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Pete Rose among players removed from MLBs banned list, eligible for Hall of Fame

Wednesday, May 14 by ABC News

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) -- Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased baseball players have been removed from MLB's permanent list of banned players, according to a memo from the league's commissioner.The decision allows Rose, who accepted a ban for life from MLB in... Read More.

Idaho college killings: Words psychopath, sociopath banned from Bryan Kohbergers trial

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger returned to court on Wednesday for a high-stakes hearing to decide what evidence will be allowed at his trial, which is set to begin in August.The use of particular language has been a major... Read More.

DeepSeek banned from government devices in New York state

Monday, February 10 by ABC News

(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- New York government employees are barred from downloading DeepSeek's artificial intelligence application onto state devices due to security concerns, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.The DeepSeek chatbot, known as R1, responds to user queries just like its U.S.-based counterparts, such as the... Read More.

Tik-Tok Future in Question

Tuesday, January 21 by wcednews

UNDATED - Tik-Tok, the extremely popular video short creating, sharing, and discovering platform was temporarily banned over the weekend. Now, the future of the video platform is uncertain.Recent legislation made it so the platform would be banned in the United States if the app’s... Read More.

As Banned Books Week begins, report finds over 10,000 books removed in last school year

Tuesday, September 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 10,000 books were removed from school library shelves over the 2023-2024 school year, free expression advocacy group PEN America said in a new report released Monday at the start of national Banned Books Week. The tally marks a nearly... Read More.

MLB shortstop Tucupita Marcano permanently banned for betting on baseball

Tuesday, June 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Pittsburgh shortstop Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from MLB for gambling more than $150,000 on baseball, according to the league.Marcano, 24, faced the stiffest penalty of several baseball players penalized by the league on Tuesday. He gambled on at least... Read More.

Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms

Tuesday, February 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban from possessing firearms at the time of the deadly encounter, according to... Read More.

Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition in stores after thousands of false matches

Wednesday, December 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Drugstore chain Rite Aid has accepted a ban of its use of facial recognition software for five years due to false accusations stemming from the technology that disproportionately affected people of color, the Federal Trade Commission said.The retailer failed to impose... Read More.

Spanish soccer federation President Luis Rubiales banned by FIFA after World Cup controversy

Monday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- FIFA announced Monday that it is banning Luis Rubiales, the former Spanish soccer federation president, from national and international soccer activities for three years, after the organization found he violated an article of FIFA's disciplinary code.The development comes two months after... Read More.

School culture wars push students to form banned book clubs, anti-censorship groups

Monday, October 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Across the country, a generation of young readers is standing up against efforts to ban or restrict certain books in schools and libraries.Student-led banned book clubs and anti-censorship groups have been popping up in states where a conservative-led movement to remove... Read More.

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