Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court

Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court


A federal judge in Wyoming said the Interior Department had overreached when it issued new rules for hydraulic fracturing on government-owned lands.


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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules


Previously, companies had to apply for special permission to operate drones. Now a range of businesses may use drones under 55 pounds, but not for package delivery.


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Monday, June 20, 2016

India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment

India, Needing Jobs, Eases Rules on Foreign Investment


The changes are the most significant loosening of market restrictions in a generation, with foreigners now permitted to own 100 percent of many companies.


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Monday, June 13, 2016

Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rico in Debt Restructuring Case

Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rico in Debt Restructuring Case


Justice Clarence Thomas said the law was at odds with the federal Bankruptcy Code, which bars states and lower units of government from enacting their own versions of bankruptcy law.


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Friday, June 3, 2016

Researchers Uncover a Flaw in Europe’s Tough Privacy Rules

Researchers Uncover a Flaw in Europe’s Tough Privacy Rules


Computer scientists were able to discover the names of roughly a third of the people who had asked that online links about themselves be taken down.


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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Blunt Rules in a Black Car

Blunt Rules in a Black Car


A no-nonsense sign for passengers hung from the mirror of a Town Car in front of Carnegie Hall.


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Saturday, May 14, 2016

New Crowdfunding Rules Let the Small Fry Swim With Sharks

New Crowdfunding Rules Let the Small Fry Swim With Sharks


Starting Monday, new regulations will permit anyone, not just the moneyed, to invest in small companies in exchange for a stake in the business.


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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Ah! So that"s what J. Lo was saying in Ja Rule"s "I"m Real"

Ah! So that’s what J. Lo was saying in Ja Rule’s ‘I’m Real’



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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

U.S. Judge Rules Texas Tycoon Wyly Committed Tax Fraud

U.S. Judge Rules Texas Tycoon Wyly Committed Tax Fraud


Texas tycoon Sam Wyly engaged in “deceptive and fraudulent actions” in a years-long scheme to dodge taxes on more than $ 1 billion held in offshore trusts, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled on Tuesday.


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Thursday, May 5, 2016

F.D.A. Issues Tighter Rules for E-Cigarettes in a Landmark Move

F.D.A. Issues Tighter Rules for E-Cigarettes in a Landmark Move


The industry’s first federal regulations, to take effect in 90 days, ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors and require identification for purchase.


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Monday, May 2, 2016

Stricter Rules for Voter IDs Reshape Races

Stricter Rules for Voter IDs Reshape Races


More than a dozen states will use the laws for the first time in a presidential election this fall, a step researchers say disproportionately affects minority voters.


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Monday, April 25, 2016

Europe’s Web Privacy Rules: Bad for Google, Bad for Everyone

Europe’s Web Privacy Rules: Bad for Google, Bad for Everyone


Restricting what search results users can see undermines the Internet’s promise of global access to information.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Google Charged With Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Rules

Google Charged With Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Rules


The European competition chief said Google had unfairly promoted its services with cellphone manufacturers, limiting how rivals could operate in the smartphone software market.


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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Judge Rules Against Couple in China"s 1st Same-Sex Case

Judge Rules Against Couple in China’s 1st Same-Sex Case


A judge on Wednesday ruled against a gay couple in China’s first same-sex marriage case that attracted several hundred cheering supporters to the courthouse and was seen as a landmark moment for the country’s emerging LGBT rights movement.










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Judge in China Rules Gay Couple Cannot Marry

Judge in China Rules Gay Couple Cannot Marry


The pair, Sun Wenlin and Hu Mingliang, had sued a civil affairs bureau in Changsha after the office refused to grant them the right to marry.


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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Judge in China Rules Gay Couple Cannot Marry

Judge in China Rules Gay Couple Cannot Marry


The pair, Sun Wenlin and Hu Mingliang, had sued a civil affairs bureau in Changsha after the office refused to grant them the right to marry.










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Meet the Rules Committee: 112 people who may decide the Republican nominee

Meet the Rules Committee: 112 people who may decide the Republican nominee



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Friday, April 8, 2016

Amazon May Violate India’s New Rules on Foreign E-Commerce

Amazon May Violate India’s New Rules on Foreign E-Commerce


The government added regulations related to pricing and the sourcing of sales on sites that Amazon and several rivals appear to break.










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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Pfizer and Allergan Are Said to End Merger as Tax Rules Tighten

Pfizer and Allergan Are Said to End Merger as Tax Rules Tighten


The broader reach of regulations, intended to keep companies from cutting deals to move income overseas, appears to have caught many by surprise.










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