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Musk Calls Australian Government ‘Fascists’ Over Misinformation Law

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday [Sept. 13] called Australia’s center-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online. Australia’s Labor government on …

Union Rep Says WV Governor Still Late on Greenbrier Bills

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees’ health insurance fund at their financially beleaguered hotel, putting workers’ coverage at risk despite the U.S. Senate candidate’s claims otherwise, a …

Extreme Weather and Misinformation Top Global Risks: World Economic Forum

Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of years, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday said. While extreme weather was identified as the bigger risk …

Fed Appeals Court Upholds CT Law That Ended Religious Vaccine Exemption

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The decision comes about a year and a half after a …