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WASHINGTON — For years, the country’s biggest technology companies have been virtually untouchable in Washington. The public adored the companies’ new devices,…
Oct 26, 2017
Law360, New York (October 23, 2017, 7:03 PM EDT) — A California man on Friday became the latest in a string of…
Oct 25, 2017
Perhaps some day, every well up in Aliso Canyon will sit empty and dry, with no trace— not one molecule— of natural…
Oct 23, 2017
Corruption can kill. The fires that laid waste to California’s Wine Country and at least 42 lives were not merely the product…
Oct 23, 2017
The deadliest wildfires in state history have raised questions about whether a repeat culprit might again be to blame for starting or…
Oct 18, 2017
Last Friday, ten consumer and privacy advocacy groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, and Consumer Watchdog, sent…
Oct 18, 2017
Consumer Watchdog says “junk” health plans could leave patients on the hook for unlimited medical bills. When President Trump on Thursday signed…
Oct 16, 2017
Despite Sen. Kamala Harris’s crusade against outlets that allow advertisements for underage trafficking, the California Democrat has resisted publicly commenting or signing…
Oct 16, 2017
California has inched one step closer to permitting the testing of fully driverless vehicles on its public roads, a development that could…
Oct 13, 2017
Driverless cars — with nobody behind the wheel — could be on California roads and highways by June 2018.That doesn’t mean you’ll…
Oct 11, 2017
The organization Consumer Watchdog has issued a statement asking if Gov. Jerry Brown should sign a bill that would benefit the Newhall…
Oct 10, 2017
Washington — California Sen. Kamala Harris’s name came up multiple times at a Senate hearing last month on child sex trafficking legislation,…
Oct 10, 2017
Yahoo said Tuesday that the number of accounts impacted by a massive security breach in 2013 was three times larger than it…
Oct 4, 2017
Washington — Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are scheduled to debate legislation on Wednesday that would set rules for self-driving cars at…
Oct 4, 2017
Critics still hope to derail measure citing fears for public safety A U.S. Senate committee appears to be the last major obstacle…
Oct 4, 2017
Last week, a bill focusing on autonomous vehicles called the American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START)…
Oct 2, 2017
A U.S. Senate bill aiming to pave the way for the development of driverless vehicles is a threat to highway safety, the…
Oct 2, 2017
CVS Halts Patient Mailings That Revealed HIV Reference Through Envelope Window By Leslie Small, FIERCE HEALTHCARE September 1, 2018 https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/cvs-halts-mailings-revealed-hiv-reference-through-envelope Just days…
Sep 1, 2017