Brickbat: Won't Make the Cut
Under a draft Crown Prosecution Service document in England and Wales, male circumcision could be treated as a possible form of child abuse, placing it in the same category as other "harmful practices" including…
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Brickbat: It's a Gas
Groups including the ACLU and the Sierra Club are backing Oak Park, Illinois, as it defends in federal court its ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings. A lawsuit from natural gas and construction industry groups argues…
Brickbat: Don't Teach Your Children Well
Officials at England's Henley College, a public school equivalent to junior and senior years in U.S. high schools, reported a politics teacher to authoriites after he showed videos of U.S. President Donald Trump to his…
Brickbat: Fringe Benefits
Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged Attallah Williams with conspiracy to defraud the government. Officials say Williams stole more than $3.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds while working first at the Small…
Brickbat: Durham Bully
Former Durham, North Carolina, police officer Rayshawn Taylor was sentenced to three years and one month in prison plus two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a man while on duty. Taylor…
Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented
A Spotlight PA investigation revealed that police in State College, Pennsylvania, underreported hundreds of rapes in its public crime statistics over nearly a decade, from 2013 to 2021. The department only reported 67 rapes…
Brickbat: Open Door Policy
Lawmakers in Germany have approved the Political Advertising Transparency Act. Supporters say it will make political ads more honest and follow new European Union rules on disclosing the financing for political ads. But…
Brickbat: Silent Down Under
In Australia, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended restrictions on public assemblies and protest marches in Sydney's central, southwest, and northwest metropolitan areas for another two weeks. The…
Brickbat: Don’t Look Down Under
Australia now requires internet search engines to blur violent and sexual images to reduce the chances that minors can see them. By June, they must also determine whether account holders are at least 18 years old using a…
Brickbat: Hearty Appetite
In Madera County, California, federal authorities arrested former welfare benefits worker Leticia Mariscal for using her position to steal food assistance funds. Prosecutors say Mariscal accessed county databases through her…
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