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Netherlands blocks US firm from buying DigiD cloud host
TL;DR The Netherlands blocked IBM spinoff Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, the cloud provider that hosts the Dutch digital identity…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to…
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Judge blocks DHS from arresting, detaining refugees in Minnesota
A federal judge on Wednesday shut down a new Homeland Security policy that arrested and detained refugees as part of a review of their…
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Lammy blocks killer's move to open prison after 'murder rap'
Justice Secretary David Lammy has intervened to block the transfer of a killer to an open prison after it emerged he had released drill…
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Nvidia H200 chip parts suppliers halt output after China blocks shipments, FT reports
SUPPLIERS of parts for Nvidia’s H200 have paused production after Chinese customs officials blocked shipments of the newly approved…
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Judge blocks White House's attempt to defund the CFPB, ensuring employees get paid
The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court judge ruled on Tuesday,…
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US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner
A US judge has temporarily blocked the detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed, who took legal action against the US…
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Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents
A top Amazon executive has said the US technology giant has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents.…
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Trump blocks disaster relief to Colorado; Gov. Polis blames 'political games'
President Trump has denied disaster relief aid to Colorado following flooding and wildfires in the state, Gov. Jared Polis said. Source link
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Chief Justice Roberts blocks ruling that threatened Trump personnel moves
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has put a hold on a lower court ruling that had suggested judges could step in to hear…
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Judge blocks Trump firings at State Department, says spending bill prohibits cuts right now
A federal judge put a stop to the State Department's plans to fire some employees, ruling late Thursday that the new stopgap spending law…
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Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat, tightening its control online
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort…
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Judge blocks part of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill that targeted Planned Parenthood
A federal judge put a hold Tuesday on the part of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill budget law that ordered state Medicaid programs…
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Judge temporarily blocks OpenAI from using 'Cameo' in video-making app Sora
A federal judge has temporarily blocked OpenAI’s use of several monikers, including “Cameos” and “CameoVideo,” for elements of its Sora…
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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with ICE
A federal judge ruled Friday that the IRS appears to have broken the law when it reached an agreement to share secret taxpayer data with…
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Lindsey Graham Blocks Repeal of Payout That Could Get Him Millions
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the…
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Judge blocks Trump from ending deportation amnesty for Syrians
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to postpone its plan to end a deportation amnesty for Syrian migrants,…
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Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator
One of the world's first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled, France, after a Paris court provisionally blocked the…
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Judge blocks Trump's use of National Guard in Memphis but gives government time to appeal
A Tennessee judge on Monday night blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Donald…
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Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers' licenses
The Transportation Department's new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver's licenses to drive…
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Appeals court blocks Trump's rules to stop illegal immigrants from getting truck driver permits
A federal appeals court put on hold Thursday the Trump administration's new rules limiting commercial driver's licenses, saying the…
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Judge Blocks Trump From Using Shutdown to Fire Anyone He Wants
The Trump administration can’t fire federal workers while the government is shut down, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday…
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Seventh Circuit Blocks Trump National Guard Deployment in Chicago
The administration has appealed to the Supreme Court as challenges in other states mount. Source link
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U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions at international meeting
The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without…