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Trouble punishing Elon Musk's stock manipulation

vendredi 17 juin 2022 à 03:50

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has trouble punishing the stock manipulation that Elon Musk does on Twitter. It is subtle, and sometimes it is impossible to pin it down enough to establish the crime in it.

The fines it has imposed on him are too small to make any difference to him. We need to give the SEC the power to fine billionaires billions.

Canadian Tim Hortons fined

vendredi 17 juin 2022 à 03:50

Canada has fined the company Tim Hortons for making an app that tracks people's movements to learn things such as where they live, where they work, and when they visit competitors' stores.

Escorting ships through Black Sea blockade

jeudi 16 juin 2022 à 11:35

* Turkish offer to escort ships through Black Sea blockade would face six-month wait for mine clearance, says Ukraine.*

Right-wing fund, DonorTrust

jeudi 16 juin 2022 à 11:35

*[A right-wing fund, DonorsTrust] favored by Republican megadonors such as Charles Koch, Robert Mercer, and the family of Betsy Devos is by far the biggest known backer of two white nationalist hate groups that helped inspire a teen to "kill as many blacks as possible" in Buffalo, New York on May 14.*

Methane from Australian coal mines

jeudi 16 juin 2022 à 11:35

Coal mines in Australia emit far more methane than people believed. These emissions are a big part of Australia's damage to the climate.