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EU watchdogs hit Meta with fines for breach

LONDON (AP) — European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling $264 million after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued the penalties after wrapping up its inquiry into the breach, when hackers gained access to user [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:36:46-05:00Thursday, December 19, 2024|

Census Bureau changing immigrant count method

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and often temporary, reasons. The change is being made in an effort to better reflect population shifts this decade, officials said earlier this week. Population estimates, including immigration, are due to be released [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:36:50-05:00Thursday, December 19, 2024|

Local law enforcement receives part of $24M in grants

Four local law enforcement agencies were among 145 agencies across the state receiving part of more than $24 million in grants awarded by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office for statewide programming to improve traffic safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities. A total of 189 grants were awarded, with 159 grants going to agencies in 63 counties. [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:37:11-05:00Thursday, December 19, 2024|

Regulators to require belt alarms for rear seat passengers

DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the United States will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it finalized the rule, which also requires enhanced warnings when front seat belts aren’t fastened. The agency estimates that the [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:37:35-05:00Thursday, December 19, 2024|

Officials urging action to identify mystery drones

BOSTON (AP) — After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are urging action to identify and stop the mysterious flights. National security officials have said the drones don’t appear to be a sign of foreign interference or a public safety threat. Yet [...]

By |2025-01-02T15:40:28-05:00Wednesday, December 18, 2024|

Some banks and trade groups file lawsuit to stop new rule regulating overdraft fees

Some banks and banking trade groups are suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a finalized rule that limits overdraft fees banks can charge. The rule is part of President Joe Biden administration’s campaign to reduce junk fees that hit consumers on everyday purchases, including banking services. Banks, however, argue that without overdraft protection, desperate [...]

By |2024-12-18T15:43:34-05:00Tuesday, December 17, 2024|

Internal Revenue Service recovers $4.7B in back taxes, proceeds from various crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership last week announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes since the nation’s tax collector received a glut of funding through the tax, climate and health law in 2022. The announcement comes under the backdrop of a possible reckoning from [...]

By |2024-12-18T15:43:41-05:00Tuesday, December 17, 2024|

Federal Trade Commission sues the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor

The Federal Trade Commission last week sued the nation’s largest distributor of wine and spirits, saying it is illegally discriminating against small and independent businesses. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits doesn’t give smaller stores access to discounts and rebates that larger chains receive, putting the smaller stores at a competitive disadvantage, the FTC alleged in [...]

By |2024-12-18T15:43:44-05:00Tuesday, December 17, 2024|

New Jersey seeks to reduce packaging waste

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is aiming to reduce the amount of packaging material — particularly plastic — that is thrown away after the package is opened. From bubble wrap to puffy air-filled plastic pockets to those foam peanuts that seem to immediately spill all over the floor, lots of what keeps items safe [...]

By |2024-12-18T15:44:02-05:00Tuesday, December 17, 2024|

Several groups move to block pipeline reroute

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin tribe along with a coalition of groups last week moved to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline around the tribe’s reservation, arguing state regulators have underestimated the environmental damage that construction would cause. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit in Ashland County [...]

By |2024-12-18T15:44:08-05:00Tuesday, December 17, 2024|
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