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Tampons sold under various popular brands may contain toxic metals such as arsenic and lead, according to a recent study out of the University of Berkeley in California.

lawyer who avoided prison time after pleading guilty to insider trading must pay a $1.15 million fine in a related U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil case, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark, New Jersey, said that while Gene Levoff «was not living excessively, his violations were nonetheless especially egregious» given the lawyer's former role enforcing Apple's insider trading policies.

California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems

Global software giant Microsoft Corp. will pay $14.4 million in California to settle allegations that it discriminated against employees who took protected leave from work

Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep

Hawaii islands is known for its picturesque beaches and various other tourist monuments. Like the other states of the US, it has its own share of challenges and one such issue is that of drugs. It has been reported by USA Today that Mexican cartels are wreaking havoc in this peaceful place. There are two dominant cartels which are Sinaloa and its rival which is known as the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion who run the drug pipelines all the way from California and Nevada to Oahu. The government has been aware of this and is trying to tackle the issue.

Paxful co-founder Artur Schaback pled guilty to conspiring to operate a crypto exchange platform without effective anti-money laundering policies.

Silvergate Capital Corp., former CEO Alan Lane and former chief risk officer Kathleen Fraher, were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with misleading investors about the strength of its bank secrecy act and AML compliance programme and the monitoring of crypto customers. In addition, the company and former executives were charged with misleading investors about the company’s losses from expected securities sales following the collapse of FTX. Silvergate and Martino misrepresented the company’s bleak financial condition during a liquidity crisis and bank run following FTX’s collapse, alleges the SEC.

wildlife officials have introduced a plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to eliminate nearly half a million barred owls to protect the endangered spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington, and California. This strategy, detailed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, aims to counter the decline of spotted owls, as barred owls have increasingly crowded out their smaller cousins. Spotted owls struggle to compete with barred owls, which have larger broods and need less space to survive, as per the reports of Yahoo news.

SEOUL—Jordan Daniels, a 31-year-old pianist and software engineer in California, posted a cover of a catchy new tune on TikTok. One aspect of the ditty, “Friendly Father," made Daniels uneasy: It is propaganda from North Korea, the communist country led by brutal strongman Kim Jong Un. “He’s like this dictator," Daniels said.

US Independence Day has finally arrived in all its glory and 4th of July will see some amazing events, parades and more set in store for US residents across different states including New York, California, Washington and more. However, this day, which is a federal holiday, gives the opportunity for you to sit in and binge some quality online content at your leisure. Since this is the US Presidential election season, you can watch some dramas with the political flavor to it, to make things a little more amped up.

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Top crypto industry leaders reportedly met with a senior White House official in Washington on Wednesday where they discussed their concerns about the Biden administration’s stricter crypto regulations and explored ways to improve their relationship.

Joe Biden's politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless, or would lose the thread of conversations. Like many people his age, Biden, 81, has long experienced instances in which he mangled a sentence, forgot a name or mixed up a few facts, even though he could be sharp and engaged most of the time. But in interviews, people in the room with him more recently said that the lapses seemed to be growing more frequent, more pronounced and more worrisome. The uncomfortable occurrences were not predictable, but seemed more likely when he was in a large crowd or tired after a particularly bruising schedule. In the 23 days leading up to the debate against former President Donald Trump, Biden jetted across the Atlantic Ocean twice for meetings with foreign leaders and then flew from Italy to California for a splashy fundraiser, maintaining a grueling pace that exhausted even much younger aides.

Lakers selected LeBron James' oldest son Bronny James last week in the second round of the draft after one season at the University of Southern California (USC). This will be the first time in NBA history that a father-son duo will be playing at the same time let alone for a same side. James has long spoken of his desire to play in the NBA alongside his son. Also Read: COVID-19 reaches high level. Hospitalization, emergency visits, deaths go up. What have CDC data revealed?

The Securities and Exchange Commission last week revoked the license of Lufkin Advisors of San Mateo, Calif., after charging the firm and its owner, Chauncey Lufkin, with fraudulent conduct involving crypto assets and private funds.

Four of the past five Stanley Cup champions are based in a place with no state income tax, and the flood of talent to those locales continued in NHL free agency

Joe Biden steps down, Kamala Harris's camp fears that Democrats would select a white candidate in her place. They contend that failing to acknowledge her would be «offensive» to black voters. After a dismal television debate with Donald Trump, Biden is facing calls to get out of the race because of his advanced age. Despite this, the Biden-Harris campaign has rejected suggestions for a younger candidate, as per the reports of 'Yahoo News'.

Co-host of ‘The Big Money Show’ Brian Brenberg analyzes the latest inflation data and discusses California’s $20 minimum wage increase.

There may be relief for the thousands of Americans whose savings have been locked in frozen fintech accounts for the past two months.