Ther Providence Catholic School Board has suspended the book-burning project – titled “Redonnons à la terre,” or “Give back to the earth,” and designed as a “gesture of openness and reconciliation” toward Canada’s indigenous population – after the practice was exposed by Radio Canada. Meanwhile, doubts have also been raised …
Read More »Indonesia halts ‘two-finger’ virginity tests on female military recruits
“There’s no more of that,” Army Chief of Staff Andika Perkasa declared, discussing the so-called ‘two-finger’ virginity tests which had examined “whether the hymen was ruptured or partially ruptured” before female cadets could be admitted. Addressing concerns raised by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which investigated the process in 2014 and …
Read More »Virtual real-itchy: Facebook halts Oculus headset sales & issues recall following months of ‘skin irritation’ complaints
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the tech giant’s Oculus subsidiary had received 5,716 complaints of skin irritation incidents related to the facial interfaces in its Quest 2 VR headsets. Some 45 people who used the device had severe reactions that required medical attention. “The foam facial …
Read More »Federal judge halts enforcement of Arkansas ban on surgeries, hormones & puberty blockers for transgender kids
US District Judge Jay Moody granted a preliminary injunction against the law on Wednesday, siding with the ACLU in a suit launched in May. The court ruled that depriving patients of the treatments in question “midstream” would cause “irreparable harm.” “Arkansas’s trans health ban has been BLOCKED by the court. …
Read More »‘You have no respect’: Female tennis aces in huge row after player halts match for injury when she’d lost 7 straight games (VIDEO)
Aussie star Tomljanovic overcame her Latvian rival 4-6 6-4 6-2 but was furious in the third and final set when Ostapenko asked for the physio at 0-30 after losing seven games in a row. Speaking to the umpire, Tomljanovic fumed: “Do you know that she is lying? We all know. Do you think …
Read More »Luxury brand Moët reportedly halts exports to Russia after Putin signs law banning foreign fizz from using ‘champagne’ on label
Moscow business daily RBK published on Friday a letter from LVMH, the colossal Paris-based conglomerate that owns spirits brand Hennessy and winemaker Moët & Chandon, founded in the Champagne region of France in 1743. In the statement, the company warns Russian clients it will temporary suspend all deliveries of the …
Read More »Federal judge halts Biden’s debt-relief program for NON-WHITE farmers in case challenging constitutionality of race-based benefits
US District Court Judge William Griesbach granted the temporary restraining order on Thursday in Milwaukee, suspending and jeopardizing a program touted by the Washington Post as “the most significant legislation for black farmers since the Civil Rights Act” of 1964. The $4 billion initiative – championed as part of President …
Read More »Musk rejoiced too soon? NASA halts lunar lander contract with SpaceX over lawsuits from Bezos, Dynetics
“NASA instructed SpaceX that progress on the HLS contract has been suspended until GAO resolves all outstanding litigation related to this procurement,” spokeswoman Monica Witt said on Friday, citing protests from the two rivals. HLS refers to the human landing system, NASA-speak for the lunar lander intended to be used …
Read More »‘Strategic pause’: Pentagon halts beleaguered F-35 fighter jet logistic system upgrade, citing FUNDING cuts
During a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, the F-35 program’s executive officer, Air Force Lieutenant General Eric Fick, said unexpected complications and budget cuts would delay the war plane’s transition from its current Lockheed Martin-designed logistics system, Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), to the upgraded Operational Data Integrated …
Read More »Pfizer halts delivery of Covid-19 vaccines to ‘banana republic’ Israel after bill goes unpaid amid political infighting – media
Some 700,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were expected in Israel on Sunday, after Passover ended, but were delayed until further notice on grounds that the previous shipment hadn’t been paid for, the Jerusalem Post reported. Pfizer executives reportedly called Israel a “banana republic” and said they couldn’t understand how …
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