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Reports: NFL may look to ban controversial ‘Tush Push’ play

Jalen Hurts had ten rushing first downs in Super Bowl LVII, in part because his teammates pushed him forward. That could potentially go away in 2023. PHILADELPHIA — The NFL competition committee is expected to reevaluate a nearly 20-year-old rule allowing offensive players to push a ball carrier forward, thanks in part to the effectiveness […]

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Sports

Three drivers at risk of F1 race ban in 2023 but Lewis Hamilton

Three drivers are on the verge of being hit with a race ban before a wheel is even turned. Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon are the three most likely to be affected due to a simple FIA rule. Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon are the three most likely to be affected due […]

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Business

FEC tells George Santos to name campaign treasurer or face ban on

The campaign of scandal-plagued Republican Rep. George Santos will lose its ability to raise donations or make payments if it fails to appoint a treasurer, the Federal Election Commission warned. The FEC told Santos on Tuesday that it “has received no information regarding a new treasurer” since the former person in that role, Nancy Marks, […]

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Finance

Ban on Gove’s ‘piggy bank’ risks stalling regional regeneration

This article is an on-site version of our Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday Good morning. With Stephen away for some well-earned R&R, today’s Inside Politics is coming to you from 200 miles north in Manchester. Appropriate, perhaps, since Manchester had an inadvertent role […]

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Canada

Federal government asking RCMP to ban use of sponge rounds, CS

The federal government says it wants the RCMP to ban the use of two crowd-control tools that forces across the country say they have in their arsenals: sponge rounds and CS gas. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office confirmed that it wants the measures outlawed, even as the RCMP declines to say whether or not […]

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Canada

Vancouver Island municipality to ban drug use in public spaces as

A Vancouver Island community is adopting a bylaw banning the consumption of controlled substances on municipal property as B.C. becomes the first province in Canada to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of certain illicit drugs.  Campbell River Coun. Ben Lanyon moved the motion in favour of the bylaw during a Jan. 26 council meeting, five […]

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Sports

Wimbledon told to keep Russia ban as ‘Ukrainians still being

With the one-year anniversary of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine approaching on February 24, Svitolina also didn’t want the world to forget what her home nation was going through. “The big cities have been destroyed and that is very sad to see,” she said. “When I speak to my friends there they are not thinking about […]

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Gaming

Senator asks Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores

TikTok is facing yet another call from a prominent lawmaker for the app’s ban, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent to Apple and Google urging the companies to ban TikTok from their respective app stores. In the letter, Bennet says that “TikTok, in its current form, [is] […]

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UK

King Charles urged to ban non-working royals from coronation

Another, username rb2 wrote: “It’s a state occasion, not family. Any balcony appearance should be reserved for those who carry out duties for the UK state. Why should any non-working members of the British Royal Family get the privilege.” And username truey4 said: “No, under any circumstances! The balcony appearance will be a focal point […]

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US

Charlie Munger Calls for Crypto Ban in the US; Meta’s Metaverse

Jennifer Sanasie sits at the intersection of crypto and culture. She co-hosts “The Hash” on CoinDesk TV, a daily news show that connects the dots on why crypto stories matter beyond crypto native communities. She’s a content director at Windranger Labs, a lab that incubates, co-develops and partners with autonomous entities in the BitDAO ecosystem […]