New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Curb Dangerous Pop-Up Car Rallies
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Assembly approved a new bill on Friday aimed at curbing unauthorized pop-up car rallies by imposing stricter penalties. This legislation comes in response to a deadly…
Activist Climate Group Files Legal Action Against Shell Oil Board Over Plan To Curb Emissions
Activist Climate Group Files Legal Action Against Shell Oil Board Over Plan To Curb Emissions Thomas Catenacci on March 15, 2022 An activist group specializing in climate litigation initiated a legal action…
Plains drought to curb U.S. wheat harvest, adding to global supply worries
By Karl Plume – A worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region’s winter wheat crop just as the Ukraine crisis dents global supplies. Some farmers in southwestern Kansas,…
Brazil’s Senate approves bills to curb fuel prices
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate approved on Thursday two bills aimed at curbing fuel price hikes with subsidies and tax exemptions, a positive move potentially for state-run oil company Petrobras, but one that…
New Jersey seeking legislation to curb school bus driver shortage
LAKEWOOD, NJ – School bus shortages are a major problem facing hundreds of thousands of New Jersey families and students since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nowhere in the state is…
Yellen says Treasury to curb wealth of Russian oligarchs over Ukraine war
By David Lawder CHICAGO – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the United States and Western allies have immobilized half of the assets of the Russian central bank and…
Analysis-Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to curb state courts’ election oversight role
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – Republicans challenging court-drawn congressional district maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania have asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to embrace an esoteric legal theory…
Russian warships curb tilts Turkey to West, risks Russia’s ire
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA – Turkey’s pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could help repair its…
Italy approves 8 billion euro package to help economy, curb energy bills
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME -Italy’s government on Friday approved measures worth around 6 billion euros ($6.81 billion) to help consumers and firms hit by a rise in energy bills,…
Factbox-A global treaty to curb plastic pollution
– More than 100 United Nations member states will convene this month to draw up a blueprint for the first-ever global agreement to tackle plastic pollution. The U.N. says it could be…
Republicans propose Sunday hunting days to curb deer population at Joint Base MDL
by Jean Stanfield Senators Jean Stanfield and Anthony Bucco introduced legislation to allow Sunday hunting on military bases to prevent the disruption of critical missions. Senators Jean Stanfield and Anthony Bucco introduced…
Germany and Austria told to curb boom in home prices
FRANKFURT -Germany and Austria should curb a boom in house prices by setting caps on mortgages and forcing banks to build up more capital, the European Union’s financial stability watchdog said on…
Psaki Weighs In On Joe Rogan, Says Tech Platforms Need To Be ‘Doing More’ To Curb ‘Misinformation’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki addressed podcaster Joe Rogan and his relationship with audio streaming service Spotify at a press conference Tuesday, urging tech platforms to take stronger action against misinformation. Rogan…
World’s Largest Plastic Producers Ask UN For Global Treaty To Curb Plastic Pollution
A coalition of the world’s largest producers and users of plastic led by Coca Cola and PepsiCo urged the United Nations to create a legally binding treaty addressing plastic pollution. The more…
Federal Court Declares Texas Social Media Law Designed To Curb Censorship Unconstitutional
A Texas social media law designed to curb political censorship violated tech platforms’ First Amendment rights, a federal court found on Wednesday. Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. District Court for the…
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