The train derailment in Eastern Ohio has spawned conspiracy theories and contradictory narratives, with politicians from both parties parading through town to further their agendas. To Democrats, the train derailment and chemical leak in the hamlet of East Palestine, Ohio, is a story of logic, action and consequences: Rail safety regulations put in place by …
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Flight attendant unions at the two carriers are pushing in opposite directions as federal officials decide whether and on what terms to allow the deal. Unions that represent workers at JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines are divided on the proposed merger of the two companies, with one union throwing its support behind the deal and …
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An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses. Plans to install 3,000 acres of solar panels in Kentucky and Virginia are delayed for years. Wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota have been abruptly canceled. And programs to encourage Massachusetts and Maine residents …
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An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses. Plans to install 3,000 acres of solar panels in Kentucky and Virginia are delayed for years. Wind farms in Minnesota and North Dakota have been abruptly canceled. And programs to encourage Massachusetts and Maine residents …
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The National Labor Relations Board said severance pacts requiring confidentiality and nondisparagement violated a law on collective worker activity. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that it is generally illegal for companies to offer severance agreements that prohibit workers from making potentially disparaging statements about the employer or from disclosing details of the agreement. …
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The former president has attacked President Biden over his administration’s handling of the train derailment disaster, even as his own environmental policies while in office have been criticized. EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald J. Trump will visit on Thursday afternoon the site of a train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals in this Ohio …
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The case, concerning a law that gives websites immunity for suits based on their users’ posts, has the potential to alter the very structure of the internet. WASHINGTON — In a case with the potential to alter the very structure of the internet, the Supreme Court did not appear ready on Tuesday to limit a …
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — On a quiet street corner, a sign marks the birthplace of a beverage behemoth: Here, in 1954, the Tri-City Beverage Corporation bottled its first case of Mountain Dew. The soda was originally uncolored and lemon-lime flavored, and its inventors used it as a mixer with bourbon. “Mountain dew” is also a …
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — On a quiet street corner, a sign marks the birthplace of a beverage behemoth: Here, in 1954, the Tri-City Beverage Corporation bottled its first case of Mountain Dew. The soda was originally uncolored and lemon-lime flavored, and its inventors used it as a mixer with bourbon. “Mountain dew” is also a …
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — On a quiet street corner, a sign marks the birthplace of a beverage behemoth: Here, in 1954, the Tri-City Beverage Corporation bottled its first case of Mountain Dew. The soda was originally uncolored and lemon-lime flavored, and its inventors used it as a mixer with bourbon. “Mountain dew” is also a …
State and federal agencies have levied fines, brought new cases and issued policy statements to rein in freewheeling practices in recent weeks. Cryptocurrency executives hoped that 2023 would herald a new beginning after a year of disastrous setbacks. Instead, the industry has found itself on the receiving end of an aggressive government crackdown. Last month, …
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Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio. Last month, as Norfolk Southern, one of the largest railroads in North America, reported record operating profits, Alan H. Shaw, its chief executive, told shareholders that the company’s service was “at the best …
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A federal auto safety agency said the technology can cause crashes, but said the company was unaware of any deaths or injuries caused by the flaws. Tesla is recalling more than 362,000 cars equipped with its Full Self Driving driver-assistance system after government regulators found it increased the risk of accidents. The company’s technology, which …
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Martin J. Walsh, a former mayor of Boston, was regarded as an unusually visible labor secretary. Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh is leaving the Biden administration to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association, the union announced on Thursday. Mr. Walsh, a former Boston mayor who had led the city’s powerful Building …
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Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla’s Autopilot and that regulators needed to restrict their use. Last fall, Missy Cummings sent a document to her colleagues at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that revealed a …
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The new regulations, which will take effect in mid-May, were introduced in response to complaints from residents about disruptive tourists. Amsterdam will soon ban the smoking of marijuana on the streets of its popular red-light district, according to rules introduced on Thursday that are aimed at cracking down on the noisy tourists that local residents …
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A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach the U.S. market anytime soon. Over the past year, America’s arsenal of Covid treatments has shrunk as new variants of the coronavirus have eroded the potency of drug after drug. Many patients are now left …
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A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach the U.S. market anytime soon. Over the past year, America’s arsenal of Covid treatments has shrunk as new variants of the coronavirus have eroded the potency of drug after drug. Many patients are now left …
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Longstanding research shows the health dangers of gas-burning ranges. Utilities are turning to Julie Goodman, a toxicologist with a firm whose work raises questions about the science. When Multnomah County in Oregon convened a recent public hearing on the health hazards posed by pollution from gas stoves, a toxicologist named Julie Goodman was the first to testify. …
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The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments. An expert panel on Friday endorsed a sweeping set of proposed changes to the federal government’s program for regulating experiments that involve tinkering with risky viruses and other pathogens. The move sets the stage for a closely watched …
