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WUSF Public Media.The law, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis after being passed by Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, prohibits instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and requires that such instructions be “age-appropriate” or “developmentally appropriate” in older grades. But opponents of the law claim the law is rife with opportunities for teachers and administrators to discriminate against LGBTQ students and children of same-sex parents in order to avoid offending conservative parents, who are empowered to sue for alleged violations of the law.In the lawsuit, first filed in March and amended in May, the plaintiffs claimed that the law violates their First Amendment and due process rights.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Less than a year ago, Paramount Global found a new reason to cheer about the midnight hour. In December, the company did something few of its competitors could do: It struck a deal with Google to have three different late-night hosts weave a promotional message about the search-engine giant into their programs. On the night of December 15, Stephen Colbert, James Corden and Trevor Noah all nodded to Google during CBS’ “Late Show” and “Late Late Show” and Comedy Central’s “Daily Show.” The ad deal represented a vote of confidence in a sturdy portfolio of late-night programs that spanned broadcast and cable. Now, a good chunk of the talent in that collection is gearing up to move.

STV presenters Sean Batty and Laura Boyd have ditched the day jobs and are embracing an extremely wet and windy challenge - but it's all for a good cause.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to the broad liability protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other social media companies for the third party content posted on their platforms.

War veteran and triple amputee Andy Reid is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity to mark the 13th anniversary of getting injured in Afghanistan. The father-of-two from St Helens landed in Tanzania on Friday ahead of his mission to climb the 19,000ft peak in Tanzania, east Africa, with the aim of raising £10,000 for his Standing Tall Foundation.

Michelle Keegan took to social media with a sweet video of her husband Mark Wright ahead of him running in the London marathon on Sunday.MORE: Mark Wright poses in bed with precious newborn - see photosTaking to her Instagram account the actress, 35, shared a video of the former TOWIE star warming up before he took on the gruelling 26-mile track.WATCH: Michelle Keegan supports Mark Wright ahead of him running the marathonCaptioning the clip, she wrote: "Warming up @wrighty," as Mark loosened up his hips by doing a number of leg swings.READ: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's jaw-dropping master bathroom rivals a five-star spaSEE: Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright share exciting update: 'A dream come true'The Our Girl star has only recently been back in the UK after having lived in Australia for the last three months whilst filming for her new BBC drama Ten Pound Poms.

South Lanarkshire councillors approved plans to implement new policies that will challenge the stigma around menstruation.

Manchester City players must ignore any outside noise and focus on their individual roles in Sunday's derby with Manchester United.

Tom Parker's wife Kelsey has told how she's facing the "hardest challenge" yet since the tragic death of her The Wanted husband, who died of a brain tumour six months ago, aged 33.

A Lanarkshire fitness instructor admitted completing the West Highland Way barefooted was the hardest challenge he has ever faced.

Mark Owen has loved the "challenge" of relocating to the US. The Take That star, his wife Emma and their three kids - Elwood, 16, Willow, 13, and Fox, ten - moved to Los Angeles last year, and Mark doesn't have any regrets about making the switch. The singer - who sold his house in England before moving to the US - shared: "I love that challenge of trying to find your way in a new place.

Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin has told his players to stand up to the pressure of big crowds by scoring goals and winning games in the Championship.

A selfless teacher is taking on a gruelling marathon challenge to give back to a charity who helped one of her pupils.

The Whale and The Good Nurse producer Scott Franklin put a positive spin on the ongoing above and below-the-line crew shortages impacting production on both sides of the Atlantic in a panel at the Zurich Summit on Saturday (September 24).

The beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) had a good piece of news this week with the announcement that the landmark 80th edition of its Golden Globe awards will return to primetime TV after a year off the air.

Gethin Jones believe Bolton Wanderers must now push on in League One after finding themselves in the top six following a tough start to the campaign.

Liza Foreman Launched in 2018 as part of a San Sebastián Festival initiative to become a hub for fast-tracking new tech film-TV initiatives, this year’s expanded edition of the Zinemaldia & Technology event, the Zinemaldia Start Up Challenge, awarded three prizes on Thursday for the best Spanish, best entrepreneurial and best European projects after a morning of pitching. Best Spanish project went to the innovative music app Motmo.pro from Bruno de Zabala and Janire Vázquez. Entrepreneurial Project prize was won by Mine S. from Riccardo Belingheri, and Massimiliano Moioli from Italy. Both projects receive $10,000 ($10,000). The Spanish brother and sister team, Teresa Benítez Martínez and Francisco Benítez Martínez, took home €3,000 for best European project for kino_greentoken.

Lise Pedersen During a packed day of events at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge in San Sebastián on Thursday, 10 finalists, narrowed down from 55 submissions this year, went head-to-head in live pitching sessions at this competition designed to foster forward-looking initiatives in the tech and film-TV space. Variety caught up with Daniel Karpantschof from Copenhagen Industries for the project Violette, which is looking to provide a 100% safe alternative for cast and crew to use firearms on sets. What’s your background? I’m an artist and entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Copenhagen Industries. I used to do project/script development at Zentropa, and then moved over to production, and left for the U.S., where I, among other things, served on President Obama’s Council of Experts for Entrepreneurship, and The Economist Group Ideas Lab. I moved back to Copenhagen to found Copenhagen Industries with an old friend, who’s done special effects and pyrotechnics for 20 years. 

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent Japan’s film industry is Asia’s second-largest in terms of box office – revenues totaled $1.14 billion from 115 million admissions at the depths of the pandemic in 2021 – but as insiders have known for decades, it is hardly the healthiest by world or even regional standards. For many in the industry, particularly those in the indie sector, hours are horrendous, contracts are non-existent and sexual and power harassment are facts of professional life. And even directors whose work screens at major festivals abroad often struggle to raise money for their next project or earn a middle-class living from filmmaking alone.

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Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic has revealed Celtic star Josip Juranovic's place in his team for the World Cup is 'unquestionable' after his displays for the Hoops. The World Cup runners-up have two games this month in the Nations League against Denmark and Austria before they play at the Qatar Finals against Morocco, Canada and Belgium.