Flickr / Ning Ham In the early 2000s, banks successfully sued to stop Iowa from limiting their ability to charge ATM fees to non-customers. They also fought off states’ attempts to stop them from charging non-customers to cash checks drawn on the banks’ accounts. In another case, they stopped California from forcing two banks to […]
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Protecting the Himalayas: How one local is doing his bit
“I studied civil engineering at Brunel University, near London,” he tells me. “I was sent by the Indian government and returned to build infrastructure all over our nation. I helped open Ladakh to the world, but now we have new challenges. With all the tourists and growing population, there’s huge pressure on energy and water. […]
Protecting American steel from imports makes no sense
AS AN example of all that is wrong with Donald Trump’s view of trade, the probe he has ordered into the steel industry is particularly hard to beat. If it results, as seems to be the plan, in blanket punitive tariffs slapped on steel imports, the consequences would be dire: the American economy would be […]
Nick Ferrari SLAMS 'heartless' WhatsApp for protecting terrorists: 'Lives have been taken'
“What heartless rubbish. This is where people’s lives have been taken.” The 58-year-old went on to add that he understood that by accessing messages on services like WhatsApp could open the doors to allowing the government to spy on the public. But, he insisted it was essential access was given for crimes including terror attacks […]
A Colorado appeals court sided with a group of teenagers who sued the oil industry for not protecting the environment
Andrew Burton/Getty The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a group of teenagers on Thursday, reversing a lower court ruling and opining that the state must hold public health and environmental protection to a higher level of importance than the interests of its oil and gas industry, the Denver Post reported. The case was […]
Protecting Trump family comes with additional $60mn price tag – US Secret Service
The Secret Service added $ 60 million to its 2018 budget request to cover the escalating costs for protection and travel for US President Donald Trump and his family, according to internal documents. Nearly half of the funding request – $ 26.8 million – would be allocated to protect President Trump’s family and private home […]
6 Reasons Why Protecting The Rights Of EU Nationals In The UK After Brexit Will Not Be That Simple
View this image › Protesters take part in a march in support of migrants and EU workers in central London last month. Jack Taylor / Getty Images Since the UK voted to leave the European Union last June, the fate of the three million EU nationals living in Britain, and the rights of 1.2 million […]
Every shred of available evidence shows policies protecting LGBT people save children’s lives
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters What happens when you take a basic legal protection away from a population? It is a question about policy, law, and politics, but it’s not really a political question. Instead, it’s a question of public health. Policies that radically transform the way whole populations are treated in society are likely to have significant impacts on health, […]
Months Later, Some Parks Are Protecting Themselves Against Pokémon Go Problems
When Pokémon Go was in its prime last year, many of the game’s more popular locations were parks. And some of those parks got trashed. Understandably, if also a little late (at least for Pokémon Go), local governments are now taking steps to try and stop this happening again. In Milwaukee, AP reports, one park […]