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Japan announced a COVID-19 state of emergency and banned all spectators from Olympics venues.

Explore the debate surrounding Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL), or pit bull bans, in our new top 2 article.

Several states’ minimum wage hikes went into effect on July 1. Compare and contrast the rates for each state.

American Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won the women’s 100-meter race at the US track and field trials in June 2021.

On July 1, 2021, 130 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90% of the global GDP agreed to an international taxation plan that would include a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%.

Merrick Garland, JD, stated, “Serious concerns have been raised about the continued use of the death penalty across the country… Those weighty concerns deserve careful study and evaluation by lawmakers.”

On June 30, 2019, fewer than 12 hours before some states’ NIL laws went into effect, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors issued an interim ruling stating that Bylaw 12 (the rules that say athletes cannot receive payment) will not be enforced. Divisions II and III of the NCAA followed suit and the changes went into effect for all three divisions on July 1, 2021.

Explore the debate about whether cell phone radiation renders the device unsafe to use with our updated site.

The NCAA Division I Council recommended to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that student athletes be allowed to profit from their name, image, and likeness. If adopted, the rule would only apply to Division I schools and would be temporary until the NCAA or Congress acts.

Michelle Bachelet stated, “Reparations are essential for transforming relationships of discrimination and inequity and for mutually committing to and investing in a stronger, more resilient future of dignity, equality and non-discrimination for all.”

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Connecticut joins 17 states and DC in legalizing the substance for adult use.

Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority, stated, “traditions alone cannot justify the NCAA’s decision to build a massive money-raising enterprise on the backs of student athletes who are not fairly compensated. Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different. The NCAA is not above the law.”

They stated, “[A] global transition to renewable energy would greatly assist in our nation’s fight against the world’s most corrupt and illicit regimes. If you could wave a magic wand, and transition the world away from fossil fuels, Americans would instantly be safer.”