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Miss Manners: When is it okay to use vulgar language and make risqué jokes?
He thought “vulgar language and risqué jokes” weren’t appropriate to say in front of women.
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Ask Amy: How do I avoid inviting my neighbors to a party they know about?
One family ruined this letter writer’s birthday part last year. Can they just not invite them this time?
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Carolyn Hax: His tall date just asked him to wear lifts next time they go out
He’s offended that his considerably taller date just asked him to “start wearing heels or lifts” when they’re in public.
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Trump’s Team Prepares to File Challenges on Ballot Decisions Soon
The cases in Colorado, Maine and other states are requiring former President Donald J. Trump to devote resources already spread thin across four criminal indictments.
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Mutiny Erupts in a Michigan G.O.P. Overtaken by Chaos
Republicans are pushing for the removal of Kristina Karamo, an election-denying activist who rose to lead the state party this year, amid mounting financial problems and persistent infighting.
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FTC Approves Use of CIDs in Nonpublic Investigations of AI Products
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved a resolution that authorizes use of compulsory process in examining companies’ “products and services that use or claim to be produced using artificial intelligence (AI) or claim to detect its use.” This action underscores the urgency of the FTC and other federal regulators to monitor the swift…
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California’s Delete Act: A First of Its Kind Data Broker Law
On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 362 into law. The “Delete Act” is intended to bridge a gap in consumer privacy rights – whereas the California Privacy Rights Act (the CPRA) grants consumers the right to request deletion of personal information collected directly from them, the Delete Act creates pathways to…
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SEC Rule or Not, Keep Your Eye on the Climate Change Ball
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that its long-awaited greenhouse gas disclosure rule will be delayed yet again, most likely until April 2024. This raises an important question for compliance and audit concerned about climate change regulation….By: NAVEX
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The continued rise of artificial intelligence in employment law — 2023 in review
As 2023 winds down to a close, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employers shows no sign of slowing down. Rather, employers should prepare for an increased use and presence of AI in employment decision-making, as well as employee engagement with their employers….By: McAfee & Taft
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FTC Advertising Law Alert: Proposed Revisions to the COPPA Rule
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule requires operators of websites and online services that are directed to children under 13 years of age, or that have “actual knowledge” they are collecting personal information from children under 13 years of age. The COPPA Rule imposes notice, consent, data security and data minimization requirements….By: Hinch Newman LLP