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France's public schools will enforce a dress code banning robes worn by some Muslims, president says 09/01/2023 02:39pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French students won���t get past the door if they show up for school wearing long robes, President Emmanuel Macron made clear Friday, saying authorities would be ���intractable��� in enforcing a new rule when classes resume next week. French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced More than 85,000 highchairs are under recall after two dozen reports of falls 09/01/2023 02:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted in a handful of injuries, according to federal regulators. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its B Rainbows, drag shows, movies: Lebanon's leaders go after perceived symbols of the LGBTQ+ community 09/01/2023 01:52pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Rainbows, school books, movies and drag shows have all been targeted in Lebanon in recent weeks as politicians, religious leaders and vigilante groups step up a campaign against the LGBTQ+ community in a country that has long shown relative tolerance. At a time when Lebanon is in the Riders in various states of undress cruise Philadelphia streets in 14th naked bike ride 09/01/2023 07:43am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Hundreds of people in various states of dress -- or undress ��� set out Saturday for a ride through some of Philadelphia���s main streets and sights for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride. The annual ride, which started in 2009, is billed as promoting cycling as a key form of tran Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year 08/31/2023 10:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged Thursday that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow even as he rejected criticism over his failure to report trips in previous years. It's the first time in years that Thom Beer goggles, liquid courage: Scientists test male drinking tropes 08/31/2023 09:04pm • It's been a legend for years in barrooms and nightclubs ��� that "beer goggles" make people seem better looking. Well, a new study by University of Pittsburgh suggests that, while "beer goggles" may not be scientifically provable, it does lend credence to the notion of "liquid courage." The re How to use LinkedIn to find a job 08/31/2023 08:00pm • So you've got a LinkedIn profile, but you aren't exactly sure how to find jobs on LinkedIn. You may be familiar with LinkedIn's job board, but there are more ways to uncover job opportunities. The following tips will help you discover new ways to search for jobs on LinkedIn. -- Use LinkedIn's US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean 08/31/2023 06:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The news lit up the world of weed: U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana. Specifically, the federal Health and Human Services Department has recommended taking marijuana out of a category of drugs deemed to have ���no cu A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down 08/31/2023 05:28pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, would expand the legal definition in the Texas criminal code of what is conside Late-night hosts team up for 'Strike Force Five' podcast to benefit their out-of-work staff 08/31/2023 05:27pm • Something interesting: Stephen Colbert has in his possession a pair of pants belonging to the late Nicaraguan dictator, Anastasio Somoza. It's a long story but his mom dated Somoza when she was younger (before he became a dictator, says Colbert). Speaking of pants, Jimmy Kimmel once bought a pair o Newsom wants to transform San Quentin State Prison. The council advising him can meet in secret 08/31/2023 02:53pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom���s planned transformation of San Quentin State Prison into a rehabilitation facility after decades as the home for death row inmates is being shaped by a hand-picked advisory council that is allowed to meet in secret. State lawmakers initiall MLB testing hands-free entry for fans utilizing facial authentication, AI security 08/31/2023 02:21pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Major League Baseball is testing facial authentication-based entry that would allow ticketed fans to walk directly into stadiums ��� a convenient new arrival method that the league says won't compromise on safety and security. No more fumbling for a phone at entry, waiting thro An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while awaiting a new sentence 08/31/2023 10:38am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� An Iranian man arrested last year during nationwide protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained over her headscarf has died after suffering a convulsion in prison, state media reported Thursday. Javad Rouhi, 35, suddenly fell ill while awaiting resen 7 Best Marijuana Stocks to Buy in 2023 08/30/2023 08:00pm • The legal marijuana industry is a real buzzkill for investors right now. Federal reform in the U.S. hasn't panned out like investors were hoping. Taxes weigh down state-legal pot companies in the U.S. and federally legal marijuana businesses in Canada. Oversupply and competition within the legal mar Civil rights advocates defend a North Carolina court justice suing over a probe for speaking out 08/30/2023 05:06pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Civil rights advocates and Democratic state legislators defended and praised Wednesday a state Supreme Court justice for suing this week to block a state ethics panel from investigating her public comments that she says are protected by the First Amendment. Leaders of the Nort