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June 29, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation to boost online data privacy and safety protections for children and teens, moving the measure along to the U.S. Senate, where key lawmakers have already come out against the proposal for what they say are insufficient mechanisms for holding major technology companies accountable.
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June 29, 2026
The Chinese manufacturer of Instant Pot can't escape claims that one of its pressure cookers malfunctioned and ejected scalding food on two people, a Washington state judge ruled, giving the plaintiffs a chance to show the company's relationship with Seattle-based online retailer Amazon is enough to establish jurisdiction.
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June 29, 2026
The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a decision overturning PacifiCorp's classwide liability for wildfire damages affecting about 2,000 property owners, days after an appeals judge who did work for the utility in private practice declined to recuse herself.
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June 29, 2026
Organic chia seeds Walmart sells through its private label are contaminated with "exceedingly high levels of mold and yeast," according to a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, which claims the product is "in no way safe for human use" and "entirely worthless."
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June 29, 2026
A survivor of the deadly April 2025 shooting at Florida State University alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT program helped the shooter plan the details of his attack on the school's campus and failed to alert anyone to his mental health issues.
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