Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Nestor Ramos Globe Staff July 24, 2018 This is a tale of two parking violations. One occurred Sunday night in Cambridge, where a ticket was tucked under the windshield wiper of a Lamborghini Huracán parked in a handicapped space on Hampshire Street.The other happened more than a decade ago in Missouri, and it landed a woman in jail. Advertisement Taken together, they define the vast distance between the haves and have-nots in a country where the gap between rich and poor grows ever wider. Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters here First, the Lambo:Andrew Kubitschek was riding his bicycle home on Sunday evening when he spotted the gleaming white slab of sleek sports car parked outside the Cambridge Department of Public … [Read more...] about There’s two kinds of law in America: One for people with Lamborghinis, and one for everyone else
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Erdogan calls Israel “fascist, racist” for nation state law
Updated 5:52 am PDT, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Burhan Ozbilici, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling Justice and Development Party MPs and supporters at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. ( AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling Justice and Development Party MPs and supporters at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. ( AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Photo: Burhan Ozbilici, AP Image 2 of 3 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan … [Read more...] about Erdogan calls Israel “fascist, racist” for nation state law
Editor’s note: Schuette made right call on civil rights law
opinion Nolan Finley The Detroit News Published 2:00 p.m. UTC Jul 24, 2018 Attorney General Bill Schuette is accused of playing politics with his opinion that the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act does not protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens. Schuette is a politician engaged in a tough campaign for governor, so it's not a stretch to think that political considerations came into play. The formal opinion will have appeal to many Republican voters. But he still made the right call. The issue involved whether the state Civil Rights Commission exceeded its authority in extending Elliott-Larsen to LGBTQ individuals. The law protects minorities from discrimination in employment and housing. As originally passed by the state Legislature, it banned discrimination on the basis of race, religion and sex. Attempts have been made in the Legislature over the years to expand the protected groups to include LGBTQ citizens, but they've failed. The Civil … [Read more...] about Editor’s note: Schuette made right call on civil rights law
Vietnam jails another 10 SEZ law protestors for blocking traffic
A court in the central province of Binh Thuan sentenced Pham Sang, 26, to three years and six months in jail on Monday for disturbing public order during protests that broke out against the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) draft law on June 10 and 11. Nine others also got jail terms of two to three years for the same charges. According to the indictment, hundreds of protestors in Tuy Phong District gathered on the National Highway 1A across the province, blocking traffic across the province for several hours. Hundreds of traffic police were mobilized to prevent chaos but met with strong reactions from the protestors. Sang and his accomplices instigated violent acts and egged on protestors to fight police officers by throwing rocks, damaging police cars and injuring many police. Earlier, six Vietnamese defendants charged with disrupting the offices of the People’s Committee of Binh Thuan were sentenced to up to three years in prison on July 12 for violations deemed as violent and … [Read more...] about Vietnam jails another 10 SEZ law protestors for blocking traffic
Michigan State Police crack down on Move Over law
Caroline Blackmon Detroit Free Press Published 4:34 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Michigan State Police and five other states are cracking down this week on drivers who don't give emergency vehicles enough space on the side of the road. Michigan's Move Over law requires drivers to either change lanes or slow down when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. This law includes fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, road service trucks and other rescue vehicles. The safety effort began Sunday and will end at noon on Saturday. It includes state police in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. More on Freep.com: It's official: Auto show shifts to June in 2020, plans street festival Michigan duck boat operator: Don't be afraid to sail This comes a little over a month after construction worker David Snell, 57, of Bay City was killed on I-75 near Warren in … [Read more...] about Michigan State Police crack down on Move Over law