Credit card companies agree to lower “swipe fees” for merchants 

Merchants have spent the last few years in lengthy legal battles against major credit card-issuing banks over surcharges. Now, they have reached an agreement

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US administration extends the timeline for phasing out gas-powered vehicles 

As the Biden administration confronts the reality of slow EV sales, the decision has been made to give manufacturers more time to phase out

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India makes a trade deal with the European Free Trade Association

India has finalized a free-trade agreement (FTA) with four non-EU European nations that make up the EFTA – Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.  According

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What caused the Facebook and Instagram outages? 

This week, both Facebook and Instagram, two social media giants under the umbrella of Meta, encountered technical outages. According to a company spokesperson, the

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More teens report alcohol and substance abuse due to stress 

A recent study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that stress and other mental health problems are the leading

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Study finds the number of premature births in the US has increased 

According to a report by the CDC and Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, the rate of preterm births in the

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eBay reaches settlement with US Justice Department over the sale of drug-making equipment 

In response to allegations that it facilitated the sale of equipment used in the production of illegal drugs, eBay has agreed to pay a

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Regulator fines Amazon over surveillance of workers in France 

The watchdog in France, the CNIL, has fined Amazon €32 million in France for what has been deemed as “excessive” surveillance of its employees,

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Research shows that a large number of teens are now using weight-loss products 

According to a recent study published in JAMA, a high level of non-prescribed drugs, dietary supplements, and other weight-loss products are now being used

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How the Spanish government plans to protect minors from adult content 

The Spanish government has announced plans to launch a pilot project for age verification before the summer to curb minors’ access to pornography.  Government

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