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I don’t even know what to say anymore “You’d better swallow that leaf if you know what’s good for you” A pensioner was hit with a £250 fine by overzealous litter wardens for spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth. Roy Marsh, 86, was slapped with the ridiculous ticket after the incident while …
How does this prevent climate change? Greta Thunberg has been banned from Venice for two days and fined €150 after pouring green dye into the Grand Canal AC
A woman says she was “shocked” when she was fined £150 for tipping the remnants of her coffee down a road gully in west London. Burcu Yesilyurt, who lives in Kew, said she thought she was acting “responsibly” when she poured out a small amount of coffee from her reusable cup down the drain rather …
In a stark revelation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped Robinhood with a hefty $45 million fine for failing to adhere to critical regulatory standards, including those under Regulation SHO. This settlement, announced by the SEC, outlines significant breaches by Robinhood Securities LLC and Robinhood Financial LLC, casting a shadow over the …
Pfizer and Flynn Pharma, manufacturers of phenytoin sodium capsules which are used to treat epilepsy, have been fined a combined total of £69 million by the Competitions Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for “charging excessive prices” between 2012 and 2016. Around 48,000 people with epilepsy in the UK depend on the drugs supplied by Flynn Pharma and …
AUSTIN, Texas — Coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that the Texas Longhorns’ “passionate fan base” needs to use “better discretion” after the school was fined and threatened with further sanctions by the SEC. Texas fans pelted the field with water bottles and trash in the third quarter of Saturday night’s loss to Georgia after an …
By Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Viktor-Orban-Defends-Hungary.mp4 The European Union has fined Hungary for failing to accept its delegated quota of migrants. Hungary has refused to pay the fine €200 million fine issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Will this be the issue that finally breaks ties between Hungary and the European Union? Hungary is constantly …
Citigroup 2024 Recap⚠️ -Subject to FINRA disqualification for aiding and abetting -Failed Stress Test after Fed identified "weakness" in Resolution (Bankruptcy) Plan-Fined for bad books/inability to manage "ongoing risk" Did I mention they have $30 Trillion in Swaps? pic.twitter.com/ej4JQmhQ3X — M.B. (@741trey) July 11, 2024 Stress Test Results (2024): Citigroup completed the Federal Reserve Board’s …
A European Union court has ordered Hungary to pay a fine of €200 million for refusing to adhere to the bloc’s rules imposing open borders on all its member states. The ruling, which dates back to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s refusal to implement a 2020 order from the European Court allow migrants to stay in …
A company that breeds animals for medical testing has been fined a record $35m (£27m) after 4,000 beagles were rescued from its facility in Virginia in 2022. The fine against Envigo RMS LLC for animal cruelty is the largest fine ever issued under the Animal Welfare Act, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). …
Officials say it’s important to educate yourself and your children about clams before going ashore. h/t Digital mix guy Spock
By Marshall Cohen 2 minute read Published 5:29 PM EDT, Wed March 30, 2022 Washington CNN — Federal election regulators fined Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee earlier this month for not properly disclosing the money they spent on controversial opposition research that led to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier. The DNC …
Immigrant children as young as 14 were found working illegally amid dangerous heavy equipment at a Tennessee firm that makes parts for lawn mowers sold by John Deere and other companies, according to Labor Department officials. The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. As part of a consent agreement with …
A hayfever sufferer has been fined £150 for “picking his nose” during his commute to work. Alex McLeod, 22, was walking between West Ealing and Ealing Broadway Station in West London when he wiped his nose and dropped some mucus on the floor. The GB News producer was soon tapped on the shoulder by two …
Whoopi whines that The View gets called out by "5 million people" when they make stuff up and lie.She then demands the judge make Trump pay "$10 million" every time he "disparages" a law or gag order. pic.twitter.com/P8KDQGHER9 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) October 26, 2023
via thenevadaglobe: The Globe received a scoop this morning that a complaint was filed by a Douglas County resident with the Vacation Home Rental (VHR) Advisory Board against billionaire climate investor Tom Steyer, owner of the Glenbrook mansion that the First Family is renting while on a nine-day vacation in Lake Tahoe. The complaint reportedly cites that …
If the government doesn’t like what you say, they will secretly sue social media companies to hand over your account. Source: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4145606-twitter-fined-350k-for-failing-to-produce-trump-account-info-in-2020-election-probe/ In another Banana Republic move, it turned out Biden’s DOJ forced Twitter to hand over his main political opponent’s social media account. Instead of investigating actual evidence of election fraud and impropriety, the …
Credit Suisse has been fined a record £87m by the Bank of England for “extremely serious” risk management failures. The bank, which was subject to a forced takeover by Swiss rival UBS earlier this year, fell “well below” regulatory standards in its dealings with private investment firm Archegos Capital Management, officials said. Credit Suisse lost …
A Los Angeles business owner says city code enforcement officials have relentlessly targeted him for setting a sidewalk sign too close to city property while ignoring the growing homeless encampments. Air said code enforcement officials in the past have ticketed him for flying an American flag outside the shop. “The guy called them ‘flag banners,’ …
Two New York lawyers have been fined $5,000 in a legal first after they relied on fake research created by ChatGPT for a submission in an injury claim against Avianca airline. Judge Kevin Castel said attorneys Steven Schwartz and Peter LoDuca acted in bad faith by using the AI bot’s submissions – some of which …