WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday without evidence that a Virginia vote to redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that favours Democrats had been “rigged,” as a county judge moved to block the measure.
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, April 23 (Reuters) – Unions at Samsung Electronics 005930.KS said they expect about 37,000 workers to attend a rally in South Korea on Thursday, ahead of a threatened strike next month that could disrupt chip supplies amid booming demand for artificial intelligence.
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – The United States is concerned that several African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan’s president at China’s behest, the State Department said on Wednesday, calling the incident an abuse of the international civil aviation system.
BEIRUT, April 22 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded a photographer accompanying her, according to a senior Lebanese military official and Khalil’s employer, the Al-Akhbar newspaper.
Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.
Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devices
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The Los Angeles unified school district’s board passed a resolution on Tuesday to curb students’ classroom screen time for the upcoming school year, in the latest effort nationwide to address adverse...
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
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“To be clear, we were never approached … nor were we in any discussions regarding a partnership or tour access,” a spokesperson for the artist tells WIRED.
Testifying on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to back away from his criticism of the measles shot. But he spoke on behalf of his department, not himself.