The Tennessee Attorney General on Wednesday issued an opinion that states that fantasy sports amounts to illegal gambling within the state. Attorney General Herbert Slatery said in his opinion that all fantasy sports games, including...
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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday ordered the legislature to commence impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello overruled a previous rejection from a high ranking member of...
The Puerto Rico legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the island territory to enter into a state of fiscal emergency and begin the process toward a debt moratorium. The bill ...
Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter , issued his first veto of 2016 on Tuesday, striking legislation that provided for the use of the Christian Bible in public school. The legislation explicitly allowed the Bible to be referenced in...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Wednesday to block Halliburton's proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes, Inc. . The two companies are giants in the oilfield services industry and together would...
Three UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Mexican authorities to support human rights groups who are facing extreme criticism in national media. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst said that...
The Bangladesh government has failed to respond adequately to naturally occurring arsenic in rural drinking water, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday. The report found that the government's efforts to combat water-contamination has...
2015 saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. AI records show that at least 1,634 people were executed last year in 25 countries. However, the report...
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday expressed concern about increasing mob violence in Malawi, urging authorities to act to alleviate the situation. Spokesperson Cécile Pouilly expressed particular...
South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a vote to impeach him after the African National Congress (ANC) gave him their support. The move to impeach Zuma came from opposition leaders after the constitutional...
