Posts Tagged ‘Block’
US Supreme Court Keeps In Effect Health Policy Used To Block Migrants
Asylum-seekers line up to be processed by US border agents at a gap in the US-Mexico border fence near Somerton, Arizona, on December 26, 2022 AFP The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a pandemic-era measure used since 2020 to block hundreds of thousands of migrants from entering the country should remain in place. Large…
Read MoreJesse James Asks Judge To Block Pregnant Wife From Entering Home Amid Divorce
Jesse James and his ex-wife actress Sandra Bullock Reuters KEY POINTS Jesse James asked a judge to allow him to stay in his Texas home and to prevent his estranged wife from entering James also asked the judge for exclusive use and possession of his cars and motor vehicles Bonnie Rotten called off her Dec.…
Read MoreUS Anti-Trust Watchdog Files Lawsuit to Block Microsoft From Buying Activision Blizzard; Here’s Why
Zelensky visits troops in Donetsk, presents state awards The US Federal Trade Commission is ramping up efforts to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which was announced in January 2022.. According to the FTC, which filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, the deal would enable Microsoft to suppress competitors to its Xbox gaming…
Read MoreU.S. House Set To Approve Bill To Block Rail Strike
An aerial view of gantry cranes, shipping containers, and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the Union Pacific Los Angeles (UPLA) Intermodal Facility rail yard in Commerce, California, U.S. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday to approve…
Read MoreHillary Clinton-Backed Advocacy Group Pressured Advertisers to Block Donald Trump’s Return to Twitter?
Twitter rolls back $8 Blue service days after launch; users flummoxed A prominent left-wing group campaigned vigorously to get huge advertisers off Twitter as a retaliatory measure following the takeover of the micro-blogging giant by tech tycoon Elon Musk. According to Fox News, Accountable Tech has direct links to Hillary Clinton and the ultra-left Arabella…
Read MoreNew Mexico City Passes Ordinance To Block Abortion Clinics From Operating
Anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson speaks to fellow activists ahead of a city commission meeting in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S., November 7, 2022. A New Mexico town near the Texas border on Monday unanimously passed an ordinance designed to ban abortions, despite the procedure being legal in the state. The so-called “sanctuary city for the…
Read MoreAustralia Arrests Former US Military Pilot As West Seeks To Block China’s Recruitment Drive
KEY POINTS The ex-U.S. citizen allegedly hired former U.S. and British military pilots to take tourists on joyrides in fighter jets Beijing’s bid to recruit Western military pilots have also been reported in Canada, France and Australia China is said to be struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets Acting on a…
Read MoreFacebook Threatens To Block News Content Over Canada’s Revenue-sharing Bill
Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers. The Online News Act, introduced in April, laid out rules to force…
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court’s Barrett Declines To Block Biden Student Loan Relief
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about administration plans to forgive federal student loan debt during remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 24, 2022. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday declined to block President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in…
Read MoreUK Seeks To Block China’s Recruitment Of Ex-RAF Pilots To Train PLA Pilots
KEY POINTS China is struggling to find enough trained pilots to operate fighter jets from aircraft carriers Britain has warned former RAF pilots they cannot continue to be part of China’s training program for PLA pilots The U.K. defense ministry has said the new national security bill will create additional tools to tackle such challenges…
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