The move comes after the government introduced a bill in May that would implement a ‘national freeze’ on buying, importing, selling and transferring handguns.
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Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud
Twitter has sued Musk to force him to complete the acquisition of the $44 billion deal for the social media company.
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Facebook curtails safeguards against election misinformation
It’s a sharp departure from Facebook owner Meta’s multibillion-dollar efforts to enhance the accuracy of posts about U.S. elections.
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‘What recession?’: U.S .employers add 528,000 jobs in July
The American job market has repeatedly defied skeptics this year.
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Applications for U.S. jobless claims up again last week
The labor market remains nonetheless one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.
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China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruptions
The move, seen as retaliation for a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, avoided disrupting one of the world’s most important technology and manufacturing relationships.
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Twitter responds to Musk’s claims, calls them ‘excuses’
A court decision could ultimately determine the future of a social platform used daily by 238 million people around the globe.
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After delays, Portland bike-share program could get rolling this month
The first 50 bikes are expected to be available in downtown Portland on Aug. 15, the operator says.
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Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek
The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
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Murray Plumb & Murray hires Nicholas Bernate as a senior associate in its litigation group
NEW HIRES Murray Plumb & Murray has hired Nicholas Bernate as a senior associate in its litigation group. Bernate, of Freeport, was previously a shareholder of Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy, in Santa Rosa, Calif. He also worked as a senior associate at the law firm of Bledsoe, Diestel, Treppa & Crane LLP in San Francisco. […]