#legal-protections

#legal-protections

Five Department of Homeland Security agents gained access to a campus residential building by pretending to be searching for a missing child, Claire Shipman, acting president of Columbia, said in a statement Thursday night. A university security camera captured footage of the agents showing photos of the alleged missing child in the hallway. They then detained Ellie Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan, in her apartment.

For years now, actors have rung the alarm bells over the AI industry planning to sell their likeness and voices - either with or without their consent - and hence threatening to put them out of work. Beyond a major 2023 strike by Hollywood actors fueled by these concerns, we've already seen actors take matters into their own hands, like when Scarlett Johansson threatened to sue OpenAI over a ChatGPT update that she claims imitated her voice.

The recent Supreme Court ruling allowing Tennessee's law banning gender-affirming hormone therapy is a significant setback for transgender youth and healthcare access.

City pigeons face numerous foot-related issues, from burns on hot surfaces to bacterial infections like bumblefoot, highlighting their struggle to navigate urban environments barefoot.

The court's decision to reinstate the ban on mass firings serves to ensure that workers' legal protections remain intact as the CFPB's future is debated in court.