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S. Korean unification minister in Japan to discuss N. Korea
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S. Korean unification minister in Japan to discuss N. Korea

Comment on this storyCommentTOKYO — South Korea’s unification minister and senior Japanese government officials reaffirmed their close cooperation in response to North Korea’s escalating missile threats at a rare meeting on Thursday, a sign of a further thaw in relations that comes only a week after their leaders agreed to work past their troubled history and mend ties so they can better respond together to growing regional threats.Kwon Youngse is in Tokyo for talks with Japanese ministers and top governing party officials, becoming the first unification minister to do so in 18 years. His trip comes on the heels of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week, when they agreed to resume regular visits and launch high-level talks on s...
Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathrooms that match gender identity
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Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathrooms that match gender identity

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community.The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools, and it comes as bills in Idaho and Iowa also await their governor's signature. And it might be followed by an even stricter Arkansas bill criminalizing transgender adults using public restrooms that match their gender identity.Arkansas' law, which won't take effect until later this summer, applies to multi-person restrooms and locker rooms at public schools and chart...
TikTok ban would be ‘a slap in the face’ to young Democratic voters, activists warn
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TikTok ban would be ‘a slap in the face’ to young Democratic voters, activists warn

WASHINGTON — In the nation's capital, the debate over banning TikTok has largely focused on whether the app's Chinese parent company poses a security threat to Americans. But behind closed doors, Democrats are also being forced to weigh whether blocking the popular video platform could come with heavy political costs. In 2020, Aidan Kohn-Murphy used TikTok to rally support for Joe Biden. Now, he's trying to use the platform to stop Biden from killing it. “I’m not defending TikTok as a company, I’m defending my entire generation,” said the 19-year-old Harvard freshman who, as a high-schooler during the 2020 campaign founded a group called TikTok for Biden. It has since changed its name to Gen Z for Change, formally incorporated as a political non-profit, and says it now includes 500 crea...
Former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross on regional instability — “Intelligence Matters”
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Former Middle East Envoy Dennis Ross on regional instability — “Intelligence Matters”

In this episode of "Intelligence Matters," host Michael Morell speaks with former senior U.S. ambassador and Middle East envoy Dennis Ross about growing instability in the Middle East, including tensions between Israel and Palestine, controversial judicial reforms in Israel and consistent advancements in Iran's nuclear program. Ross, now counselor and a distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, offers suggestions for a clearer and more muscular U.S. policy vis-a-vis Iran and weighs the implications of a possible unilateral military strike on its nuclear facilities by Israel.   Highlights: On Iran advancing its nuclear program: "They're doing it because they don't see it as being risky. They want to put themselves in a position where, if they wanted to...
Oklahoma Supreme Court allows abortion to preserve mother’s life
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Oklahoma Supreme Court allows abortion to preserve mother’s life

Comment on this storyCommentThe Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned part of the state’s near-total abortion ban, ruling in a 5-to-4 decision that the procedure would be lawful if there is a reasonable chance that a pregnancy could threaten a pregnant person’s life.Oklahoma’s constitution protects the right to an abortion if “the woman’s physician has determined to a reasonable degree of medical certainty” that continuing “the pregnancy will endanger the woman’s life,” the court’s justices said in Tuesday’s ruling. “Absolute certainty” that the pregnancy will be life-threatening isn’t required, but “mere possibility or speculation” is insufficient, they added.Previously, the state allowed abortions only in cases of medical emergencies, requiring the patient to “be in actual and present dan...
Security ramps up ahead of possible Trump arrest
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Security ramps up ahead of possible Trump arrest

Security ramps up ahead of possible Trump arrest - CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump was not indicted Tuesday, as he had predicted would happen, but security around the Manhattan courthouse where he would likely turn himself in if he were to be arrested has been beefed up. The grand jury probing alleged hush money payments has nearly completed its work, sources told CBS News. Robert Costa has the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Sour...
From Xi And Netanyahu To Trump And The J6 Band
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From Xi And Netanyahu To Trump And The J6 Band

Here’s an excerpt from this week’s CxO newsletter. To get it to your inbox, sign up here. Now that Donald J. Trump and the J6 Prison Choir have catapulted ahead of Miley Cyrus with their new song “Justice For All” – and the world waits to see if and how the former President will be arrested – it seems like a good time to contemplate how business leaders navigate this strange new world of politics. (Stay alert to all those deep fakes that are already floating around.) Balancing personal and professional priorities is easier when all sides of the political spectrum agree on common principles like individual choice and the rule of law. But what about when the party that’s preaching all those tax breaks is descending into populist rhetoric and anti-democratic policies? That’s what we’re...
Xi meets Putin in Moscow to display “no-limits” friendship
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Xi meets Putin in Moscow to display “no-limits” friendship

Xi meets Putin in Moscow to display "no-limits" friendship - CBS News Watch CBS News Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his close ally Chinese President Xi Jinping for four and a half hours of informal talks on Monday - the first of his three-day state visit to Moscow. Putin told Xi he viewed China's proposal to resolve the Ukraine war with respect, a plan that the West has dismissed because it doesn't call for a Russian withdrawal. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not No...
Facebook political microtargeting at center of GDPR complaints in Germany
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Facebook political microtargeting at center of GDPR complaints in Germany

Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunchIn its latest piece of strategic litigation, the precision-punching European privacy rights campaign group noyb has used data donated by users of the ‘Who Targets me‘ browser extension, which analyzes political microtargeting on Facebook, to build a case against every political party in Germany — for what it alleges is unlawful processing of voters’ personal data via Facebook’s adtech platform during the 2021 federal elections. Today it’s filed six complaints with Berlin’s data protection commission — one apiece for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Alternative for Germany (AFD), SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, DIE LINKE and the Ecological Democratic Party, suggesting the law-breaking behavior cuts across the political spectrum. ...
“Ted Lasso” cast visits White House to promote mental health care
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“Ted Lasso” cast visits White House to promote mental health care

Actor and comedian Jason Sudeikis, who stars as eponymous soccer coach in the TV series "Ted Lasso," paid a visit to the White House Monday — accompanied by the cast of the hit show — to encourage people to make it a point to check in on the mental health of their friends, family and co-workers to "ask how they're doing, and listen, sincerely."Comedian Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character — an American coaching a soccer team in London — and other cast members met with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden to talk about how mental health contributes to overall well-being. Mental health and looking after one another is a theme of the show, Sudeikis told reporters from behind the lectern in the White House briefing room, as he helped press secretary Karine Jean-Pie...