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Judge orders EPA to address potential IQ impacts of fluoride in drinking water

A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the potential effects of fluoride in drinking water on IQ levels. In a new ruling this week, Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, ordered the EPA to take regulatory action on the issue. Chen wrote that the “predominance of evidence” shows there are […]

Amazon orders employees to return to the office 5 days a week

Amazon is requiring employees to come into the office five days a week. CEO Andy Jassy said in the memo: on monday. The mandate to return to the office is a major change from the current hybrid policy, which requires employees to work in the office at least three days a week. Amazon employees have […]

EU court orders Apple to pay $14.4 billion in back taxes to Ireland

The iPhone maker must pay $14.4 billion in back taxes to the Irish government after the European Union's top court rejected the company's appeal against a landmark 2016 ruling, which CEO Tim Cook denounced at the time as “total political nonsense.” The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday upheld a European Commission decision […]

North Carolina court orders RFK Jr.’s name to be removed just before ballots are sent

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name must be removed from the state's presidential election ballot, upending plans in the battleground state just as officials were about to begin mailing out the nation's first absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 presidential election. The intermediate appeals court issued an order […]

Musk's Starlink will block X in Brazil to comply with judge's orders

Elon Musk's SpaceX satellite internet service Starlink said on Tuesday it would block Musk's social media platform X in Brazil, following a recent order by the country's Supreme Court to block the platform in the South American country. “The Starlink team is committed to keeping you connected,” the company said. I wrote to X Tuesday. […]

Venezuelan judge orders the arrest of former opposition candidate Edmundo González

A Venezuelan judge reportedly ordered the arrest of former opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez on Monday amid ongoing disputes surrounding the country's elections this summer. The arrest warrant was issued as part of a criminal investigation into Venezuela's elections, according to the Associated Press. America Gonzalez won. But ruling leader Nicolas Maduro was declared the […]