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Crypto Czar Criticizes SEC’s Harsh Approach Amid Ongoing Ripple Lawsuit, Calls for Clearer Rules
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Crypto Czar Criticizes SEC’s Harsh Approach Amid Ongoing Ripple Lawsuit, Calls for Clearer Rules

The ongoing legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now spanned over four years, drawing sharp criticism from Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, and other crypto industry leaders. As the case continues, Garlinghouse and key figures like attorney John Deaton have repeatedly called for clearer, more consistent regulations from U.S. lawmakers and regulators, particularly the SEC.Garlinghouse has been vocal in criticizing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, claiming the agency’s lack of clear rules has created an unpredictable environment for crypto companies. He, along with other industry figures, has expressed frustration over what they see as unfair enforcement and the failure of the SEC to provide clear guidance on crypto operations.However, major shift...
Even where weed is legal, product safety isn’t guaranteed
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Even where weed is legal, product safety isn’t guaranteed

Joe Ciulla handles Ript gummies before they're packaged at the Ripple Cannabis Co.'s production facility in Commerce City, Colo. Kevn J. Beaty/Denverite hide caption toggle caption Kevn J. Beaty/Denverite Justin Singer makes edible cannabis products in Colorado under the names Ripple and Ript, and over the years, he has become increasingly concerned about the state's lack of enforcement of the industry and what that means for the safety of the marijuana supply. Forty states allow the sale of some form of cannabis for medical or recreational use. But cannabis remains illegal under federal law. ...
TikTok will be ‘momentarily not available’ in the United States beginning tonight
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TikTok will be ‘momentarily not available’ in the United States beginning tonight

TikTok is formally going dark in the United States now that a federal restriction on the app is set to enter into result on January 19th. Around 9PM ET, the app started informing individuals in the United States with a message that stated the restriction will "make our services momentarily not available." The message goes on to state that TikTok is "working to restore our service in the United States as rapidly as possible"-- a result that will need action from the inbound Trump administration one method or another. A comparable message is appearing in the CapCut video editor, which is likewise owned by TikTok's Chinese moms and dad business ByteDance.Inside TikTok, an internal memo seen by The Verge calls the news "frustrating" however informs workers that "President Trump has actually sh...
USDA Finalizes Third New Regulation Under the Biden-Harris Administration to Create Fairness and Transparency for Contract Farmers
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USDA Finalizes Third New Regulation Under the Biden-Harris Administration to Create Fairness and Transparency for Contract Farmers

Packers & & Stockyards guidelines belong to a suite of brand-new policies to offer farmers much better insight into essential elements of the farming system, from hereditary elements and prices of seeds they acquire, to animals market rates, so they can accomplish fairer returns and prepare much better for their companies. WASHINGTON, January 14, 2025-- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today revealed the 3rd installation in a series of regulative reforms under the Packers and Stockyards Act that, in mix with other updates settled under the Biden-Harris Administration, is planned to level the playing field for farmers who raise chicken, turkeys, hogs, livestock, and sheep under agreement or for sale to meat and poultry processing business.Particularly, the guideline rev...
Federal courts will not refer United States Supreme Court justice Thomas to chief law officer over principles
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Federal courts will not refer United States Supreme Court justice Thomas to chief law officer over principles

WASHINGTON--The federal courts will not refer claims that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas might have broken principles laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary's policymaking body stated Thursday. Thomas has actually accepted follow upgraded requirements on reporting journeys and presents, consisting of clearer standards on hospitality from buddies, the U.S. Judicial Conference composed to Democratic senators who had actually required an examination into concealed approval of high-end journeys. Thomas has actually formerly stated he wasn't needed to divulge the lots of journeys he and his partner took that were spent for by rich benefactors like Republican megadonor Harlan Crow due to the fact that they are close individual pals. The court didn't right away react to an ask for r...
3 dead, lots hurt in New Year’s fireworks surge in Hawaii
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3 dead, lots hurt in New Year’s fireworks surge in Hawaii

