Tags / Ban

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- The government has survived two big challenges to its controversial plans to change the law on embryo research for the first time in 20 years. A cross-party attempt to ban hybrid human animal embryos was defeated on a free vote, by 336 to 176. Catho.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 10, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- The state Supreme Court dealt a final blow Wednesday to San Francisco's voter-approved ban on handguns, rejecting the city's appeal of a lower-court ruling that sharply limited the ability of localities to regulate firearms. The court's unanimous order.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Dec 14, 2007 @ 1:15pm neoform

www.nationalpost.com -- Nova Scotia became the first Canadian province Thursday to ban smoking in vehicles with kids under the age of 19. The new legislation follows a similar, history-making law the Nova Scotia community of Wolfville passed in November. The new law will come.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Dec 12, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

BBC News -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has opened high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action. He said that if no action were taken, the world would face impacts such as drought, famine and rising sea levels... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 30, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Locally harvested crab and seafood will be back on Bay Area menus just in time for Christmas, but that oyster barbecue might have to wait. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifted the ban on crabbing and fishing in San Francisco Bay on Thursday after studies.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 9:34am neoform

Reuters -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday if elected president he would pursue a global ban on nuclear weapons as he sought to pick up ground on his front-running rival, Hillary Clinton. "Here's what I'll say as president: America.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 2, 2007 @ 8:30am neoform

Google Associated Press -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Alabama's ban on the sale of sex toys, ending a nine-year legal battle and sending a warning to store owners to clean off their shelves. An adult-store owner had asked the justices to throw.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Sat Sep 29, 2007 @ 10:37am neoform

CBS News -- Schools just say no to bullying and fighting, but hugging? CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports that a local middle school wants the embracing to stop. "Last year we would see maybe as many as 10 students on one side (of the hallway.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 17, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

USA Today -- Gay rights advocates expect Congress will soon move closer to approving a federal ban on job discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers. Rep. Barney Frank, a leading proponent, predicts the ban will win House approval in coming weeks... Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Thu Jun 14, 2007 @ 4:27pm neoform

Boston Globe -- A proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was defeated today by a joint session of the Legislature by a vote of 45 to 151, eliminating any chance of getting it on the ballot in November 2008. At least 50 votes were needed to advance the measure... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 30, 2007 @ 2:57pm neoform

New York Times -- On this Memorial Day, thousands of United States men and women are engaged in untold acts of bravery and drudgery on behalf of what our leaders have defined as vital American interests in Iraq and Afghanistan. But even as the flags wave to honor soldie.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 5:07pm neoform

BBC News -- Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees. There have been complaints from universities about students being sold customised essays on the internet. The.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Thu Apr 5, 2007 @ 8:04am neoform

FOX News -- House Minority Leader John Boehner blasted a Democrat-backed plan on Wednesday to ban the use of "global War on Terror" and "long war" in the 2008 defense budget bill. A memo sent to Democratic staffers on the House Armed Services Committee instructed.. Read More

ENTERTAINMENT / NEWS Mon Apr 2, 2007 @ 3:53pm neoform

Yahoo News -- France will not ban skinny models from Paris catwalks but will introduce a voluntary charter to make the fashion industry more aware of the health risks of being very thin, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Designers, model agencies and others in the.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 10:28am neoform

BBC News -- A proposed bill to ban the discussion of homosexuality in Polish schools would violate free speech, a human rights group has warned. Human Rights Watch (HRW) made its warning in an open letter to Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. It also sai.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Mar 14, 2007 @ 9:25am mrmdc

AZ Central -- Arizona State University has gone dry - at least for the next few weeks. University officials have banned alcohol in the fraternity houses on Alpha Drive near Sun Devil Stadium through spring break and until March 24. ASU instituted the temporary ba.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Sat Mar 10, 2007 @ 8:48am neoform

Physorg -- Turkey lifted its ban on YouTube Friday, an official for the country's largest telecommunications firm said, two days after a court ordered the Web site blocked because of videos that allegedly insulted the founder of modern Turkey. Ahter Kutadgu, head.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 28, 2007 @ 7:38pm neoform

Reuters -- New York City symbolically banned use of the word nigger on Wednesday, the latest step in a campaign that hopes to expunge the most vile of racial slurs from hip hop music and television. The City Council unanimously declared a moratorium that carries.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 23, 2007 @ 9:43am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Forty-six nations adopted a declaration Friday calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs, saying the weapons kill and maim long after conflicts end and inflict "unacceptable harm" on civilians, particularly children. Some key arms makers — incl.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Thu Feb 15, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

Computer World -- Here's the newest from Sen. Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries. Early in January, Steven.. Read More