Act News

With elite women's university Bryn Mawr College joining the ranks of "test-optional" colleges and universities, critics are split on the merits of allowing students to gain admission to universities without submitting either SAT or ACT scores.

From 7 January 2013 it will be illegal in NSW to smoke in various outdoor public areas. These include transport stops, swimming pools, within 10 metres of children’s playgrounds and within 4 metres of the entrance to public buildings.

Canberra - Mental health is increasing and more people are suicidal. ACT is trying to limit the cases of suicide by increasing education and awareness of suicidal warning signs.

While most of Silicon Valley is silent on the subject, Mozilla has now spoken up against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

Manila - Palace Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda has announced that the cost of the 2 years added to the 10-year education cycle will be revealed by Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro on October 5.

Lilongwe - The amendment of the Employment Act by the Malawi Parliament has not gone well with the Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) which has said it does not offer employees better benefits.

Wichita - Federal grand jury indicts a pair of brothers for operating a guided hunting service that specialized in the illegal hunting and killing of white-tailed deer and mule deer in Comanche County, Kansas in violation of the federal Lacey Act.

The victims of the alleged animal abuse include exotic animals such as the Kinkajou, three-toed sloths, ring-tailed lemur and numerous reptiles. Rats, mice, hamsters and other assorted breeding animals were subjected to starvation, death, and cannibalism.

Durban - A new Act regulating intellectual property from public funded research, with the objective of ensuring the research is protected and commercialised for the benefit of the people of South Africa, is expected to come into effect in June or July this year.

President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, while mentioning his administration will also be lifting a 22-year ban on persons with HIV or AIDS from entering the U.S.

There just simply hasn't been any front page which hasn't splashed the disgraced Hilton Hotel Heiress all over it's front cover. Even Diana, the Princess of Wales has had to take a back seat. Now Paris tells us she will dump her dumb blond act

Alec Baldwin who recently asked to be let out of his 30 Rock contract after recordings of him screaming at his 12 year older daughter were released tells the view "If I never acted again I couldn't care less."

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Ted Nugent helped Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office and ended up offending some of the people there.

Madonna is turning her hand to directing - following in her husband's footsteps.