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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen during a speech on June 12, 2021, in Bulacan province, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) (Newser) – For decades, activists in the Philippines have been lobbying to get a law passed that would raise the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. Finally, their efforts have paid off. On Monday, the office of President Rodrigo Duterte announced he'd sig...

International Bar Association In word and in deed, bar associations in Europe are joining the resistance to the invasion of Ukraine—condemning the Russian government’s actions and offering donations, coordination, and practical advice to support the Ukrainian people and the country’s lawyers. But like their law-firm members, the bar associations are also steering a course through a complicate...

NBC MT Today: Arctic front on the way, law enforcement tackles human trafficking (Photo: NBC Montana) MISSOULA, Mont. — NBC MT Today: Arctic front on the way, law enforcement tackles human trafficking, COVID-19 death count surpasses 6 million

The Technology 202 Happy Monday! Let me tell you, it was quite a weekend to live within an earshot of D.C. highways. Below: Netflix leaves Russia, and governments clap back at the Kremlin on Twitter. First: On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law criminalizing news coverage that describes the invasion of Ukraine as such — rather than as a “special military operation” — with o...

AMES, IA — In a small classroom in East Hall, ISU Police Officer Derek Doebel stands in front of a 10-foot-wide screen that skims the faded orange carpet and tiled ceiling. A projected image shows two men standing in a dusty backyard. One says, “Thank God you’re here; he needs help,” while the other cries, facing the opposite direction. ISU Police Officer Derek Doebel uses the VirTra-100 trai...

(Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) * White House condemns Russia’s legal campaign against fake news. [Reuters] * Nevertheless, they persisted: More Texans than expected were able to get healthcare access despite SB8’s limitations. [NYT] * Washington’s House just approved limitations on gun magazine sizes. Oddly enough, the nerf will not effect Nerf products. [Seattle Times] * Six feet! O...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Several law enforcement officers responded to a Manchester hotel and gas station on Monday morning as police investigate an assault. Investigators first responded around 4:30 a.m. Officers were at the Even Hotel in Manchester for what police called an assault investigation. Few other details were released. Sections of the hotel parking lot were taped off and numerous eviden...

Gov. Jay Inslee signs bills into law. (Credit: Washington Public Affairs Network) Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a new cap on out-of-pocket expenses for insulin. The legislation directs health care plans to limit one-month expenses for insulin to $35 beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The bill follows similar legislation passed in 2020 which capped out-of-pocket expenses to $100 for a one-month supply ...

Two voters fill out ballots during early voting at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Cleveland. As Ohio’s elections officials scramble to host a May 3 primary with lawmaker districts still uncertain, they're also trying to comply with a new law that prevents collaboration between boards of elections and outside entities on things like voter education and get ...

Tavoris Deundra Little and Namir Douglas (SPPD) SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (WNCN) – The ATF helped multiple law enforcement agencies in Moore County execute search warrants as part of an investigation into recent shootings and drug activity. Southern Pines police said members of the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, Pinehurst Police Department and the ATF executed three search warrants on March 4. The...