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World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say | CNN

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World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say | CNN

CNN  —  Trans rights advocates have warned sports governing bodies that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s categories risk “violating fundamental human rights principles.” This follows World Athletics (WA) President Sebastian Coe’s announcement of new regulations around transgender women athletes on Thursday, which come into force on March 31 and prohibit athletes … Read more

The French are up in arms over retiring at 64. How do other countries compare? | CNN Business

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The French are up in arms over retiring at 64. How do other countries compare? | CNN Business

London CNN  —  A nationwide strike in France to protest a rise in the retirement age drew more than a million people onto the streets on Thursday before ending in violent clashes with police in Paris and other cities. The protest followed a strike of a similar magnitude in January and days of smaller walkouts … Read more

A Ukrainian orphanage tried to hide its children when war began. Then the Russians came | CNN

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A Ukrainian orphanage tried to hide its children when war began. Then the Russians came | CNN

Kherson, Ukraine CNN  —  A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson Children’s Home. She barely flinched. Russian positions are just across the Dnipro River and Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, is under regular attack. Like many Ukrainians during this war, Olena prefers not to share … Read more

King Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests | CNN

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King Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests | CNN

CNN  —  King Charles’s state visit to France has been postponed amid planned protests over the French government’s controversial pension reforms. Both France’s Élysée Palace and Buckingham Palace confirmed the trip had been shelved on Friday morning. The British monarch and Queen Consort were supposed to visit the country from Sunday through Wednesday, and they … Read more

Netanyahu acted illegally by getting involved in judicial overhaul, says Israel’s attorney general | CNN

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Netanyahu acted illegally by getting involved in judicial overhaul, says Israel's attorney general | CNN

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted illegally by announcing Thursday that he would involve himself directly in his government’s moves to change the country’s judicial system, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told him in an open letter Friday. “Last night you publicly announced that you intend to violate the ruling of the Supreme … Read more

Huge French pension reform protests give way to fiery overnight clashes | CNN Business

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Huge French pension reform protests give way to fiery overnight clashes | CNN Business

Paris CNN  —  More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent in some areas as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. Clashes between groups of protesters and police broke out after workers staged a national strike throughout Thursday, with flare-ups in Paris and regional … Read more

Opinion | Stanford Law Rediscovers Free Speech

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Opinion | Stanford Law Rediscovers Free Speech

The dean instructs student hecklers on the First Amendment. Source link

Opinion | Diversity and Free Speech Can Coexist at Stanford

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Opinion | Diversity and Free Speech Can Coexist at Stanford

We have to stop blaming, start listening, and ask ourselves: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Source link

Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN

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Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes | CNN

CNN  —  Israeli opposition politicians on Thursday condemned a new law that would limit the ways a sitting prime minister can be declared unfit for office, and is largely seen by critics as a way to protect Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing an ongoing corruption trial. Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli also said the protest … Read more

French unions hold first national strike since government rammed through pension reform | CNN Business

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French unions hold first national strike since government rammed through pension reform | CNN Business

Paris CNN  —  France’s powerful unions are coming out in force for a nationwide strike Thursday in a rejection of a controversial retirement age reform that the government pushed through parliament last week without a vote. Though sporadic, sometimes unruly demonstrations have popped up in Paris and other cities across France since the bill’s passage, … Read more