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March 18, 2024, 9:04 PM ETThe British government plans to establish an independent football regulator to oversee the sport and promote financial stability through a bill to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.The government said in a press release that the regulator will be independent from the government and the football authorities and will have the power to impose fines of up to 10% of turnover on clubs that do not comply with financial regulations.The bill would strengthen fitness checks for governing clubs and also prevent frequently proposed “closed competitions” such as the European Super League.Clubs also have a duty…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional and White House negotiators rushed Monday to complete year-end work on remaining government funding bills and avoid a partial shutdown of major departments starting this weekend without legislative action. there was. Six months into the fiscal year, Congress is about halfway through passing a spending package expected to total about $1.65 trillion. Lawmakers passed the first part of the spending bill in early March, funding about 30% of the government. Lawmakers are now focused on bigger policy, as they customarily dial up the deadline for federal funding to expire. Agreement was reached on five of the…

President Joe Biden took office in January 2021 amid growing distrust of coronavirus vaccines. As former press secretary Jen Psaki said in a press conference on May 5, 2021, the administration believes that Facebook and other social media companies are “amplifying untrustworthy content, disinformation, and misinformation.” “There is,” he accused.As a result, the Biden administration has launched a pressure campaign to persuade private companies such as Meta, Twitter (now known as X), and YouTube owner Google to withhold certain information.In one example, former White House Digital Strategy Director Rob Flaherty sent a letter to Facebook, citing a March 2021 Washington…

Congressional leaders and the White House have not yet struck a deal to keep most government agencies open beyond Friday, raising the possibility of a major agency shutdown as early as this weekend, according to people familiar with the talks. ing. A big part of the challenge is funding the Department of Homeland Security, with security at the southern border a central issue in the 2024 campaign. Sticking points give you a chance to save time. Even if negotiators cut off a deal on DHS funding, it would still be several days before any major legislation passes Congress. Lawmakers had…

The hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus and its allies called on lawmakers to reject future government funding measures being developed by Congressional leaders, saying a vote on the bill would be part of the Biden administration's “Open Borders Initiative.” ” warns that it will be a vote on policy. The letter, led by Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-Va.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), was signed by 41 Republican lawmakers days before Friday's shutdown deadline. . “At some point, border security has to be more than just an aspirational message.” The letter said:. “Is there a point at which we…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about the role of the First Amendment in the Internet age. Katie Dull/NPR hide caption toggle caption Katie Dull/NPR The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about the role of the First Amendment in the Internet age. Katie Dull/NPR At the Supreme Court on Monday, a majority of the justices seemed highly skeptical of the argument that federal employees could be broadly prohibited from contacting social media platforms. At issue was a sweeping ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that barred White House staff, FBI officials, CDC and election experts, and…

During oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case that restricted the ability of U.S. government officials to communicate with social media companies about the presence of misinformation on their platforms, the justices ruled when communication between the federal government and companies crosses the line. He seemed intent on finding out what was going on, and it became compulsory. In Monday's arguments, both conservative and liberal justices questioned whether there were any circumstances in which the government could not communicate with third parties about removing online content without departing from constitutional grounds. Two states and five individuals have filed…

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to reject a Republican-led effort to sharply limit the federal government's ability to pressure social media companies to remove harmful posts and misinformation from their platforms.A majority of justices across the ideological spectrum ruled that White House staff and other federal employees should not be allowed to communicate with tech giants about posts the government deems problematic, particularly related to public health, national security, and elections. expressed concern about being blocked.The case involves lawsuits brought by two Republican-led states (Missouri and Louisiana) and individual social media users. They accuse the Biden administration of…

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — City officials are objecting to a new Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rule that would allow the state to intervene if endangered species are found in coastal areas. “This is government overreach,” George Savastano, the city's business administrator, said of the proposed rule. The City Council recently unanimously adopted a resolution formally opposing the proposal. subscribeUnder the proposed rule, titled “Restricting Access to Tidal Streams and Adjacent Shorelines for the Protection of Endangered Species,” DEP can replace the public trust's right to access waters. More simply, it would give states the power to close off urban…

WASHINGTON – A majority of the Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared highly skeptical of claims that the Biden administration crossed the line from persuasion to coercion when it directed social media platforms to remove problematic content. .At issue is a pending injunction by a federal judge restricting contact between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues.During oral arguments, justices across the ideological spectrum questioned whether the government officials' actions were illegal and whether the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuits could show they were directly harmed. Among the issues raised was a lack of evidence…