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As Facebook prepares to outsource tough content decisions to its new 'Supreme Court,' experts warn it still operates within a dictatorship and can't legislate a better government
Facebook's independent oversight board lets the company off the hook on controversial decisions whi…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Critics challenge Facebook with their own 'real oversight board'
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) While an independent Facebook oversight board with 20 external members of t…
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Top Democrats fear Trump and his staff will shred documents, withhold important information and delete official emails on the way out if Biden wins the election. Here's what they plan to do to stop it
Democrats are warning that if President Trump and his staff illegally destroy records during a pres…
Robin Bravender
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The pandemic ushered in free weekly credit reports for Americans. Unless the government acts soon, that's over.
While increased access to credit reports has been a boon to consumers during the pandemic, the cred…
John L. Dorman
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Americans have turned to melatonin to soothe pandemic-induced stress. Experts worry high demand, little federal oversight, and insufficient data leave the industry ripe for scams.
American consumers spent $825,559,397 on melatonin supplements in 2020, representing a 42.6% year-o…
Allana Akhtar
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Cryptocurrency owners say they want more government oversight of the market to combat ransomware, Harris survey shows
57% of crypto owners surveyed support additional regulation to combat the rise of ransomware attack…
Carla Mozée
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New poll suggests Americans' support for Ukraine is softening as GOP vows to slow the massive aid effort
"We're not going to write a blank check," a top House Republican recently said about US aid to Ukra…
John Haltiwanger
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TikTok's Chinese parent company reportedly intended to use the app to surveil specific Americans' locations
Forbes reported that a China-based team at ByteDance planned to use TikTok to monitor the locations…
Travis Clark
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The fate of a post-2008 watchdog meant to protect Americans from another financial crisis is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court
A Trump-appointed panel of judges ruled in October that the CFPB's funding structure is unconstitut…
Ayelet Sheffey,Jason Lalljee
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Delisting risk eases for Alibaba and other US-listed Chinese companies after American officials get audit access
The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examined auditing paperwork in Hong Kong but the s…
Carla Mozée
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The student-loan industry could face a crackdown as yet another Elizabeth Warren ally takes a top oversight job for Biden
The Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra, who used to be a student-loan watchdog, to lead the Consumer Fin…
Ayelet Sheffey
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South Dakota's Kristi Noem bans the use of TikTok on government devices, says China uses the platform to 'manipulate' Americans
US officials have been raising security concerns about TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company,…
Sophia Ankel
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Did Facebook's Oversight Board make the right decision to uphold Trump's suspension? Two free speech experts weigh in.
Discussions surrounding the defensibility of Facebook's Oversight Board ruling have gained momentum…
Zahra Tayeb
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The FEC relies on candidates' 'good faith' when it comes to foreign donations. But the agency's inspector general says that's 'insufficient oversight' and poses a 'national security risk.'
An inspector general report found that the FEC has several management and performance challenges st…
Bryan Metzger
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Vanguard's decision to leave the world's biggest climate-finance group could impede Biden's plan to protect Americans' savings from the climate crisis
Vanguard pulled out of a coalition of investment groups aiming to fight climate change because it w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A 36-year-old soccer player had a heart attack - but she brushed it off as heartburn and resisted going to the ER
Lindsey Huie, who played for the US Women's National Team and LA Galaxy, was racing between her kid…
Anna Medaris Miller
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US Elections 2020: From Niraj Antani to Pramila Jayapal, here are all the Indian Americans who have won big
The 2020 US elections are underway and while the results for the Presidential seat will be a long w…
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Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest denies Americans who lost life savings the chance to get answers about FTX's implosion, House committee chair says
New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also expressed disappointment that the disgraced F…
George Glover
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Nearly 7 million tax returns haven't been processed by the IRS because of stimulus changes
Lawmakers requested the IRS extend the tax filing deadline and remove the requirement to file amend…
Ayelet Sheffey
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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: FDA aims to expand digital health oversight - Fitbit, Google partner for health - American Well will buy Avizia
AMERICAN WELL ACQUIRES AVIZIA, MOVING INTO HOSPITAL-BASED TELEMEDICINE: US telehealth provider, Ame…