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California bill that would have banned selling anti-aging skin products to young kids fails to advance
A bill in California that sought to ban the sale of anti-aging skin products to young kids failed to advance through the California State Assembly on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee, prohibited kids under 13 from buying ...The Hill - Politics - California -
Just one company sells Chinese-made EVs in the U.S. Here’s how it’s navigating Biden’s new tariffs.
Analysts emphasize that Sweden-based Polestar had been moving away from having its electric vehicles made in China before this month’s news about U.S. tariffs.MarketWatch - Business -
GTA Parent Company Explains Why It Just Canceled Games
Take-Two president Karl Slatoff has discussed the company's recent decision to cancel games as part of a wider restructuring effort that also included layoffs. . During an earnings briefing, Slatoff observed that, across the video game industry, ...GameSpot - Tech -
TikTok Wants Fast-Track Schedule for Court Challenges to Ban
The social media platform's parent company and its supporters joined the U.S. Department of Justice to ask a federal appeals court to rule on by Dec. 6 on challenges to a law forcing its sale and a potentialban.Inc. - Business - Tiktok -
Police departments sell their used guns
Firearms sold by law enforcement have turned up at crime scenes thousands of times in recent years, a CBS News Investigation found.CBS News - Top stories -
Bill to ban most public mask wearing advances in North Carolina
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.CBS News - Politics -
Tory peer faces ban over drunken outburst
An investigation finds Lord Ranger called a group of women "useless" while drunk in a Commons bar.BBC News - Top stories -
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Biden asserts executive privilege to prevent Congress from getting recordings
President Biden asserted executive privilege to keep Congress from obtaining recordings of his interviews with the special counsel who investigated his handling of documents. The counsel had referred to the president as a "well meaning elderly man ...NBC News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Congress must stop Biden from fueling a Saudi nuclear bomb
If Jake Sullivan and team can pull it off, the mega deal will be billed as bringing peace to the Middle East. If it opens the door to Saudi enrichment, however, the accord will only fuel more chaos and instability.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Airlines Bill to Boost Safety and Guarantee Automatic Refunds for Delays and Cancellations Passed by Congress
The $105 billion measure renews Federal Aviation Administration rules that require carriers to automatically give passengers refunds if flights are delayed or canceled. President Biden is expected to sign it soon.Inc. - Business -
UK to lift ban on debit card use on gaming machines
Move designed to boost physical venues under pressure from online bettingFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
US lab-grown meat bans criticised as culture war ‘own goal’
Producer warns America is ceding a competitive advantage, just as it did with semiconductorsFinancial Times - Business -
‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify
A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried. The wave of book bans sweeping the US, typically reserved for works of fiction deemed controversial, has hit textbooks ...The Guardian - World -
House passes GOP bill to force Biden to continue weapons transfers to Israel
House Republicans passed a bill to condemn Biden on his Israel policy, even after his admin notified Congress about a new $1 billion weapons deal.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
House passes GOP bill to undo Biden’s weapons freeze to Israel
The House approved a bill Thursday to reverse President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel, a formal admonishment of the administration’s approach to the war in the Middle East that narrowly divided Democrats, who have struggled to ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause
The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. Republicans scheduled a vote anyway in an effort to spotlight Democratic divisions over Israel and rebuke the president.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
These 16 House Democrats bucked Biden, party leadership on Israel bill
Sixteen House Democrats voted to undo President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel on Thursday, breaking with the White House and party leadership, who urged its members to oppose the GOP-led bill. The chamber approved the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents and speed up refunds for canceled flights.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
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Some A.I. Companies Face a New Accusation: ‘Open Washing’
An accusation against some A.I. companies that they are using the “open source” label too loosely.The New York Times - Business -
US companies find borrowing conditions improving as markets rally
Chicago Fed’s index of financial conditions falls to lowest level since January 2022Financial Times - Business -
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United StatesABC News - Tech - China -
House passes Republican-backed bill designed to pressure Biden on delivering weapons to Israel
The Republican-led House passed a bill that would put restrictions on the president's ability to withhold weapons transfers to Israel in a vote that drew attention to a divided Democratic caucus on the war in Gaza.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Company insolvencies jump; Royal Mail takeover would face security review; energy cap to fall in July – business live
Tesla’s chair discusses upcoming shareholder votes on relocating to Texas and Elon Musk’s $56bn pay deal. Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty rise up rich list as fortune increases by £120mBritish asylum housing tycoon breaks into Sunday Times rich ...The Guardian - World -
3 North Koreans infiltrated US companies in 'staggering' alleged telework fraud: DOJ
The DOJ has unsealed an indictment charging three North Korean workers and a United States citizen with allegedly engaging in "staggering fraud" through a complex scheme.ABC News - Top stories -
Sony Music Group warns more than 700 companies against using its content to train AI
One of the biggest record labels in the world is issuing notices warning hundreds of companies not to train artificial intelligence models on its content without permission.NBC News - Top stories -
Sony Music warns tech companies: Don't use our music to train your AI
Sony Music Group is sending more than 700 letters to tech companies and music streaming services, calling on them to not use its music to train AI without authorization from the label.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Why Wikileaks' Julian Assange faces US extradition demand
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to launch a new appeal.BBC News - Top stories -
In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters
Even in the president’s favorite political stomping ground, his standing has slipped with Democrats who will be vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Reddit-OpenAI deal highlights demand for social-media platform’s data
Reddit already has a longstanding partnership with Google, and more deals may be in the pipeline, says Deutsche Bank.MarketWatch - Business -
There is a new twist in the TikTok tale
A ‘people’s bid’ for the app raises profound questions about how we live onlineFinancial Times - Business - Tiktok -
We have $3.9 million in retirement and cash, but face a $60,000 annual college bill for our child over 5 years. Can I retire if my wife keeps working?
“Should I go back to some kind of part-time employment?”MarketWatch - Business -
WikiLeaks founder facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying chargesABC News - World -
WikiLeaks founder facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying chargesABC News - Top stories -
Julian Assange faces judgement day in years-long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face a British High Court on Monday to ultimately decide whether the accused classified information leaker will be extradited to the U.S. after more than a decade of legal battles. Assange has been in British ...The Hill - Politics -
Congress needs to rescue college athletics
In recent months, court rulings, state legislation, and government agency intervention have upended the college athletic landscape.The Hill - Politics -
The Race to Buy TikTok Is On—but There Might Not Be a Winner
Investors are interested in buying TikTok so that it can avoid a US ban. But even if ByteDance accepts, a takeover will be far from simple.Wired - Tech - Tiktok -
Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities
A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala.The New York Times - Business - Tiktok -
Review: 'IF,' a movie about imaginary friends, requires suspension of disbelief — and a few more drafts
Actor turned writer-director John Krasinski had a way with creatures in 'A Quiet Place,' but loses his way with the gentle children's drama 'IF.'Los Angeles Times - Entertainment