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High Court Blocks Holocaust Memorial Site Next to UK Parliament

Campaigners have won their High Court bid to quash planning permission for a new national Holocaust memorial in a park outside Parliament. The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed green space next to…


Mask Mandate in Missouri’s St. Louis County Temporarily Blocked by Judge

Residents of Missouri’s St. Louis County will not be mandated to wear masks for at least two weeks, after a local judge granted a temporary restraining order against the requirement that was issued in July. Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo on Tuesday ruled in favor of state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who had filed a…


Mask Mandate in St. Louis County Temporarily Blocked by Judge

Residents of St. Louis County in Missouri won’t be mandated to wear masks for at least two weeks after a local judge granted a temporary restraining order against the requirement that was issued in July. Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo on Aug. 3 ruled in favor of state Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who had filed…


Maritime Traffic Jam Grows Outside Blocked Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt—A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping. One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could…


China Insider: Clubhouse App Blocked in China After Popularity Surge

U.S.-based audio app Clubhouse appeared to be blocked in China on Feb. 8, after a short burst of popularity among Chinese netizens.