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6 environmentally friendly holiday decorations you can DIY
These easy and festive DIY projects are nearly plastic-free, plus many of the materials can be recycled or composted.
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Carolyn Hax: Parent of unlaunched kid feels judged by friend who emptied her nest
A parent with a grown child still at home struggles with a friend’s “verbal bombs” about kids who haven’t launched.
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Miss Manners: My friend’s husband told me I wear too much makeup
How should this letter writer respond to a friend’s husband saying she wears too much makeup?
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Ask Amy: I have a distant relationship with my ‘self-indulgent’ mom
“Self-indulgent” behavior from a mother is exhausting this letter writer.
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As Democrats push to ban caste discrimination, some Indian Americans object
As Democrats push bills to ban discrimination by caste, some Indian Americans object that efforts are unnecessary.
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Biden yet again says Hamas beheaded babies. Has new evidence emerged?
Doubt was cast on initial reports of beheaded babies in the Hamas attack. An Israeli official pointed to new eyewitness accounts, but caution is still warranted.
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Republican Maloy wins special House election for Utah’s 2nd District
The attorney will serve the remainder of the term of former congressman Christ Stewart, who resigned in September because of his wife’s health.
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Hackers Extort Victim with SEC Whistleblower Complaint
In an unintended consequence of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) unprecedented rulemaking agenda, a black-hat hacker gang has filed a whistleblower complaint against its victim for not reporting a cybersecurity incident “as mandated” by a Rule reporting requirement that isn’t even required yet….By: Burr & Forman
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Updated Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Export Controls Take Effect
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export controls on advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items originally established under an October 7, 2022, IFR. Aside from a Temporary General License (“TGL”) effective October…
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How President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence May Set a New Compliance Bar Across Industries
The legal significance of President Joe Biden’s “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” is immense, marking a pivotal moment in the governance of AI technologies in the United States, as it establishes an initial framework for regulating and governing the development and deployment of AI tools….By: Parker…