Hong Kong authorities have expressed “grave concern” and pledged to conduct a special audit of the maintenance capabilities of the MTR Corporation after services were disrupted two times in three months on the same line due to faults that left engineering trains stranded on the tracks. A lawmaker on Monday also called on the city’s…
An e-commerce industry leader has suggested that Hong Kong should consider allowing a popular quick payment operator to arbitrate online transactions amid the rising trend of internet shopping scams, while also urging buyers not to use bank accounts for purchases. The statement comes after police earlier revealed that the amount of money lost by Hongkongers…
As the stock market began to slide in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, Sen. Bernie Moreno offered a suggestion: Buy the dip. “I would go out and buy stocks today,” the Ohio Republican told reporters the day after Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff and a host of steeper “reciprocal”…
This is *** KCCI editorial. Finally, Iowa lawmakers in both chambers approved *** bill that would ban cell phone use while driving. The only exceptions would be voice activated or hands free use of cell phones. Governor Reynolds signed the bill into law this week. For years, various groups and people have been pushing hard…
Utah just became the first state to pass a law that makes app stores — rather than individual apps — responsible for verifying user ages. Google and Apple, the tech giants behind the two main app stores, have opposed the bill. But Meta, Snap, and X have praised the law, which Utah Gov. Spencer Cox…
Kentucky schools are getting support to keep students off their cellphones while in the classroom.The House unanimously passed House Bill 208, which would require all school districts to adopt a policy that prohibits cellphone use during class, with some exceptions.”We need to get our kids off their phones and into the classroom and fully engaged,”…
OKLAHOMA CITY — A state law keeping cell phones out of the classroom. That’s what one bill filed at the state capitol hopes to become next year. FOX23 told you several schools in Green Country have already adopted some sort of cell phone restriction policy for the school year. The bill wants every school district…
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – A lawmaker from Jefferson County is proposing a ban on cell phones in classrooms. State Rep. Patrick Sellers from Pleasant Grove has pre-filed a bill that would require the Alabama State Department of Education to implement this ban. The Birmingham Federation of Teachers supports this initiative, stating that it is…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has said it will not resort to its by-laws to compel commuters to stand still on each side of escalators, rather than leave a path open for those who wish to pass in a hurry on the left. The MTR Corporation launched a campaign last week to persuade commuters to refrain…