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Texas Cop Chases Prostitution Suspect, Causes Car Accident, Gets Immunity

Texas Cop Chases Prostitution Suspect, Causes Car Accident, Gets Immunity

Police Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2025 11:15 AM Houston police officer Ricardo Corral is not legally liable for crashing his police cruiser into...

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Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Civil Liberties Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2025 11:30 AM The courts have blocked two bad tech laws, just in the nick of time. Both measures—in...

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New Year's Terror

New Year's Terror

Violence Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.2.2025 9:30 AM More than a dozen people were killed and many others wounded in senseless vehicular attacks on...

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Pay Up, Trump

Pay Up, Trump

Donald Trump Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2024 9:53 AM Trump can't dodge damages payment. Donald Trump is still on the hook for a $5 million...

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Bible Back in Texas Schools After Being Pulled for Sexual Content

Bible Back in Texas Schools After Being Pulled for Sexual Content

Education Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2024 10:30 AM Is the Bible too "sexually explicit" for minors? The Canyon Independent School District in...

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25 Tech Laws Slated To Take Effect in 2025

25 Tech Laws Slated To Take Effect in 2025

Law & Government Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.30.2024 11:50 AM When it comes to technology, free speech, and new laws, the big question going into...

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Glucose Monitors Are Finally Available Over the Counter

Health Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the January 2025 issue The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first continuous glucose...

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Disrupting IVF? Baby Born From Egg Matured Outside of Mother's Body.

Assisted Reproduction Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.23.2024 11:30 AM A company called Gameto claims to have successfully matured eggs outside of the...

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The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, a Bill Aimed at Ultimately Repealing FOSTA, Is Back 

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.18.2024 11:45 AM Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) have reintroduced the SAFE...

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7 Ways To Mark the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2024 11:00 AM For two decades, activists have marked December 17 with demonstrations meant to mourn sex...

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Mike Lee's App Store Accountability Act Would Make Google and Apple Check IDs

Apps Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.11.2024 11:30 AM Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee has introduced a bill to keep porn out of app stores. There might...

11.12.2024 2

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Trump Is Coming for Tech Companies

Antitrust Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.9.2024 10:30 AM President Joe Biden's administration has been horrible for tech companies. The incoming Trump...

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Texas Bill Takes Aim at Online Speech About Abortion Pills

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.18.2024 12:45 PM A bonkers new Texas bill would ban a bunch of activities related to abortion, including taking...

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Abolish Antitrust Law

Business and Industry Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue Antitrust law has a storied place in modern American history, where it...

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The Best of Reason: Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?

Motherhood Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.13.2024 6:43 PM This week's featured article is "Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?" by Elizabeth Nolan...

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Texas Cops Fired for 'Inappropriate' Sexual Contact With Massage Workers

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.13.2024 11:30 AM Eleven Texas police officers have been disciplined for misconduct related to prostitution...

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Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?

Family Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue Is motherhood bad for women's careers? Conventional wisdom says "yes," but a new study...

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