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Facebook Whistleblower Says the Company ‘Intentionally Misled the Public’

Facebook Whistleblower Says the Company ‘Intentionally Misled the Public’

by Katherine Huggins | Oct 5, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the social media giant has consistently failed to protect children and “intentionally misled the public about what its own research reveals.” Haugen has also filed a...
FTC Officials Urge Senators to Pass Consumer Privacy Law

FTC Officials Urge Senators to Pass Consumer Privacy Law

by Ariel Gans | Sep 29, 2021 | Business & Tech, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate wants to pass a federal data privacy law, but Federal Trade Commission officials and business representatives underscored that the agency lacks the resources to enforce it.  While data has vast economic and social benefits, the need for strong...

Rail operators seek infrastructure changes and equal representation

by Jay Silver | Mar 19, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — Some New York passenger and freight rail associations are asking the administration President Joe Biden for infrastructure changes while also outlining plans to keep customers and workers safe following the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups are also promoting...
Appeals Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Can Continue Operating Without a Key Permit

Appeals Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Can Continue Operating Without a Key Permit

by Amanda Rooker | Feb 3, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — In the latest legal battle over the Dakota Access pipeline last Tuesday, a federal appeals court   upheld most of a lower court ruling that said  oil can continue to flow through the pipeline, but confirmed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did...
Student-loan payment freeze gives badly needed relief to struggling borrowers

Student-loan payment freeze gives badly needed relief to struggling borrowers

by Alicia Diaz | Jan 29, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – President Biden’s move to extend the freeze on student-loan payments until October has given borrowers badly needed financial cushion and the chance to spend the extra cash on other basic necessities. Struggling families or student borrowers coping with...
Biden freezes Trump’s last-minute visa rules

Biden freezes Trump’s last-minute visa rules

by Dalia Faheid | Jan 24, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has frozen for 60 days last-minute rules from the Trump administration that would allow only higher-wage foreign workers to be employed in the U.S. Under a final rule issued Jan. 8 by the Homeland Security Department, only the...
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