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Pet owners may want to familiarize themselves with the stateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ new animal-abuse laws before frigid weather sets in.LibreÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ law, which was approved this summer and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf, sets requirements on how long an animal is allowed to be tethered outside in adverse ...

Be careful not to witch hunt

Matt Lauer this time.He was fired from NBC over allegations of sexual harassment and joins a lengthy list of people in positions of power who’ve allegedly leveraged or tried to leverage that power for untoward purposes or made persistently harassing comments.In announcing LauerÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

AmericaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ extraordinary gun violence is enabled by a lack of both laws and responsibility. In a small but significant way, bipartisan legislation proposed by Sens. Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich seeks to address both failings.A record of domestic violence is a frequent denominator in cases of ...

Is cursing legal? Hell yes.

Beware, ye foul-mouthed citizens of Fairfax County, Virginia: The sensibilities of your police force are so delicate, their taste in language so virtuous, their ears so unsullied by rude speech that they regard the utterance of profanity as justification for a half-dozen of them to throw you to ...

By nearly any measure, Facebook Inc. is an extraordinary success. Its market capitalization exceeds $500 billion. Its user base outnumbers all but one continent. Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive officer, is one of the worldÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ wealthiest people.No one should begrudge Facebook (or ...

Shatter silence with ‘me too’

It was a scandal 2,500 miles away: a movie mogul accused of sexually assaulting, harassing and degrading women who came to him as professional actors seeking roles.The initial allegations were made by a few. Then, the proverbial floodgates opened.Dozens of famous women stepped forward to share ...