## Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban passed earlier this year that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers.

Republican Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday approved the repeal of a policy that experts had called one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.

Pushback continued in the months after it became law, with the Legislature ultimately deciding on a reversal during a special session this month.

A repeal helps Republicans appease the many police officers and firefighters — groups that often lean conservative — who were frustrated by the ban.

State employees were still allowed to join unions under the law, but the unions could not formally negotiate on their behalf for better wages and working conditions.

Many public educators, the state’s most frequent users of collective bargaining, viewed the policy as way for Republicans to weaken teachers unions and clear a path for their own education agenda. »

### France Just Updated Its Rape Law to Center Consent

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France joins a number of countries that had updated their rape laws in light of the #MeToo movement in 2016, according to a 2024 study of rape laws in Europe.

Others have long based their legal definition of rape on the lack of consent: Canada’s rape law has included affirmative consent since 1983, while the U.K. made consent a central element for sexual offenses in 2003.

Under the new law, rape is defined as sexual intercourse without the “conscious and voluntary consent” of the other person. »

### "We'll have more stuff next year" After being somewhat absent from The Game Awards, Xbox boss teases a Dev Direct for January 2026

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Per an interview with Microsoft’s president of game content and studios, Matt Booty, in Variety, Xbox will be hosting one of its Dev Direct streams in January.

"I can't share exactly what's there, but we've got a lot of stuff that we're shipping next year," he told the site.

"In fact, usually Dev Direct is about highlighting what's coming up for the year ahead. »

### Sperm Donor Carrying Rare Cancer-Causing Gene Fathers Nearly 200 Children

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The donor, known by the alias “Kjeld”, unknowingly carried a mutation in the TP53 gene, which is associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

The donor himself is healthy and unaware of the mutation, which is present only in some of his sperm cells, according to BBC News.

The sperm was distributed by European Sperm Bank (ESB), one of the largest in the world, and used between 2006 and 2022. »

### Fulminant acute colitis following a self-administered hydrofluoric acid enema

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