Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. applauded a mattress recycling bill that he signed into law here late last week. SB 254, backed by the International Sleep Products Assn., enjoyed bipartisan support as it moved through the legislative process in ...
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The California State Assembly voted Wednesday to approve a mattress recycling bill supported by the International Sleep Products Assn. on a 63-10 bipartisan vote. SB 254 cleared a number of legislative hurdles in recent weeks and passed ...
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In ancient China, there were Four Great Beauties-Diaochan, Lady Yang, Xi Shi and Wang Zhaojun [*note] - who were so famed for their beauty that, like Helen of Troy, they could overthrow states and cities. Their beauty has been depicted in ...
The competition for most successful 3D-printed firearm has moved to Canada, where a man known only as “Matthew” claims to have designed a 3D-printed rifle that withstood 14 shots. In a YouTube video published last Friday, the ...
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
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The Senate is expected to vote next week on an immigration bill, and it is likely to pass after one last fight to give U.S. workers hiring preference over foreigners with H-1B visas. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sherrod Brown ...
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It's rare for a cell phone to explode or seriously overheat—but if it does, it can cause a fire or leave serious burns. Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today joined a call by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to have ...
EPA’s Pinocchio nose continues to grow longer. Despite a barrage of criticism following the admitted release of private farmer data to three environmental groups after a Freedom of Information Act request, EPA has clammed up and ...
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New legislation in New York City aims to regulate the use of 3D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation online of drawings for making such arms. An organization, Defense Distributed, fired in ...
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With his H-1B fight over and lost to the tech industry, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote on the controversial immigration bill late last month. It was late in the ...
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Texas is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to require law enforcement officers to get a search warrant based on probable cause before they access any electronic communications and customer data stored by a third-party service ...
With the H-1B fight over and lost, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out, almost flailing in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote Tuesday. The tech industry had won. It was getting late in the day and the ...
Tags: Stinky Onion, Computer Products, H-1B
The US Senate has dragged Apple, the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the US tax code, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in US taxes. Cook said the ...
Known as "China Lighting Capital",Guzhen is located in the northwest of Zhongshan City -- the hometown of Dr.Sun Yat-sen,and is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao SARs.Covering a total area of 47.8 square kms , it has a registered population ...
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One of the most politically charged phrases in IT these days is "skills shortage." That phrase may come up Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee, as expected, takes up a series of industry-sponsored amendments to the immigration bill. ...
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