http://www.mail.com/subjects/1708-government-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1708-government-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2109788-protesters-to-march-vs-monsanto-250-cities.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, acc... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:21:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2109788-protesters-to-march-vs-monsanto-250-cities.html 2013-05-25T17:21:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2109692-thousands-bridges-risk-freak-collapse.html SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute strength or redundant protections like their more modern counterparts. Bridge regulators call the more risky spans "fra... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:11:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2109692-thousands-bridges-risk-freak-collapse.html 2013-05-25T17:11:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2109798-automaker-tesla-takes-fight-to-north-carolina.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online. It's the latest such battle for California-based Tesla, which like other car manufactu... Sat, 25 May 2013 16:36:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2109798-automaker-tesla-takes-fight-to-north-carolina.html 2013-05-25T16:36:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a ... Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html 2013-05-24T23:27:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-calif-plastic-ocean-debris-bill-dies-committee.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Assembly Bill 521 was before the chamber's Appropriations Committee, and the panel failed to act on it, effectively killing the legislation for the ses... Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-calif-plastic-ocean-debris-bill-dies-committee.html 2013-05-24T22:45:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108160-barrick-fined-16m-pascua-lama-violations.html VALLENAR, Chile (AP) — Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. After a four-month inv... Fri, 24 May 2013 22:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108160-barrick-fined-16m-pascua-lama-violations.html 2013-05-24T22:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107762-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country. Q: What happened? A: Tempers flared and scuffles broke out during an al... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107762-qa-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions.html 2013-05-24T15:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107934-china-us-regulators-access-to-audit-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in a long-running dispute. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a watchdog agency for the accounting industry, announced the agreement with China on Friday. The Securities and Exchang... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107934-china-us-regulators-access-to-audit-records.html 2013-05-24T14:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107410-unions-angry-health-care-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions... Fri, 24 May 2013 13:14:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107410-unions-angry-health-care-overhaul.html 2013-05-24T13:14:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107358-turkey-passes-bill-restricting-alcohol-sales-ads.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and educational centers. Th... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107358-turkey-passes-bill-restricting-alcohol-sales-ads.html 2013-05-24T07:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2106964-maine-governor-moves-office-tv-dispute.html AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen. Republican Gov. Paul LePage has tempo... Fri, 24 May 2013 01:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2106964-maine-governor-moves-office-tv-dispute.html 2013-05-24T01:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104726-hobby-lobby-tests-birth-control-coverage-mandate.html DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argued that businesses — not ju... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:23:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104726-hobby-lobby-tests-birth-control-coverage-mandate.html 2013-05-23T23:23:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106652-senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-wealthy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that would cost almost $100 billion a year and includes generous subsidies for the nation's biggest crops. Supporter... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106652-senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-wealthy.html 2013-05-23T22:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105148-ecbs-draghi-imperative-to-set-up-bank-body.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all. In the text of a speech to be delivered in London Thursday, Draghi said the new age... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:40:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105148-ecbs-draghi-imperative-to-set-up-bank-body.html 2013-05-23T21:40:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said Thursday. Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but... Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106154-wyden-fracfocus-constructive-tool-drilling.html 2013-05-23T21:21:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105904-turkey-debates-alcohol-sales-ad-restrictions.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages — a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal freedoms. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105904-turkey-debates-alcohol-sales-ad-restrictions.html 2013-05-23T17:35:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105228-eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-olive-oil-regulation.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU has something important to say about its proposal to regulate olive oil on restaurant tables: Uh, never mind. Last week, the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve oil to customers in non-refillable bottles with proper content labeling. The refillable bottles are a stapl... Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2105228-eu-performs-abrupt-u-turn-olive-oil-regulation.html 2013-05-23T14:08:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103328-house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said t... Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103328-house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval.html 2013-05-23T00:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103236-senate-rejects-bid-to-food-stamps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. The program cost $78 billion la... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103236-senate-rejects-bid-to-food-stamps.html 2013-05-22T21:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102462-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on su... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:33:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102462-vatican-releases-1st-report-financial-watchdog.html 2013-05-22T20:33:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103064-feds-open-special-inspection-nc-nuke-plant.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Two Nuclear Regulatory Commission specialist inspectors will join the ... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103064-feds-open-special-inspection-nc-nuke-plant.html 2013-05-22T16:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are used by 1 in 7 Americans. The House and Senate have differed sharply on how much the domestic food aid should be cut, with... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099480-senate-votes-to-small-cut-to-food-stamps.html 2013-05-21T21:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for a bill that would pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-21T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100278-with-high-tech-guns-users-disable-remotely.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press i... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100278-with-high-tech-guns-users-disable-remotely.html 2013-05-21T18:41:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters' telephone records four years earlier. The extraordinary call was an admission that the FBI's a... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099506-policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes.html 2013-05-21T07:32:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDon... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html 2013-05-21T03:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week. The bill would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years and would set policy for farm programs and food aid. The legislation would cut about $2.4 billion annually from overall farm spe... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2098798-white-house-farm-subsidy-cuts-needed.html 2013-05-20T22:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Abdullah Ensour told a meeting of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, "The past few ... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html 2013-05-20T16:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. The court voted 6-3 Monday to uphold an appeals court ruling in favor the Federal Communications Commission. The case involves complaints to the FCC by telecommunications compani... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2097906-high-court-uphold-fcc-power-cell-tower-disputes.html 2013-05-20T14:40:27Z