Justice Department ends oversight of Yonkers Police Department after eight years of reforms
YONKERS, N.Y. — The Justice Department announced on Wednesday the successful conclusion of an eight-year oversight agreement with the Yonkers Police Department (YPD), marking significant improvements in the department’s policies, practices, and…
Meta Oversight Board objects to removing positive newspaper report on Taliban
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s independent Oversight Board said on Thursday that Facebook should not have taken down a newspaper report about the Taliban that it considered positive, backing users’ freedom of…
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Lashes Out At Ukrainian GOP Rep For Demanding Corruption Oversight
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Lashes Out At Ukrainian GOP Rep For Demanding Corruption Oversight Micaela Burrow on July 11, 2022 Ukraine’s foreign ministry retaliated against Ukrainian-born Indiana Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz Saturday after…
CFTC eyes potential oversight of cryptocurrencies, carbon trading – commissioner
By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON – Cryptocurrency developers and U.S. lawmakers are moving toward putting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in charge of regulating digital currencies, said CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger. The designation…
Bank of Canada’s Macklem to chair Basel banking committee’s oversight body
(Reuters) – The oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) said on Friday it has appointed Tiff Macklem as its new chair, effective immediately. The BCBS constitutes 45 members,…
EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Democrats Quietly Cancel Climate Hearing Into Big Oil ‘Disinformation’ Amid Ukraine Crisis
EXCLUSIVE: Oversight Democrats Quietly Cancel Climate Hearing Into Big Oil ‘Disinformation’ Amid Ukraine Crisis Thomas Catenacci on March 4, 2022 Democrats on the House Oversight Committee abruptly canceled a hearing that was…
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…
Facebook should tighten doxxing rules on home addresses, says its oversight board
By Elizabeth Culliford – Facebook owner Meta Platforms should not allow users to share people’s private residential information on its platforms even when the information is publicly available, the company’s oversight board…
New Jersey lawmaker introduces legislation that would limit governor’s emergency powers, enforce legislative oversight
TRENTON, NJ – Over the past two years, Democrat New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has singlehandedly governed the state of New Jersey through the COVID-19 pandemic, rarely, if ever asking for legislative…
Oversight Republicans Probe Biden-Backed Solar Firm Over Its Political Donations To Democrats
Top Republicans on the House Oversight Committee opened a probe into a possible pay-to-play scheme that allegedly resulted in a massive loan for a solar firm that a Democratic megadonor has a…
‘Not Acceptable’: Facebook’s Oversight Board Says Company Hid Details On How It Privileges Popular Accounts
Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a transparency report Thursday scolding the tech giant for concealing details of its content review process and demanding more transparency. The report criticized Facebook for failing to disclose…
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