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Should Michigan Change the Bottle Deposit Law? Michigan’s 45-year-old bottle deposit law boasts a track record of high participation rates and a recycling incentive that, by and large, has worked. But even the law’s most ardent supporters agree that tweaks to the system could be beneficial for consumers, retailers, beverage distributors and other affected industries alike. Related: Take back ...

The Bethel Braves are now the Bethel Bison. The Bethel School District announced the change of the Bethel High School mascot in a press release Wednesday following a months-long process to comply with a new state law. The law, passed by the state Legislature earlier this year as House Bill 1356, took effect July 25, 2021 and states that beginning Jan. 1, 2022, “public schools may not use Nati...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a government official said on Thursday. Parliament passed the law on Wednesday and it came into effect immediately, government official Waqar Hussain said. Chemical castration, carried out by the use of drugs...

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan has introduced chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists under a law that also calls for faster trials of suspected sexual offenders, a government official said on Thursday. Parliament passed the law on Wednesday and it came into effect immediately, government official Waqar Hussain said. Chemical castration, carried out by the use ...

A) Introductory remarks As the participation of legal persons in economic life is constantly expanding, issues are increasingly emerging concerning their responsibility for committing illegal acts. A basic principle of criminal law, not only in Greece, but also in other countries of continental Europe, such as Germany, is the principle that criminal responsibility is attributed only to natura...

The Cybersecurity 202 The Cybersecurity 202 Below: U.S. and allied officials warn about Iranian government-backed hacks, and the FBI raided the home of a Trump-allied Colorado official accused of endangering election security. The Justice Department effectively shut down the encrypted messaging app Sky Global in March, claiming it was built mainly to help international drug dealers communicat...

Construction on the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline in Northern Minnesota. Tony Webster/Flickr A novel claim defending the rights of wild rice against a Minnesota pipeline may pave a new path for tribal lawsuits over U.S. fossil fuel projects. In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit from a tribal nation in the United States, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe is pursuing a "rights of nature" claim in tribal ...

When Greta Christina fell into a deep depression five years ago, she called up her therapist in San Francisco — someone she'd had a great connection with when she needed therapy in the past. And she was delighted to find out that he was now "in network" with her insurance company, meaning she wouldn't have to pay out of pocket anymore to see him. But her excitement was short-lived. Over time,...

Guest columnist An empty chair at the Thanksgiving table, a missing smile in the annual family photo in front of the Christmas tree. Each holiday season sees the return of my grief. On March 29, 2012, my younger sister, Monica Simon, died of a heroin overdose in her Columbus apartment, just one week after her 22nd birthday. Her death was one of over 1,200 unintentional opioid overdose fatali...

Construction workers on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Today, it can take a resident in Baltimore two hours to get to a job in D.C. by rail — or more by car on a bad day, if they are fortunate enough to own a car or live near frequent transit options. For Richmond residents and employers who need acce...