Harvard visiting professor explains demand for cobalt, necessary for the functioning of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles, is obtained from Congolese mines that rely on child labor and slavery.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday announced it would delay a rule that would have required tens of millions of Americans who received payments of at least $600 to report their earnings, following widespread confusion and angst about the new requirements.
Residents of Scotland can now change their gender on official documents after just three months of living as their desired gender, with no psychiatric diagnosis of dysphoria required.
White House officials are furious that the House on Thursday passed its defense funding bill — now headed to the Senate — with a provision that would force the Pentagon to end its coronavirus vaccine mandate for members of the military.
The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.
A federal appeals court in New York City ruled on Friday that transgender athletes in Connecticut are allowed to participate on female sports teams, upholding a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by cisgender runners.
