A review of a law that requires women to cover their heads is underway by Iran’s parliament and judiciary according to the attorney general. This is a sign of desperation by Iranian officials who have been unable to stop the protests, led by women, that are found in cities across […]
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The Importance of How You Announce Your Company’s M&A Deal – KJK
The mergers and acquisition process is often heavily burdened with regulations, complications and minute details for both the selling and acquiring companies’ leaders, lawyers and accountants, just to name a few of the involved parties in a deal. Many deals fall apart relatively quickly, some fizzle out during the due […]
Iran’s morality police dissolved, says prosecutor general
Issued on: 04/12/2022 – 12:38 Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country’s strict female dress code, local media said Sunday. Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of […]
The Subtle Signs of Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from a violent blow to the head or body through impacts such as a car crash or penetration of the brain tissue by an object like shrapnel or a bullet. While severe TBIs require immediate medical care, victims and family members should watch for […]
More China cities ease curbs, but full zero-Covid exit still a far cry
BEIJING: More Chinese cities, including Urumqi in the far west, announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zeroCovid policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend. The country on Sunday reported two additional Covid-19 deaths in the provinces […]
Will Congress ensure musical artists are paid for their work? – HotAir
A strange facet of intellectual property rights in the United States has traditionally allowed terrestrial AM and FM radio stations to play music recorded by anyone without paying them. This situation has cost performing artists a huge amount of potential revenue. If that legal approach applied across the board, it […]
Will Apple Ditch the Lightning Port? – KJK
In a recent announcement, the European Union (EU) ruled that by 2024, Apple and other cell phone manufacturers must make cell phones to be “…equipped with the USB Type-C receptacle.” This begs the question: is this the end of the lightning port? Will Apple Switch to USB-C Chargers? While many […]
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces withdraw 65% of fighters from frontline, says commander
Issued on: 04/12/2022 – 15:23 The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have “disengaged”, a month after a ceasefire agreement over Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region. “We have started disengagement and relocation of our forces from battlelines… out of our forces, 65 percent […]
What Divorcing Dads Need To Know About Their Rights To Parenting Time
For a youngster, divorce may be challenging. Their family life abruptly turns upside down. Remember that even if your children may not express it, they may suffer from the effects of a terrible divorce. Child custody arrangements typically result from the adoption or when parents are divorcing or separating. Your […]
New Minimum Wages Order effective 1 May 2022; employers with less than 5 employees exempted
The widely-anticipated Minimum Wages Order 2022 (“the Order”) was gazetted on 27 April 2022. The Order, pursuant to section 23 of the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011, increases the minimum wage nationwide to RM1,500 from 1 May 2022. There is a temporary exemption until 31 December 2022 from the […]
Alyssa Milano Has Her Biggest Online Disaster Yet, And It’s a DOOZY – Roce Today
Liberals love to be self-righteous and virtue signal. They want all of their liberal pals to know that they’re the wokest, they love the planet most, they stand up for black people the loudest, and hate has no home in their lives. Yet, ironically, these are the most hateful and […]
Mastering Interpersonal Communication Is One of the Keys to Success
Neil Belloff, General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, believes in treating every employee like family. CCBJ: What led you to your current role with Acorda? Neil Belloff: After being elevated to COO & GC, navigating through a pandemic, battling cancer and completing a successful merger and a $50 million capital raise, it was […]
Biden’s Problem With Numbers Gets Worse, Twitter Nails Him With Two Fact Checks – RedState
I wonder what the folks on the Biden team are thinking when they have to roll Joe Biden out each day and contemplate how he’s going to mess up that day, as well as what they are going to have to do to cover for it. Every day, it’s something […]
Informational Interview Tips and Tricks
Be Prepared to Ace Your Informational Interview An informational interview is a must if you are trying to get internships, land your first job, find your next job or make a career change. Not everyone is a natural interviewer – here are our tips for getting it right when it […]
Elon Publishes “Twitter Files” Showing Lunatic Government Collusion Beyond What Anyone Imagined, by Andrew Anglin
Here we go!! 🍿🍿 https://t.co/eILK9f3bAm — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 2, 2022 Elon Musk gave the Twitter files over to journalist Matt Taibbi. Taibbi put together a report he published on Twitter on Friday and it’s wild. Team Biden was colluding with Twitter to ban pro-Trump material even before the […]
Referendum Bill Consequentials – UK Constitutional Law Association
At paras 56-57 of their judgment, the court in Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues ([2022] UKSC 31) declared: “The central issue is whether legislation for a referendum on Scottish independence would relate to a reserved matter…. The critical question is accordingly whether the proposed Bill would relate to the […]
Government Proposes Federal Contractors and Their Suppliers Disclose GHG Emissions
The Federal government is proposing the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule, which will require major Federal contractors publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate related financial risks and set emissions reduction targets. The implications of this reach far beyond only Federal contractors impacting nearly every sector of the […]
Drake’s Exes Form A Union In Hilarious PSA Sketch On ‘Saturday Night Live’: Watch
If you’ve ever dated Drake, met him at a party, talked on Instagram, or even made flirty eye contact with him at a restaurant, you may be entitled to financial compensation. In a hilarious sketch form the Dec. 3 episode of Saturday Night Live, the Toronto rapper is asked to […]
Another Rough Copyright Ruling for Internet Access Providers-Bodyguard v. RCN
This is another lawsuit against IAPs for subscribers’ BitTorrent activity. As I wrote previously: lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright […]
In Mexico, endangered monarch butterflies inspire hopes of a comeback
From a distance, they appear like autumn foliage: Millions of endangered monarch butterflies blanketing trees in a kaleidoscope of brown, orange and black. As the crisp mountain air warms, they flutter above dazzled visitors who have come to see an annual tradition that persists despite the environmental and human pressures […]
School Under Fire For Banning Toilet Trips During Lessons
Patchway Community School in Bristol, England has implemented a rule that students can only go to the toilet during their morning break, lunchtime or at the end of the school day. One mother of a pupil has accused the facility of having “failed” students in regard to safeguarding. The Sun […]
Survivors of Brussels suicide attacks seek closure at trial
BRUSSELS (AP) — Jaana Mettala was six months pregnant and on her way to work when the bomb exploded in the heart of Brussels’ European Union quarter. She suffered severe burns, but Mettala and her baby survived — 32 other people did not. It’s now more than six years since […]
Dave Chappelle’s wife Elaine Chappelle Wikibio – Age, Height, religion, net worth, kids and Biography
Dave Chappelle is a comedian whose Comedy Central program, ‘Chappelle’s Show,’ got to be a smash hit in the early 2000s. Dave was born in 1973 in Washington, D.C., Chappelle started looking for a career in stand-up comedy in high school. He made his film debut in Robin Hood: Men […]
How Far Will This Biglaw Firm Go For Associates? About $115,000 Far.
‘Tis the season to be jolly — especially when bonuses are flying around Biglaw! The annual financial demonstration of appreciation from the biggest firms to their associates in underway. And the latest firm to announce their largesse is Willkie Farr & Gallagher. With $1,220,000,000 gross revenue last year Willkie Farr […]
Paul McCartney And John Lennon Wrote This Beatles Hit While
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote several of The Beatles’ biggest hits. A few songs were written in unique places that wouldn’t usually possess the best songwriting atmosphere. However, McCartney and Lennon often wrote songs whenever inspiration struck, and the two wrote one of their earliest hits while riding a […]