8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (431+ words) On April 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail'Spanberger signed the bipartisan bill SB338, amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) by prohibiting data controllers from selling or offering for sale a consumer's precise geolocation data. SB 338 replaces the VCDPA's prior consent-based treatment of…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (879+ words) Multiple social media posts claim that federal legislation amending the Criminal Code to address hate-motivated crimes has made it a crime to quote the Bible. Experts say that under the bill, which hasn't been passed into law yet, sharing passages…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (175+ words) Punchbowl News: "House Republicans scrapped their plan to vote today on renewing the U. S. government's key foreign surveillance program, another chapter in the most predictable legislative crisis of the 119th Congress." "The House was scheduled to vote on the rule that would…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (261+ words) The new Geneva Human Rights Hub (GHRH) is intended to step in where the UN is unable to make progress on human rights issues. The new office took up its work at the beginning of January. This four-person post is…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (828+ words) The wreckage of an aircraft on the tarmac of the damaged airport in the capital Khartoum Despite decimated infrastructure, those coming back to Khartoum were overwhelmed by the thought of seeing their city for the first time in years Men…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (232+ words) A broad coalition of faith, peace, and human rights organizations is urging the United States government to lead in efforts to bring peace to continued conflict in Sudan on the third anniversary of the war. The Honorable President Donald J. Trump…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (472+ words) Europe doesn't want to hear any more excuses from tech platforms for why they can't verify users' ages. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a new European age verification app that will give users a sort…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (951+ words) A key provision of the'Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act'permits the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI and other agencies to collect and analyze vast amounts of overseas communications without a warrant. It incidentally sweeps up the conversations of any Americans who interact…...

31+ min ago  (168+ words) Washington's senior envoys to the United Nations took a victory lap in Senate testimony on Wednesday over the US-inspired cuts and efficiency drive at the multilateral agency, even as they slammed its inability to end the conflict in Ukraine, stem…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (277+ words) Iranian authorities are preparing to carry out the execution of Bita Hemmati, the first woman sentenced to death in connection with the mass protests in Tehran in late December and January, according to a press release by the National Council…...