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Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.

The bill, which was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.

A similar law in Louisiana was blocked when a federal appeals court ruled Friday that it was unconstitutional. Arkansas also has a similar law that has been challenged in federal court.

The Texas measure easily passed in the Republican-controlled state House and Senate in the legislative session that ended on 2 June.

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The Los Angeles Press Club and other journalists are suing Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, for using “Unnecessary and excessive violence to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights.”

The lawsuit also accuses DHS of violating the Fourth Amendment prohibiting arbitrary arrests, and the Fifth amendment, which demands due process of law.

“Since June 6, at least seven members of our organization have been subject to use of force or suffered a serious press rights violation by DHS officers,” Adam Rose, press rights chair of the Los Angeles Press Club, said in a statement.

“Democracy depends on an informed public. An informed public depends on a press free to do its job without fearing violence by federal agents.”

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At least eight people were killed when a hot air balloon crashed in Brazil, authorities said on June 21.

The balloon was carrying 21 people and caught fire during its tourism flight in the early morning hours in the southern state of Santa Catarina, the local fire department said, according to Reuters. It crashed in the city of Praia Grande, Reuters reported. Thirteen survivors were taken to hospitals.

Santa Catarina Gov. Jorginho Mello said he was monitoring the situation and providing support for the victims and families, calling it a "tragedy" in a video posted to social media.

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Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.

“On the basis of the assessments made by the independent international ?institutions … there are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement,” the European External Action Service (EEAS) concluded, according to a leaked document seen by POLITICO.

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, was asked to lead a review after more than a dozen countries requested the European Commission look into the potential political and legal ramifications of the conflict.

TVNL Comment: Ya think? Killing more than 50,000 unarmed civilians might be in violation of human rights? Now, there's a thought.

Russian drones slammed into two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attacks, authorities said Friday, as a Kremlin official said he expected an announcement next week on dates for a fresh round of direct peace talks.

Russia’s overnight drone assault targeted the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, hitting apartment blocks, officials said.

The barrage of more than 20 drones injured almost two dozen civilians, including girls aged 17 and 12, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

“Russia continues its tactics of targeted terror against our people,” Zelenskyy said on messaging app Telegram, urging the United States and the European Union to crank up economic pressure on Russia.

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