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163 Kg Employee Sues Company For Over Rs 38 Crore, Says Desk Too Small
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A New York Public Library employee, weighing 163 kg, has filed a lawsuit seeking $4.6 million in damages, alleging that being forced to work at an inadequately sized desk caused him physical and emotional trauma.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
- Friday August 16, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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PS Plus Monthly Free Games for July Include Borderlands 3, NHL 24 and Among Us
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- Written by Manas Mitul
Sony has announced the slate of monthly games joining PlayStation Plus in July. The free games joining PS Plus next month include looter shooter Borderlands 3, sports sim NHL 24, and multiplayer party title Among Us.
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Human Skin Used To Bind 19th Century Book Removed By Harvard Library
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for over 90 years at one of its libraries.
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This Public Library In US Is Forgiving Fees For Cat Photos
- Sunday March 17, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The initiative has already been a roaring success, with hundreds of returned items.
- www.ndtv.com
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'March Meowness:' US Library Allows People To Pay Fees With Cat Pictures
- Wednesday March 13, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
This initiative stemmed from a rise in overdue fines among young patrons since the pandemic. The programme proved popular, clearing over 400 accounts in just the first five days.
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Explained: How Iowa's Unusual Caucus Tradition Launches US Election
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 2024 US presidential election officially kicks off Monday, when voters in the rural farm state of Iowa head to school gymnasiums and public libraries to deliberate over who should become their party's nominee for the White House.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Presidential Election Kicks Off This Month With An Unusual Tradition
- Friday January 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 2024 US presidential election officially kicks off later this month, when voters in the rural farm state of Iowa head to school gymnasiums and public libraries to deliberate over who should become their party's nominee for the White House.
- www.ndtv.com
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Jewish Students Hide In US College Library Amid Pro-Palestine Protests: Report
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
Amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 terror attacks, a group of Jewish students took shelter in a library at Cooper Union in New York as a group of demonstrators chanted "Free Palestine" outside
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Book Returned To New York Library After 90 Years. Late Fee Is Surprising
- Friday October 13, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Jimmie Ellis, who got the book issued, lived at the village with his first wife and two children. He died in 1978.
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Overdue Book Returned To US Library 119 Years Later
- Sunday July 9, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The book made its way to a donation pile in West Virginia, nearly 900 miles from its home.
- www.ndtv.com
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Primary Schools In US State Ban King James Bible For ''Vulgarity And Violence''
- Saturday June 3, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The decision was taken after a parent complained that the book has material unsuitable for children.
- www.ndtv.com
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
- Saturday March 25, 2023
- Reuters
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
- www.gadgets360.com
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163 Kg Employee Sues Company For Over Rs 38 Crore, Says Desk Too Small
- Sunday November 24, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A New York Public Library employee, weighing 163 kg, has filed a lawsuit seeking $4.6 million in damages, alleging that being forced to work at an inadequately sized desk caused him physical and emotional trauma.
- www.ndtv.com
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
- Friday August 16, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
- www.ndtv.com
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PS Plus Monthly Free Games for July Include Borderlands 3, NHL 24 and Among Us
- Thursday June 27, 2024
- Written by Manas Mitul
Sony has announced the slate of monthly games joining PlayStation Plus in July. The free games joining PS Plus next month include looter shooter Borderlands 3, sports sim NHL 24, and multiplayer party title Among Us.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Human Skin Used To Bind 19th Century Book Removed By Harvard Library
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for over 90 years at one of its libraries.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Public Library In US Is Forgiving Fees For Cat Photos
- Sunday March 17, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The initiative has already been a roaring success, with hundreds of returned items.
- www.ndtv.com
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'March Meowness:' US Library Allows People To Pay Fees With Cat Pictures
- Wednesday March 13, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
This initiative stemmed from a rise in overdue fines among young patrons since the pandemic. The programme proved popular, clearing over 400 accounts in just the first five days.
- www.ndtv.com
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Explained: How Iowa's Unusual Caucus Tradition Launches US Election
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 2024 US presidential election officially kicks off Monday, when voters in the rural farm state of Iowa head to school gymnasiums and public libraries to deliberate over who should become their party's nominee for the White House.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Presidential Election Kicks Off This Month With An Unusual Tradition
- Friday January 5, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The 2024 US presidential election officially kicks off later this month, when voters in the rural farm state of Iowa head to school gymnasiums and public libraries to deliberate over who should become their party's nominee for the White House.
- www.ndtv.com
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Jewish Students Hide In US College Library Amid Pro-Palestine Protests: Report
- Thursday October 26, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
Amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas in Gaza following the October 7 terror attacks, a group of Jewish students took shelter in a library at Cooper Union in New York as a group of demonstrators chanted "Free Palestine" outside
- www.ndtv.com
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Book Returned To New York Library After 90 Years. Late Fee Is Surprising
- Friday October 13, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Jimmie Ellis, who got the book issued, lived at the village with his first wife and two children. He died in 1978.
- www.ndtv.com
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Overdue Book Returned To US Library 119 Years Later
- Sunday July 9, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The book made its way to a donation pile in West Virginia, nearly 900 miles from its home.
- www.ndtv.com
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Primary Schools In US State Ban King James Bible For ''Vulgarity And Violence''
- Saturday June 3, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The decision was taken after a parent complained that the book has material unsuitable for children.
- www.ndtv.com
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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules
- Saturday March 25, 2023
- Reuters
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 book...
- www.gadgets360.com