Published time: 8 Dec, 2017 20:00 Federal regulators announced they are rolling back regulations on “bomb trains,” arguing they are too costly. Under the rules, trains carrying high explosive liquids were supposed to have electronically-controlled pneumatic brakes by 2021. The US Department of Transportation said it will rescind the mandate for the pneumatic brakes in […]
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‘Life’s a cabaret’: New York City repeals 90-year-old dance ban
New York City lawmakers voted to repeal the prohibition-era, racist Cabaret law that limited entertainment and dancing to venues with a license. Despite 25,000 restaurants and bars in the city, only 97 venues have a cabaret license. “New York deserves to be a dance capital of the world,” civil rights attorney Norman Siegel declared, standing […]
US Justice Dept repeals transgender workers’ protections
Published time: 5 Oct, 2017 21:16 US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a memo reversing protections for transgender workers previously expanded under the Civil Rights Act. Under the revision, Sessions said discrimination only applies to men and women. “Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses discrimination between men and women but does not encompass […]