Massachusetts prohibits all electronic cigarettes
On Tuesday, Massachusetts officially became the first US state to temporarily ban the sale of all electronic cigarettes, going further than Michigan and New York, which had suspended only flavored…
Read more »US bank cancels credit card debts of Canadian customers
A US bank has decided to cancel all credit card debts of its Canadian customers as part of a withdrawal from this market. New York-based Chase Bank announced it was…
Read more »ICE and FBI use driver’s license photos for facial recognition
Agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) and the FBI are using state driver’s license databases to scan “millions of photos of Americans without their knowledge or consent,…
Read more »A Tesla vehicle was on autopilot when it collided with a truck
A Tesla vehicle involved in a deadly collision with a truck in Florida was on autopilot, a federal investigation determined. The Model 3 was under the truck and its driver…
Read more »Clashes between police and protesters in North Dakota
Tension continues to mount at Standing Rock, North Dakota, where some 400 protesters block a bridge over a state highway. The protesters, who oppose the construction of the Dakota Access…
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