Twenty popular things in the world that are prohibited in the USA

The USA is a country of laws, and some of those laws are just weird. For example, in Alabama it is illegal to fight bears. In Montana, you can't give rats, and in Indiana you can't fish in a barrel. Writes about this The Stacker. Some laws like ...

'Lemon Law': An incredibly useful rule in the US that many immigrants do not know about

“Everyone or almost everyone has heard about the “stupid” laws of the USA. Yes, there are a lot of them, and it's true. But to say that the United States is a “stupid” country in terms of laws is fundamentally wrong. Stupid laws can be found in any country.…

Biden ordered to declassify intelligence about the origin of COVID-19

US President Joe Biden signed into law the declassification of information about the origin of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Voice of America writes about it. Biden said he fully supports Congress' push to release as much information about the origins of COVID-19 as possible. “By implementing this law, the administration will declassify…

Belarus plans to judge the dead: for this they even created a special working group

The General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus has set up a working group to prepare a draft law on the procedure for criminal proceedings against deceased persons involved in war crimes. This group should develop "a mechanism for bringing to justice those Nazi criminals and their accomplices who ...

Thousands of immigrants are forced to self-deport from the United States after many years of living in the country: what is happening

Lawrence Van Beek left his parents' home in Iowa City on July 5 with three suitcases full of clothes and electronics to board his first international flight in 17 years. He does not know when he will return, according to Yahoo. Van Beek grew up in Iowa...

'Biggest rights restriction in 50 years': Dozens of US states may soon ban abortion

On the evening of May 3, Politico published a draft decision of the US Supreme Court in a case that will determine the fate of abortion in the country, Meduza reports. The Supreme Court has already confirmed to reporters that the document is genuine, although it "does not reflect the final position" of the judges on the issue. If a…

Florida greatly tightened the law on abortion: rape and incest are not a reason for exceptions

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Anti-Abortion Act on April 14. Under the new rules, this procedure is prohibited after 15 weeks of pregnancy - with no exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. CNN writes about it. The law, which comes into force on July 1,…

Salary in the USA: new laws have deprived employers of the opportunity to ask the most tricky interview question

Usually, the applicant was perplexed by the question “How much would you like to earn?” Now, if you know the budget for the position, answering it is much easier. In December, the New York City Council passed a law that would require employers to publish...

'Landmark decision': court ruled racist one of US immigration laws

A federal judge in Nevada ruled for the first time that a long-standing law criminalizing re-entering the United States after deportation is unconstitutional because it is clearly racist in origin. More details were told by Reuters. Federal laws qualify entry into the country without ...

Just 50 years ago, people were forcibly sterilized in the United States in an attempt to create a 'pure race': now victims are paid compensation

California is ready to approve reparations of $ 25 to some of the thousands of people spayed decades ago because the government deemed them unfit for childbirth. Some of the victims were only 000 years old. The New York Post reported on this in more detail. ...

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