The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) on Saturday condemned a proposed change in the country’s electoral laws submitted 15 days before the presidential elections. In a letter published by Echaabnews, the organization’s media outlet, UGTT’s Secretary General Noureddine Taboubi rejected the amendment as unacceptable and demanded it be stopped. The president of Tunisia’s Bar Association,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has backed European plans to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help solve outbreaks. The European Commission recently asked for comments on potential legislation requiring EU countries to do WGS during foodborne outbreaks. The FDA said the proposed regulation would “significantly improve food safety and public health within…
On August 26, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order approving proposed amendments by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) to clarify and modify the phase-in schedules for certain corporate governance requirements and clarify the applicability of certain cure periods where companies fail to meet the majority independent board, audit committee…
Are you seeing this? There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and YSL RICO fuckery. The shenanigans died down after the defense shifted from questioning Lil Woody, but things are turning back up to 11 with Quindarrius “Lil Dee” Zachary — QZ for short — on the stand. His short time on the stand…
Left inset: Woman identified as Sarah Badshaw. Right inset: Badshaw. Background: Suspect running over an SUV owner. (Peel Regional Police.) A woman who ran over an SUV owner while stealing the vehicle has turned herself in, according to cops in the Toronto area. Peel Regional Police released home surveillance footage from the afternoon of Sept. 6….
The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that individuals can face criminal liability for viewing, downloading, storing, or distributing child pornography. This landmark decision—based on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012 and the Information Technology Act (IT), 2000—strengthens protections for vulnerable minors. The court’s judgment stated that such abuse initiates…
— OPINION — Editor’s note: The FDA has issued a similar warning for some Answers brand pet food. The manufacturer, Lystn LLC, has not issued a recall, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s testing and warning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners that FDA samples of five Darwin’s Natural Pet Products…
The era of the old-fashioned general partnership long ago petered out, largely displaced by subchapter S corporations and, in the last few decades, limited liability companies, both of which allow pass-through taxation without exposure to personal liability for company obligations. Which explains why, other than occasional posts on this blog about professional service providers (primarily…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Early presidential voting is kicking off. It’s time for me to stop foaming at the mouth and start trying to influence things. For my friends who have been Republicans for decades — who voted for Reagan and McCain and Romney over the years — please read on. Here’s President Reagan…
Gunmen opened up fire at a Birmingham, Alabama, hookah lounge that killed four people and injured 17. (WVTM/YouTube). A group of alleged hitmen got out of a vehicle and opened up fire at a hookah lounge in Birmingham, Alabama, and killed their intended target along with three other bystanders caught in the hail of bullets,…