A minimum of 3 individuals were eliminated and lots were seriously hurt in an enormous New Year's fireworks surge in Hawaii, where Gov. Josh Green pledged Wednesday to increase charges for unlawful pyrotechnics. Submit Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI|License Photo Jan. 1 (UPI)-- At least 3 individuals were eliminated and lots were seriously hurt in a huge New Year's fireworks surge in Hawaii. The unlawful fireworks took off quickly after midnight Wednesday at a home in the Aliamanu community in Honolulu, according to very first responders, who stated 2 females were noticable dead at the scene and a 3rd lady later on passed away from her injuries. "Based on the initial evaluation and close-by monitoring video footage, proof from the scene and witness declarations, it appears that soon after midn...
Lebanese cease-fire efforts inch ahead as Israel maintains intense barrage
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Lebanese cease-fire efforts inch ahead as Israel maintains intense barrage

BEIRUT-- An Israeli airstrike flattened a structure near among Beirut's busiest traffic junctions Friday, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel maintained its heightened barrage even as diplomacy focused on protecting a cease-fire revealed tentative indications of development.Pushing its offensive versus the Iran-backed militant group, Israel has today stepped up airstrikes versus the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburban areas-- an escalation that has actually accompanied signs of motion in U.S.-led diplomatic contacts towards ending the dispute.Among numerous airstrikes on Friday early morning, the attack struck near the Tayouneh junction in a location where the residential areas satisfy other parts of the city, a more main target than the majority of that Israel has actually struck. T...
Loan charge under review: Second inquiry into controversial contractor tax policy announced
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Loan charge under review: Second inquiry into controversial contractor tax policy announced

The UK government has committed to resolving the fallout from a controversial, retroactive UK tax policy that has left thousands of IT contractors living under the shadow of life-changing tax bills since it came into force in April 2019. In its recently announced Autumn Budget 2024, the government confirmed the policy (known as the Loan Charge) will be subject to an independent review to “help bring the matter to a close for those affected, whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers”. The government’s wording here is interesting, because it neatly highlights the conflict and controversy at the centre of this policy, which has plunged contractors into financial ruin and been linked to at least 10 suicides. The policy was created to claw back money HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) claims it i...
IR35 reforms: PAC worried HMRC’s ‘hard’ enforcement is hurting specialists
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IR35 reforms: PAC worried HMRC’s ‘hard’ enforcement is hurting specialists

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has actually raised warnings over how HMRC is policing the IR35 dismiss of issue its actions may be putting public and economic sector organisations off working with specialists By Caroline Donnelly, Senior Editor, UK Released: 28 Feb 2024 16:07 The General Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issues that HM Revenue & & Customs' (HMRC) "hard method" to implementing the IR35 tax avoidance guidelines is hindering business from utilizing specialists. The admission functions in a 27-page evaluation by PAC about HMRC's efficiency throughout 2022-2023, which concluded that the federal government taxation's total level of client service has actually reached an "all-time low" throughout the reporting duration. The report lays out PAC's issues...
Huge brand-new MPAs are PNG’s very first to be co-managed by Indigenous neighborhoods
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Huge brand-new MPAs are PNG’s very first to be co-managed by Indigenous neighborhoods

On Nov. 12, the federal government of Papua New Guinea stated 2 big brand-new marine safeguarded locations amounting to more than 16,000 square kilometers (6,200 square miles) that apparently triple the nation's marine location under security.The statement topped a six-year effort led by U.S.-based NGO Wildlife Conservation Society to talk to regional neighborhoods about how to establish the MPAs to reduce the harvest of threatened types and bring back the health of fisheries that individuals have actually depended upon for generations.The NGO called the statement "among the very first and most enthusiastic community-led MPA wins" because nations concurred in 2015 to secure 30% of land and sea location by 2030 under the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity.Some observers keep in mind th...