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Gavin Newsom Has Defended California’s Homelessness Crisis. Now He’s Embracing Controversial Policy Changes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to finish the job Ronald Reagan started more than half…
Fed Shifts Into Cautious Policy Mode as Risks Become More Two-Sided
U.S. Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting that they would proceed “carefully” and only raise…
How Apple’s App Tracking Policy Curbs Financial Fraud
An essential adage these days is to protect your private data to keep fraudsters at bay. A new…
Domestic Violence Exacerbated by Wartime, Raising Concerns Over Looser Gun Policies
Domestic abuse remains a persistent problem during Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas, and women’s groups caution that wartime…
Republicans Rip Biden’s Broadband Policy at FCC Hearing
House GOP members and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leaders attacked the Biden administration’s broadband policy at Thursday’s FCC oversight hearing. …
Rishi Sunak’s Position on Smoking Ban ‘Unchanged’ as New Zealand Scraps Policy
Rishi Sunak said he plans to continue with his smoking ban after New Zealand reversed its own flagship…
Ottawa Public Health Urges Tough Anti-Smoking Policy That New Zealand is Scrapping
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is calling on the federal government to follow the example of New Zealand’s “smoke-free…
Alberta Government Mulls Policy on How Schools Address Gender-Diverse Students
Alberta’s government is having an “active conversation” about whether school employees should require parents’ permission before changing the names…
China Woos Foreign Tourists With Visa-Free Policy, but Will They Come Back?
BEIJING – Since March 2023, when China started to issue tourist visas again, business has picked up for Beijing tour…
Proposed Personal Hygiene Policy at Montreal Libraries Raises Eyebrows
A new policy about personal hygiene at a public library in Montreal is raising a lot of eyebrows.…