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May 12, 2026
Environmental groups and a waste industry trade association asked the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March update to 20-year-old emissions standards for municipal waste incinerators.
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May 12, 2026
OpenAI Inc. CEO Sam Altman took the stand Tuesday in the California federal jury trial over Elon Musk's challenge to OpenAI's for-profit conversion, acknowledging that colleagues have accused him of being deceptive while testifying that "I believe I'm a trustworthy person."
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May 12, 2026
The top Democrat on an influential U.S. House committee has begun to scrutinize corporate "surveillance pricing" practices, pushing Target, Walmart, Costco, Family Dollar, Whole Foods and 20 others Tuesday to explain whether and how they're using consumers' personal data to set individualized prices for certain products and services.
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May 12, 2026
Cleaning service Homeaglow Inc. agreed Monday to pay $2.25 million to resolve claims by the Washington State Office of the Attorney General that the company tricked customers into joining a $59-per-month recurring membership plan that carried "exorbitant" cancellation fees.
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May 12, 2026
Senate banking committee Republicans released the latest version of a bill to regulate crypto markets that will serve as the base text for a Thursday markup, which could be complicated by Democrats' calls for ethics provisions and banks' opposition to language around stablecoin rewards.
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