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The U.S. Supreme Court will announce on December 15 whether it will hear a major challenge to federal marijuana bans brought by state-licensed cannabis companies, a decision that could force a reckoning between national law and the patchwork of state-legal markets. The justices are slated to discuss the petition in Canna Provisions Inc. v. Garland …
China reportedly imposes "exit ban" on Wells Fargo executive https://t.co/LpE4nIjMDS — Axios (@axios) July 18, 2025 The big picture: “The case underscores multinational companies’ fears about the risks of operating in China, especially in regard to staff safety and restrictions on movement,” Bloomberg reported. “It could also further discourage corporate travel to the country and …
APPLE BUSTED: JUDGE REFERS TECH GIANT FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OVER FORTNITE BLOCK A federal judge just torched Apple for “willfully violating” a 2021 court order designed to open iOS to alternate payment systems. The court found Apple guilty of deliberately creating barriers to competition—and lying about it. The ruling even refers Apple to the DOJ …
Utah is gearing up to make history as the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill to prohibit the addition of the tooth decay-fighting mineral. If signed into law, HB0081 would prevent any individual or political subdivision from adding fluoride “to water in or intended for …
A federal judge on Tuesday revised the restrictions on access to the Treasury’s payment system. As previously reported, corrupt Obama Judge Paul Englemayer on Saturday issued an ex parte Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) forbidding all of Trump appointees, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, from accessing Department of Treasury data in response to a lawsuit filed …
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In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information. TikTok could shut down the …
Donald Trump has ordered his Cabinet nominees not to post on social media without approval. In a stunning move, Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles told those who will become his top lieutenants to get anything they put on X, or other networks, cleared first. It came after a MAGA ‘civil war’ erupted this week …
Get Ready for the Next Leg Down in Bitcoin. Tether Market Cap just dropped again. Maybe Mike Saylor should issue another $5 billion to buy more $BTC. pic.twitter.com/EqcEPYsrGF — SRSrocco Report (@SRSroccoReport) December 28, 2024 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1872873573351866513 So far I have not seen anyone talk about this, as it seems very few actually have spend time …
A popular home-internet router from China could face a complete ban as soon as next year as authorities investigate their potential link to cyberattack fears. The China-based router manufacturer TP-Link is under federal investigation after recent cyberattacks on top US officials sparked urgency to quash any national vulnerabilities for more cyber threats. The company holds …
TikTok has requested an emergency injunction to stop or postpone the planned ban on the platform in the US. Back in March, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance agreed to give up its share of the immensely popular app. TikTok claims this …
An off-brand version of Dayquil and Nyquil has been recalled due to substandard quality. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, a product sold at Costco. One of the key ingredients in the Kirkland product is oral phenylephrine, which is facing …
Bullion yes, CBDC no Republican Senator Rick Brattin pre-filed Senate Bill (SB) 194 on Dec. 1. The bill introduces changes to state law that would prohibit public entities from accepting a CBDC or participating in any testing of a CBDC. It also changes the definition of money in the state’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) to …
During almost two-and-a-half hours of debate on Wednesday, nearly all of the court’s conservative majority expressed skepticism about a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers. Three transgender teens, their families, and a Memphis physician, along with the Biden administration, contend that the law violates the Constitution’s guarantee of …
If real ID is required to fly, then I refuse to go to any of these Blue states until they require ID to vote. pic.twitter.com/8Rjv3RhgwL — synergytruth (@synergytrusa) November 30, 2024
Yemenis ban US and UK ships from entering Red Sea waters – Reuters pic.twitter.com/ZDUQXR6KLM — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) February 22, 2024 Ships that are wholly or partially owned by Israeli individuals or entities and Israel-flagged vessels are banned from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea, said statements from an agency controlled …
New York county to enforce travel bans for weather and other ‘catastrophes,’ announcing portal for ‘essential worker’ movement passes There has yet to be a reckoning for all of the government tyranny we witnessed since 2020, leaving power hungry politicians under the impression that they can go back to the Covid era rights restricting toolbox …
View post on imgur.com The U.S. conducted a high-explosive experiment at a nuclear test site in Nevada hours after Russia revoked a ban on atomic-weapons testing, which Moscow said would put it on par with the United States. Wednesday’s test used chemicals and radioisotopes to “validate new predictive explosion models” that can help detect atomic …