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BERLIN (Reuters) – Activist groups have sued Elon Musk’s social media platform X in a Berlin court, accusing it of breaking European law by not giving them the information they need to track disinformation online ahead of Germany’s Feb. 23 national election.The two groups – the Society for Civil Rights (GFF) and Democracy Reporting International – said X was not providing systematic access to data like the reach of posts and the number of likes and shares they got.”Other platforms have granted us access to systematically track public debates on their platforms, but X has refused to do so,” said…

Ohio lawmakers propose bill that would ban non-compete clauses for employees Updated: 4:16 PM EST Feb 5, 2025 A new bill that was introduced in Ohio could ban noncompete clauses in contracts for employees across the state.Officials with the Federal Trade Commission tried to implement a similar ban last year, but it was blocked by a federal judge.Now, lawmakers in Ohio are attempting to make a similar rule that would only apply to employees in the state.Senate Bill 11, which is co-sponsored by Ohio state Sen. Louis Blessing III, of Colerain Township, would prevent employers from enforcing noncompete clauses.Businesses argue…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s decision this week to detain some immigrants at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay that was created after 9/11 for holding prisoners accused of terrorism is the beginning of a broader plan to hold more immigrants in the high-security prison, rather than the previously constructed low-level detention space for immigrants, six people familiar with the plans told NBC News.The plan is to expand the prison so that immigrants can be held not only inside the prison facility but also in tent camps surrounded by fencing that have not been completely built, according to three officials…

Donald Trump’s remarks that the US will “take over” Gaza and resettle the Palestinian population elsewhere have drawn outrage and criticism from Palestinian and Arab Americans across the US.A group of Arab Americans that supported Trump during the 2024 election rebranded itself following Trump’s comments on displacing Palestinians, from “Arab Americans for Trump” to “Arab Americans for Peace”.In a statement, the group said that while they still believe that Trump “is committed to achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East that is satisfactory to ALL parties” they do “take issue with the president’s suggestion of taking over Gaza and…

The Milwaukee Bucks shook up their roster Wednesday, trading three-time All-Star Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma. It was surprising to see the Bucks trade Middleton given his role in helping the franchise win a title in 2021, but the 33-year-old wing has dealt with numerous injuries since the championship run and hasn’t played well at all this year as he comes off double ankle surgery. Shipping him off in exchange for Kuzma is smart business; Kuzma is a few years younger at 29 and has over two years remaining on a very reasonable deal.…

It’s that time of year when it feels like everybody you know has a cold or the flu or some combination thereof. And as your own mild sniffle morphs into a full-blown head cold, the question of whether to hit the gym or lose your gains is probably starting to gnaw at you. If you’re wondering whether you should “sweat it out” with a heart-pumping run or hot yoga class—don’t. “You’re just going to make the symptoms worse and they’re going to stick around longer—it’s not a smart thing,” says Dr. David Nieman, professor of health and exercise science at…

A man who went in for some medical tests was shocked to learn what just 20 puffs on the alternative to smoking could do to the human body.Patrick Gower took a few puffs on a vape and his reaction was to say ‘yuck’, but what was really awful was what just a few toots of the gaseous kazoo could do to you.Dr Kelly Burrowes was studying his body to see how it reacted to just a brief go at vaping and compared the levels of blood flowing through his lungs before and afterwards.”Better not, I just got my blood vessels…

Good Morning Four States! As usual, Howie and Bubba share with us the celebrity and local birthdays for today and another check at our new Facebook Question of the day. Also, we want to see your bi… This article was originally published by a www.fourstateshomepage.com . Read the Original article here. .

Rotarian Bill Bradley tackled the roller coaster status of the social media app Tik Tok for his January 28, 2025 Rotary program. The Tik Tok app allows users to create, share and watch short videos. It was developed by a Chinese technology company (ByteDance) and released in 2016, has 1 billion users worldwide with 170… This article was originally published by a www.leaderunion.com . Read the Original article here. .

(Reuters) – A group of Morgan Stanley-led banks is set to increase a sale of loans tied to Elon Musk’s social media platform X after receiving stronger-than-expected demand from investors, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The banks had initially planned to sell about $3 billion worth of loans, Reuters reported last month. However, they are now aiming to sell as much as $5.5 billion of the debt sitting on their books, the Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the matter. In November, Reuters also reported that Musk’s political ascendancy and proximity to President Donald Trump had banks pondering over…