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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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US Navy Secretary Violates Law With Political Statement On Biden, Trump
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro violated a law limiting political activity by federal employees when he publicly advocated voting for President Joe Biden and criticized former President Donald Trump, the Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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"Google Is A Monopolist": US Judge In Landmark Anti-Trust Ruling
Alphabet's Google broke the law to cement its dominance over online searches and related ads, a federal judge ruled on Monday in the U.S. Justice Department's first victory against a monopoly in more than 20 years.
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US State Minnesota Cannot Stop Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns: Court
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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US Regulators Target Microsoft, OpenAI Violations In AI Antitrust Probe
The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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TikTok Sues To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.
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Biden Signs Funding Bill, Averting Government Shutdown
US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a long-awaited funding bill passed by Congress, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown.
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Apple Worked on Support for Apple Watch on Android Smartphones for Three Years: Report
Apple explored bringing support for the Apple Watch to Android smartphones, according to the company's response to the US DoJ's lawsuit. The iPhone maker has stated that it plans to "vigorously defend" against the US DoJ's lawsuit accusing the firm of violating US federal and state antitrust laws.
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US Judge Approves Binance's $4.3 Billion Guilty Plea
A US judge on Friday accepted Binance's guilty plea and more than $4.3 billion penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws through lapses in internal controls at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
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Apple Beats AliveCor Lawsuit Over Heart-Rate Apps for Apple Watch
Apple persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley startup accusing it of illegally monopolizing the US market for heart rate monitoring apps for its Apple Watch.
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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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US Navy Secretary Violates Law With Political Statement On Biden, Trump
US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro violated a law limiting political activity by federal employees when he publicly advocated voting for President Joe Biden and criticized former President Donald Trump, the Office of Special Counsel said on Thursday.
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Google Has an Illegal Monopoly on Search, US Judge Finds
Google has violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, a US District Judge said in a ruling. Alphabet has said it plans to appeal the ruling.
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"Google Is A Monopolist": US Judge In Landmark Anti-Trust Ruling
Alphabet's Google broke the law to cement its dominance over online searches and related ads, a federal judge ruled on Monday in the U.S. Justice Department's first victory against a monopoly in more than 20 years.
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US State Minnesota Cannot Stop Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns: Court
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self-defense is unconstitutional.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Domestic Abusers Owning Guns
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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US Regulators Target Microsoft, OpenAI Violations In AI Antitrust Probe
The US Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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TikTok Sues To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.
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Biden Signs Funding Bill, Averting Government Shutdown
US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a long-awaited funding bill passed by Congress, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown.
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Apple Worked on Support for Apple Watch on Android Smartphones for Three Years: Report
Apple explored bringing support for the Apple Watch to Android smartphones, according to the company's response to the US DoJ's lawsuit. The iPhone maker has stated that it plans to "vigorously defend" against the US DoJ's lawsuit accusing the firm of violating US federal and state antitrust laws.
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US Judge Approves Binance's $4.3 Billion Guilty Plea
A US judge on Friday accepted Binance's guilty plea and more than $4.3 billion penalty for violating federal anti-money laundering and sanctions laws through lapses in internal controls at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
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Apple Beats AliveCor Lawsuit Over Heart-Rate Apps for Apple Watch
Apple persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley startup accusing it of illegally monopolizing the US market for heart rate monitoring apps for its Apple Watch.
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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
