Tag: Government regulations
Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious...
Sacrifices paying off for foreign players in women’s tourney
<p>Michigan's Hailey Brown says she came very close to opting out of this women's basketball season.</p>
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Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
<p>SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
EU’s top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court on Thursday rejected an effort by a Scandinavian youth group and eight families around the world to...
Canada’s Supreme Court says carbon price is constitutional
<p>OTTAWA, Ontario — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon price is entirely constitutional.</p>
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UK, US impose sanctions targeting Myanmar military business
<p>The U.K. and the United States are imposing further sanctions over human rights violations in Myanmar, Britain's top diplomat said Thursday.</p>
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EXPLAINER: California’s net neutrality law springs to life
<p>More than three years ago, Trump-era regulators <a href="https://apnews.com/article/e1eabbdf1525477dbaacf1a482b57ed4">killed federal net neutrality regulations</a> designed to prevent AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other major internet providers...
Critics of federal ban on firearms device win key decision
<p>DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan should have blocked a Trump administration <a href="https://apnews.com/article/6c1af80fb290472c89fb930e223505af">ban on bump stocks</a>, a device that allows semiautomatic firearms...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
EU’s top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court on Thursday rejected an effort by a Scandinavian youth group and eight families around the world to...