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California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to punish doctors for spreading false or misleading information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments to their patients. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin …
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California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to punish doctors for spreading false or misleading information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments to their patients. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin …
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California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to punish doctors for spreading false or misleading information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments to their patients. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin …
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California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19. SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to punish doctors for spreading false or misleading information about Covid-19 vaccinations and treatments to their patients. The law, signed by Gov. Gavin …
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The agency wants Congress to intervene, saying it does not have adequate oversight powers to ensure the safety of the myriad cannabidiol products derived from hemp. Four years after Congress legalized hemp, spawning a vast, unregulated market for cannabidiol-infused beverages, gummies and lotions, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it lacked the authority …
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As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future. An expert committee advising the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday that regulators phase out the original versions of the Covid-19 vaccines, allowing Americans getting their first shots to receive the …
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The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government. A company that makes an abortion pill filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning challenging the constitutionality of a state ban on the medication, …
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Genesis was caught in the fallout of the collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. The cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Holdco filed for bankruptcy late on Thursday, the latest crypto company to do so after the collapse of FTX, the exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. A year ago, Genesis and a group …
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The federal agency that oversees nursing homes has tightened rules around the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs. Federal regulators said Wednesday that they will begin penalizing nursing homes that give residents a false label of schizophrenia, a practice that many facilities have used to skirt restrictions on antipsychotic drugs, which can be especially dangerous for …
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Just before 2 a.m. on April 18, 2018, Amy Price, the wife of the coal executive Larry Price Jr., called the police in Bluefield, Va., to report her husband missing. Police scoured Bluefield, a town of less than 10,000 people nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and soon discovered Mr. Price’s white Mercedes at a …
The nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves. A political firestorm ensued. WASHINGTON — Concerns raised by the nation’s top consumer watchdog about the health hazards posed by gas stoves have triggered a sharp rebuke from the oil and gas industry and its Republican allies, inserting a common …
A new rule would, for the first time in a decade, reduce emissions of soot that disproportionately harm communities of color. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday proposed to tighten limits on fine particulate matter, a deadly air pollutant also known as soot. It would be the first time in more than a decade …
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A new rule would, for the first time in a decade, reduce emissions of soot that disproportionately harm communities of color. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday proposed to tighten limits on fine particulate matter, a deadly air pollutant also known as soot. It would be the first time in more than a decade …
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The airline has not said how much it might have to spend to reimburse customers and upgrade its technology systems. The meltdown that forced Southwest Airlines to cancel more than 15,000 holiday flights could cost the carrier hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and customer reimbursements, industry analysts say. The total could equal …
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The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant. Meta suffered a major defeat on Wednesday that could severely undercut its Facebook and Instagram advertising business after European Union regulators found it had illegally forced users to effectively …
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Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it. For the first time, retail pharmacies, from corner drugstores to major chains like CVS and Walgreens, …
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On Jan. 1, Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the program is a success. PORTLAND, Ore. — The curriculum was set, the students were enrolled and Oregon officials had signed off on nearly every detail of training for the first class of …
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The disgraced crypto entrpreneur was freed on $250 million bond, but is due back in court in early January on federal fraud charges. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to return to court on Jan. 3.Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press Free on bail, Bankman-Fried faces “epic” legal fight Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto mogul who told The …
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It was the sort of dry panel discussion that occurs at hundreds of industry conferences every year — until a Google representative decided it was time to unleash. “This is personal for me,” Jamey Goldin, an energy regulation lawyer at Google, told those attending a May conference in Atlanta on renewable energy in the Southeast. …
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For the first time in decades, the agency has restricted nitrogen dioxide emissions from heavy vehicles. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday strengthened limits on smog-forming pollution from buses, delivery vans, tractor-trailers and other trucks, the first time in more than 20 years that tailpipe standards have been tightened for heavy-duty vehicles. The new …
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