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April 25, 2024 4:31 PM ET

Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal

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It's now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York

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April 25, 2024 11:22 AM ET

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What's coming next?

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TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company or face a ban

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April 24, 2024 7:09 PM ET

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

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Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoff

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April 24, 2024 7:01 PM ET

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain

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The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm

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April 24, 2024 2:41 PM ET

Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

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The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancer

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President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes supp…
April 24, 2024 2:05 PM ET

The US is now allowed to seize Russian state assets. How would that work?

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April 24, 2024 1:36 PM ET

Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway

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April 23, 2024 7:42 PM ET

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

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April 23, 2024 10:07 AM ET

A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead

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April 22, 2024 10:27 AM ET

California reject bill to crackdown on how utilities spend customers' money

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April 22, 2024 4:19 AM ET

A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution

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April 20, 2024 11:23 AM ET

The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon

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April 19, 2024 10:47 PM ET

Biden signs bill extending a key US surveillance program after divisions nearly forced it to lapse

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April 18, 2024 2:46 PM ET

First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides

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Deborah Mayer holds one of the luxury handbags she sells on TikTok, Wednesday, March 21, 2024, in F…
April 18, 2024 11:28 AM ET

Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package

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April 17, 2024 5:21 PM ET

Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La
April 17, 2024 4:50 PM ET

What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel

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Police block protestors gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, A…
April 17, 2024 5:31 AM ET

Georgia's parliament votes to approve so-called 'Russian law' targeting media in first reading

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April 16, 2024 11:02 AM ET

The Biden administration recruits 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws

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April 15, 2024 10:08 PM ET

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

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April 12, 2024 4:30 PM ET

Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La
April 11, 2024 7:12 PM ET

House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes

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April 10, 2024 10:36 AM ET

Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans

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Maryland Gov
April 9, 2024 2:32 PM ET

Third channel to open at Baltimore port as recovery from bridge collapse continues

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The site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship that toppled it, Dali, ar…
April 9, 2024 1:10 PM ET

Maryland lawmakers say coming bill will clarify that feds fully pay for replacing Baltimore bridge

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April 8, 2024 4:35 PM ET

Tennessee lawmakers seek to require parental permission before children join social media

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Pennsylvania Gov
April 5, 2024 10:06 PM ET

Some states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn't mean their governors aren't using it

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April 5, 2024 12:28 PM ET

Workers sue to overturn law that exempts Atlantic City casinos from indoor smoking ban

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Kentucky Gov
April 4, 2024 3:32 PM ET

Kentucky governor vetoes nuclear energy legislation due to the method of selecting board members

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