Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law could be expanded to the workplace if a bill, HB 599, introduced by Republican lawmakers is passed during the 2024 Legislative session. Florida state Rep. Ryan Chamberlin introduced the bill on Tuesday, which follows HB 1557 by prohibiting government employees or contractors from being required to use their colleagues’ preferred pronouns. The
bill goes further by prohibiting employees from being penalized on the
“basis of deeply held religious or biology-based beliefs” and makes it
unlawful to require employees to undergo training regarding sexual and
gender identity and expression.
Derek Chauvin Is Said to Have Been Stabbed in Federal Prison
Far-right populist Geert Wilders wins Dutch general elections. Wilders, 60, needs to form a coalition to become prime minister. His party, the Party for Freedom, secured 37 seats of the 150-seat House of Representatives in the elections. Wilders must win over members of other parties to join his coalition, some of whom have said they wouldn't join the next government. Wilders' proposals include calling for the Netherlands to exit the European Union, restricting religious freedoms, and limiting immigration and halting foreign aid to help with the country's cost-of-living crisis and housing shortages.
Depth (in feet) of the Big Well, the deepest hand-dug well in the U.S., located in Greensburg, Kansas: 109
Online shopping reliably surges at year’s end,
though it still makes up only a small fraction of all retail shopping.
In the fourth quarter of 2022, e-commerce accounted for 16.3% of total
retail sales, compared with an average of 14.1% across the first three
quarters, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Nearly 2 million Americans drop out of high school every year, but Goodwill (the same nonprofit behind the thrift stores) is working to give those people a second chance at an education, no matter their age. The organization opened the Baltimore Excel Center in September, making it the latest of about three dozen Excel Centers across the country. It offers free classes, career planning, day care, and other services to make earning a GED diploma more accessible to adults.
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