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A new housing law from the state legislature will reduce the discretionary authority of local planning commissions, legal consultants told Sonoma city officials last week. Though to what degree the law will impact the City of Sonoma remains to be seen. The law, Senate Bill 9, or the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act, was the subject of an Oct. 20 joint meeting amon...

A paramilitary vehicle passes the front gate of Government Medical College in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Police have registered two separate cases under harsh anti-terror law against students and some staff of two medical colleges for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over archrival India in a T20 World Cup cricket game. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) SRINAGAR, India (...

This lieutenant says says often predators get in contact with kids through social media. (Laura Bowen) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - With social media and the online world so deeply intertwined with our lives, it’s especially important to make sure your kids are being safe online. It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month so WTAP spoke to local law enforcement about the issue. Mike Stalnaker is the li...

Local law enforcement agencies are partnering up to host an event celebrating National Red Ribbon Week. The fight to end drug abuse in our local communities is taking a national approach this week. Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. It runs from October 23rd to October 31st. On Tuesday, several agencies are coming together for National R...

Judge to sentence neo-Nazi group members under terrorism law  Maryland Daily Record

A group of UN human rights experts Monday condemned the US policy of mass expulsions of Haitian migrants and refugees, warning that collective expulsions violate international law. Thousands of Haitian refugees have gathered in Texas since September, and the US began deporting them en masse, under the so-called “Title 42” policy put in place under former president Donald Trump. At that time t...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a law firm will be hired to investigate any potential claims of harassment, discrimination or retaliation made in her office. ALBANY — They should call it the Cuomo rule. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that her administration will hire an outside law firm to investigate any future claims of unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation in her office....

The Austrian federal chancellery on Saturday sent a draft law to parliament to legalize assisted death for seriously ill adults. The draft law follows the decision last December by the Constitutional Court of Austria that found the ban on assisted death to be unconstitutional. The court found that the ban violated the right to self-determination, which includes the right to a dignified death....

As burnout pervades law firms, associates continue to flee to virtual firms or in-house roles where the grass seems to be greener. But for those who hold tight to law firm partnership aspirations, reduced-hour programs are gaining traction. “I think this is the wave of the future,” said Sarah Van Steenburg, a managing director at Major, Lindsey & Africa who has seen a significant uptick i...

Getty Images As many as 10,000 children in Massachusetts will be able to access school meals under a new student nutrition law that also prohibits a school cafeteria practice Sen. Cynthia Creem called "unconscionable," supporters said Monday. At a ceremonial bill signing for the measure that became law 10 days ago, Project Bread CEO Erin McAleer said requiring schools with a majority of l...