- Associated Press
Washington parental rights law criticized as a 'forced outing' measure is allowed to take effect
A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it. The civil liberties groups, school district, youth services organizations and others who are challenging the law did not show that it would create the kind of imminent harm necessary to warrant blocking it until a trial court judge can consider the matter, King County Superior Court Commissioner Mark Hillman said. The law, known as Initiative 2081, underscores, and in some cases expands, the rights already granted to parents under state and federal law.
- Reuters
Venezuela representatives, US officials meet over Citgo auction
Members of Venezuela's political opposition and the boards that supervise state-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum have met U.S. officials and lawmakers in recent days in a new effort to pause a court-ordered auction of shares to pay creditors, people close to the talks said. A second bidding round for shares in Citgo's parent company PDV Holding is expected to close on Tuesday, the final step in a years-long process expected to result in a change of ownership of the seventh-largest U.S. refiner. A total of 18 creditors including ConocoPhillips, Koch Industries and miners Crystallex, Rusoro and Gold Reserve, aim to cash up to $21.3 billion in claims.
- NFL Highlights
Dales: Starting spots are 'wide open' for Lions at cornerback right now 'The Insiders'
NFL Network's Stacey Dales addresses the status of the Detroit Lions' secondary, explaining that starting spots at the cornerback position in particular are "wide open" as they look to stabilize a unit that surrendered plenty of yardage to opposing offenses in the 2023 NFL season.
