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Texas Law Targeting Drag Shows Is Struck Down Again by Judge

26 août 2026 à 13:20
The judge’s message to people offended by drag performances was, “Just don’t go.” Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to appeal again.

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A drag performance at the Swan Dive nightclub in Austin, Texas, in 2023.

Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

21 août 2026 à 20:54
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.

U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

21 août 2026 à 10:02
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”

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Samuel Tunick faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search last year.

Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song

19 août 2026 à 10:08
Guo Degang, one of the country’s best-known comedians, was reported to the authorities, as the arts continue to be a focus for ideological crackdowns.

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Guo Degang performing cross talk in Beijing in 2011. The comedy genre, also known as xiangsheng, mixes scripted and improvised sketches.

Chinese Comic Investigated After Singing a Riff of a Patriotic Song

19 août 2026 à 10:08
Guo Degang, one of the country’s best-known comedians, was reported to the authorities, as the arts continue to be a focus for ideological crackdowns.

© Shiho Fukada for The New York Times

Guo Degang performing cross talk in Beijing in 2011. The comedy genre, also known as xiangsheng, mixes scripted and improvised sketches.

Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content

18 août 2026 à 13:17
Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

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The Texas Tech campus in Lubbock is in a right-leaning part of the state. Its leader is trying to clamp down on teaching about gender and sexuality.

France’s Top Court Strikes Down Ban on Social Media for Children

14 août 2026 à 12:00
The move was a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ban. He vowed to pass a new version before he leaves office next spring.

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France’s Constitutional Council said that the ban was too wide-ranging, and did not take into account the age, maturity or family situation of children.

Ward Churchill, Professor Who Challenged His Dismissal Over 9/11 Essay, Dies at 78

12 août 2026 à 14:31
His inflammatory essay about the attacks prompted his dismissal by the University of Colorado for unrelated research misconduct. A jury later found that he had been wrongfully terminated.

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Ward Churchill in 1987.

Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France

3 août 2026 à 16:18
Boris B. Nadezhdin, 63, appeared in a video standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. He said he was “alive and free, but, unfortunately, not yet in Russia.”

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Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian opposition politician, at his home in Moscow in June. His departure means antiwar Russians have one fewer advocate in the country’s ever-shrinking public sphere.

Singapore Bans Band Massive Attack for Displaying Palestinian Flag

Par : Max Kim
3 août 2026 à 16:53
The British group was punished under a policy of racial harmony that has long been criticized as stifling free speech in the city-state.

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