainian citizens using internet resources or messaging apps banned by the occupation authorities—sometimes blocking entire districts to identify such users, reports Andrii Cherniak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense (HUR), as per Ukrinform. The Russian persecution of Ukrainians in…

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Judge temporarily blocks Biden plan to cap credit card late fees

A federal judge in Texas Friday temporarily halted a Biden administration rule that would cap credit card late fees at $8, about a quarter of what they are now. Credit card companies receive about $14 billion in late fee payments per year, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Elise Preston has more. “CBS Evening…

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law

NASHVILLE —  A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. In a 49-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger argued that the Republican-controlled state cannot “make it a crime to communicate freely” about legal abortion options even in a state where abortion…

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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new antidiscrimination rules for transgender students in red states

WASHINGTON  —  The Supreme Court said Friday it has turned down an appeal from the Biden administration and refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked new Education Department rules extending antidiscrimination protections to transgender students. The vote was 5 to 4.The decision means the federal education law known as Title IX…

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Meta blocks Russian state media across its platforms amid ‘foreign interference activity’

U.S. tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced a global ban on Russian state-run media outlets like RT and Rossiya Segodnya, citing their involvement in covert influence operations.This move escalates the company’s previous actions, which had focused on limiting the reach of these outlets and blocking their ads.The ban will be…

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