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Supreme Court Mulls LGBTQ Schoolbooks Amid Religious Rights Push

  The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday whether it violates the Constitution for public elementary schools to use books with LGBTQ themes without letting parents opt out, in one of three cases this term that further tests the separation between religion and government. (Bloomberg) -- The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday whether it violates the Constitution for public elementary schools to use books with LGBTQ themes without letting parents opt out, in one of three cases this term that further tests the separation between religion and government. In addition to parental rights, the disputes involve religious charter schools and state taxes on a faith-based charity. The array of hot-button arguments could see religious rights groups make fresh inroads at the expense of their secularist opponents. Religious groups backing the cases believe the court’s 6-3 conservative majority — bolstered by President Donald Trump’s three first-term appointees — will continue an expansion o...
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Who is Lucy Guo? AI startup founder becomes youngest self-made woman billionaire, dethrones Taylor Swift

Scale AI, an artificial intelligence firm, is currently wrapping up a tender that allows early employees and initial investors to sell their shares of the 9-year-old private company to new or returning investors. Lucy Guo holds a stake in the startup Lacy Guo, an Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur, has become the youngest self-made woman billionaire at the age of just 30. She dethrones pop icon Taylor Swift to earn the title. Lucy Guo net worth As per Forbes estimates, Lucy Guo has a net worth of about $1.25 billion.  How did Lucy Guo earn so much wealth? According to the report by Forbes, even though Lucy Guo left Scale AI, she held on to about 5 per cent stake in the company. Scale AI, a buzzy artificial intelligence firm, is currently wrapping up a tender that allows early employees and initial investors to sell their shares of the nine-year-old private company to new or returning investors. As per a source quoted by Forbes, the deal is scheduled to be closed by June 1 and wil...
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Uddhav and Raj Thackeray reunion on the cards?

As Maharashtra watched, one Thackeray broke away while the other chose to stay and steer the Sena through stormy waters NEW DELHI: In what was a defining moment for Maharashtra politics, the winter of 2005 witnessed a rift that split not just a party but a powerful political family. As Raj Thackeray formally announced his resignation from Shiv Sena — the party once helmed by his uncle and political idol Bal Thackeray — it sent shockwaves through the state’s political landscape. According to a TOI article, at a packed press conference held at Shivaji Park Gymkhana — barely metres from the very ground where Balasaheb founded the Sena in 1966 — Raj laid bare his disappointment. Choked with emotion, he told reporters that all he ever asked for from ‘Matoshree’ was respect. “All I got in return was humiliation,” he said, visibly hurt. “I wouldn’t wish a day like this even on my worst enemy.” Outside the venue, a massive crowd of supporters, drums in hand, gathered to show solidarity. Some c...
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Bengaluru: Ex-Karnataka police chief Om Prakash found dead at home, cops suspect foul play

  Former Inspector General (IG) and Director General of Police (DGP) of Karnataka, Om Prakash, was found dead in his Bengaluru residence in the HSR layout area under mysterious circumstances on Sunday. Cops discovered Prakash's body with several injury marks, raising suspicion of foul play. Police have begun questioning his wife, Pallavi, and his daughter, a  PTI  report said.   Prakash's body was found lying in a pool of blood on the ground floor of his three-storied residence in the upscale society. Pallavi had informed the police about the incident, the report said.  The 68-year-old IPS officer from the 1981 batch, hailed from Champaran, Bihar and had an MSc in Geology. He was appointed as the DGP of Karnataka on March 1, 2015. Sources
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