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Florida has effectively banned its ap psychology course. in a statement, the college board said it was informed by florida s department of education that the class violates state law, the don t say gay law. the education nonprofit says it was told districts can offer the course if they exclude lessons pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity. florida s education agency said they did ban the course and encourages the college board to stop playing games with florida students and continue to offer the course and allow teachers to operate accordingly. the move comes months after the state was widely condemned for blocking ap african american studies courses. now to tennessee, two democratic lawmakers expelled by the republican led legislatures won back their seats. justin jones and justin pearson, two of the tennessee three, led protests for gun safety on the chamber floor last april resulting in expulsion from the ....
Movement, that means that it is going to cause issues, when there is probably an extreme way and a more moderate way, they ll have to resolve the issues first, before others can easilyjoin them. let s get some of the day s other news. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who led protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolyesnikova and maxeem znaak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. america and the uk have condemned the sentencing. the leader of a group that staged a military coup in guinea has said a new government will be formed within weeks. on sunday, soldiers from an elite unit took over the country s capital and detained its long time president, alpha conde. the president of brazil has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies. jair bolsonaro said that the new legislation would protect freedom of speech. ....
Won t let her work to support four children. what should we eat, what should we do? at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i ve heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step forming a government to start moving forward. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. a court in belarus has given lengthy prison sentences to two key opposition figures who led protests against president lukashenko last year. judges found maria kolesnikova and maxim znak guilty of extremism and plotting to seize power. ....
Church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. the extended la barren family is no stranger to cartel violence. when teen ij eric la barren was kidnapped, his brother benjamin led protests. erick was released but benjamin and another relative were dragged from their home and killed for standing up to the cartel. we re not going to stand by and watch this happen anymore. the cartels have taken too many of our family members. reporter: but with so many powerful cartels surrounding them, what recourse does the family have. i think what we ve seen in many parts of mexico and in that part of north western mexico, we ve seen society arming itself, protecting itself. at the moment they feel as ....
Analysts a several cartels are battling over drug routes in mexico and it s getting increasingly lawless. it seems the crime groups feel highly empowered at this point in time. they feel as though they have the upper hand in that part of mexico against federal forces. reporter: and the victims were at the center of the chaos. they re all part of a mormon community, many of dual u.s. and mexican citizenship. they re not affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. they were no stranger to cartel violence. in 2009, when teenager eric lebaron was kidnapped and held for $1 million, his brother benjamin led protests. eric was released but benjamin and a relative were dragged from their home and killed for standing up to the cartels. tonight the lebaron family is hinting it may be on the verge of taking a stand again. we re not going to stand by ....