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Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: study
Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags are sometimes working against their intentions, a new study has found.
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D.C. lobbying giant adds firepower to Florida
An influential Florida lobbyist is joining one of Washington's largest lobbying firms, a powerful addition as the Sunshine State looks to play an outsized role in the incoming Trump administration.
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US to add functions such as blind spot warning and pedestrian detection to vehicle collision evaluation
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's car safety ratings are getting a major update…
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NBA and Warner Bros. Discovery agree to settle lawsuit live game rights (CNBC)
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Trump administration's next target: naturalized Americans
President-elect Donald Trump appears intent on keeping his campaign promise to begin deporting at least 15 million people who he claims are “tainting the blood” of our country. That would be virtually impossible, both logistically and economically, at least by some estimates… read more
Pennsylvania Supreme Court reprimands Democratic election official for counting undated mail-in ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded the Democratic-led election board for counting undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots, siding with Republicans and ruling that such votes are invalid. repeated. read more
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