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FTC blocks $4B Tempur Sealy, Mattress Firm merger

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday unanimously blocked mattress supplier Tempur Sealy International Inc.’s $4 billion acquisition of retailer Mattress Firm Inc., saying the merger could stifle competition and lead to higher prices. Tempur Sealy owns Tempur-Pedic, Stearns & Foster and Sealy and is the world’s largest mattress supplier. The company had originally agreed to […]

Bed-Stuy blocks landmarked despite Orthodox Jews’ protestations

Two blocks in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood were approved for historic designation this week, despite protests from many Orthodox Jewish residents who say the designation will force them out of their homes. On Tuesday, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted Willoughby Hart Historic DistrictThere are two rows of brownstone buildings in Bed-Stuy that remain intact. […]

California Supreme Court Blocks Anti-tax Referendum; Backs Newsom, Democrats

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the California Supreme Court blocked a referendum that would have required voters to approve increases to state and local taxes, the first time such a referendum has been passed in 25 years. The bill, known as the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, would make it harder to raise or […]

Senate GOP Blocks Chuck Schumer’s Political Stunt on Bump Stock Ban

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) pushed for a unanimous vote to ban bump stocks in an effort to use Republican opposition to portray Republicans as supporting mass shooters, according to congressional sources. The opposition of just one Republican could block a unanimous vote, and Democrats could use that single Republican vote to argue […]

Senate GOP blocks Democratic effort to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Democrats from passing a bump stock ban bill following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-Minn.), the author of the BUMP bill, called for unanimous approval of the proposal, but Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) blocked it. The move came days […]

Coast Guard blocks Cuban migrants headed for US, ships them back home

In four separate operations, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted about 20 Cuban migrants attempting to reach U.S. shores in rickety boats and returned them to their home countries, authorities said. The seagoing migrants were apprehended as part of Operation Vigilance, an enhanced effort in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security to stop asylum seekers […]

Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new illegal immigration law after Biden admin sues

Federal Judge A preliminary injunction was issued On Monday, he blocked a new illegal immigration bill in Iowa that would have given state police the power to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Senate File 2340 The bill was signed into law in April by Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds in response to the Biden administration’s […]