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Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill

Lawmakers seek to override state data privacy laws with new bill

Published by Sam Flores

Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., arrives for the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution in Rayburn building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Two data privacy bills set to be introduced Wednesday and shared first with CNBC would preempt nearly two dozen state laws to create a national standard limiting how tech and finance companies handle user data. The bills — the SECURE Data Act, which focuses on technology companies and the GUARD Financial Data Act that focuses on financial services businesses – are designed to work together to form a single national standard. House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and House Financial Services Chair French Hill, R-Ark., are throwing their support behind the bills, likely giving them momentum for first votes to take place next month. Guthrie said in a statement to CNBC that the SECURE Act would “put an end to the confusing state-by-state patchwork of laws that fail consumers and small businesses alike.” He added the measure would be similar to certain bills already passed …

Trump favors companies that don’t seek tariff refund

Trump favors companies that don’t seek tariff refund

Published by Sam Flores

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully “remember” U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal. Trump’s comment on “Squawk Box” came a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a portal for importers to seek more than $160 billion in potential refunds for the so-called IEEPA tariffs. He was asked about a number of large companies, among them Apple and Amazon, that have not filed requests for refunds for the tariffs they paid, potentially because they are worried about “offending” Trump. Asked if he would find it offensive for them to seek a refund, Trump said, “Brilliant if they don’t do that.” “Actually, if they don’t do that, they’ve got to know me very well,” he said. “I’m very honored by what you just said.” “If they don’t do that, I’ll remember them,” Trump said. Read more CNBC politics coverage The president again complained about the 6-3 Supreme Court decision that voided those tariffs. That ruling, …

South Korean Police Seek Arrest of BTS Agency Founder Bang Si-hyuk

South Korean Police Seek Arrest of BTS Agency Founder Bang Si-hyuk

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bang Si-hyuk, the founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse Hybe — the agency home of supergroup BTS — is facing possible arrest after South Korean police moved Tuesday to secure a warrant for his detention in connection with an ongoing investigation into the company’s 2020 initial public offering. According to reports across the Korean media, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s financial crimes investigation unit said it has booked Bang on charges of fraudulent and unfair trading and is moving to take him into custody. The agency alleges that he violated South Korea’s Capital Markets Act and secured roughly 190 billion won ($129 million) in illicit gains during Hybe’s IPO process. At the heart of the case is a private equity arrangement that police allege was structured to mislead early Hybe investors. Seoul authorities have said Bang deceived early shareholders ahead of the agency’s listing by steering them to sell their stakes to a private equity fund linked to his associates — then received about 30 percent of the fund’s profits under a prior agreement after …

Faith groups seek out founding documents in bid to rescue democracy

Faith groups seek out founding documents in bid to rescue democracy

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — The prompt for the after-dinner discussion was a familiar phrase: “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” Some 90 members of nine religious congregations gathered in the fellowship of hall of University Baptist Church recently to begin a study of the Declaration, with its foundational claim that “all men are created equal.” They are just one of some 30 interfaith “clusters” in 16 states participating in Faith250, a new initiative intended to mark the country’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, this July 4th. These clusters are now pouring over “America’s sacred texts” as part of a mission to revive democratic values they feel have been eroding. “People are really concerned about what’s happening in our democracy,” said Meg Peery McLaughlin, the co-pastor of University Presbyterian Church and a program organizer. “They have been hungry for a place to bring their concerns about what’s happening and encounter what our shared faith may have to say to it.“ In addition to the Declaration of Independence, the faith clusters will study other foundational texts …

Shipping firms seek clarifications before crossing Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News

Shipping firms seek clarifications before crossing Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News

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Shipping companies said several things had to be clarified, including the presence of mines, Iranian conditions, practical implementations. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open but said they would require clarifications, including about the risk of mines, before vessels move through the entry point to the Gulf. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open to all commercial vessels during a 10-day Lebanon ceasefire accord, prompting a fall in oil and other commodity prices while stock markets rose. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list All commercial ships, including United States vessels, can sail through the strait, although their plans need to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a senior Iranian official told the Reuters news agency. Transit would be restricted to lanes which Iran deemed safe, adding that military vessels were still prohibited, the official said. “We are currently verifying the recent announcement related to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, …

US Navy to ‘seek and interdict every vessel’ in Iranian port blockade | US | News

US Navy to ‘seek and interdict every vessel’ in Iranian port blockade | US | News

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The blockade announcement comes after a resolution between U.S. and Iran were not met. (Image: undefined) U.S. Central Command is poised to enforce a blockade on all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports, covering Iranian ports on both the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The official statement issued by U.S. Central Command on X on Sunday afternoon reads as follows: “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. EDT, in accordance with the President’s proclamation. “The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports. “Additional information will be provided to commercial mariners through a formal notice prior to the start of the blockade. All mariners are advised to monitor Notice to Mariners broadcasts …

U.S., Iran seek path to end war in Islamabad talks

U.S., Iran seek path to end war in Islamabad talks

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ISLAMABAD — The Iranian and U.S. delegations have arrived in Islamabad for talks on ending the war in Iran days after the two sides agreed to a shaky ceasefire. Heavy security was visible across the Pakistani capital on Saturday, with few cars on the streets and many roads completely closed to civilian traffic ahead of the arrival of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who arrived around 10:30 a.m. Source link

Former IS group child ‘fighters’ jailed in Iraq seek repatriation to France

Former IS group child ‘fighters’ jailed in Iraq seek repatriation to France

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Three Frenchmen held in Iraq, forced to work for the Islamic State group as children, are seeking repatriation on the grounds they were victims of war, their lawyers said Friday. International humanitarian law prohibits the recruitment and use of children in hostilities. The men – taken to Syria by their jihadist parents aged 11 or 12 then made to take part in propaganda videos, fight or join IS group police – have filed legal documents in France claiming they were the victim of a war crime over their recruitment, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP. The three detainees are part of 5,700 suspected IS group “fighters” of 61 nationalities transferred from Syria to neighbouring Iraq earlier this year. France is investigating them for alleged “terrorist” crimes while in Syria. WatchIn Syria, fate of French families in IS group camps remains uncertain But according to their lawyers arguing for their repatriation, the French judicial system should instead be considering them as “war victims”. “No child chooses to be enlisted, and France is displaying the worst …

Chelsea seek to turn corner after 7-0 FA Cup thrashing of Port Vale

Chelsea seek to turn corner after 7-0 FA Cup thrashing of Port Vale

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LONDON, April 4 : Chelsea are hoping that Saturday’s 7-0 thrashing of lowly Port Vale in an FA Cup quarter-final draws a line under a dismal run of form and internal upheaval that has threatened to ruin the season of the big-spending Londoners.  The build-up to the tie had been dominated by Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior’s announcement on Friday that club vice captain and record signing Enzo Fernandez would be suspended for two games after suggesting he might leave. Chelsea have been enveloped in a sense of crisis since their 8-2 aggregate drubbing in the Champions League by European champions Paris St Germain and domestic league defeats to Newcastle United and Everton over a fraught 10 days in March. So Saturday’s goal bonanza – albeit against a struggling Port Vale side who look certain to be relegated to the fourth tier of English football soon – at least managed to restore some smiles to the faces of Chelsea’s players and fans. “When you go through a difficult moment that we did in that 10-day period, …