#The reality of carbon prices sinks in

#The reality of carbon prices sinks in

“#The reality of carbon prices sinks in” The provinces that resisted the federal plan will now have to chart a new path. But they already quietly understood what needs to be done. Albertans have lived with a carbon surcharge on gasoline and home heating (along with the corresponding rebates) for 44 of the last 51…

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#Court-packing would destroy our system of impartial justice

#Court-packing would destroy our system of impartial justice

“#Court-packing would destroy our system of impartial justice” President Biden recently announced the creation of a commission to recommend “reforms” to the judicial system. The commission will likely provide cover for the ­unpopular, divisive idea of court-packing. In a few months, no doubt, it will churn out a prepackaged recommendation to legitimize court-packing, while laying…

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#Uber stock slides after UK court rules drivers are ‘workers’

#Uber stock slides after UK court rules drivers are ‘workers’

“#Uber stock slides after UK court rules drivers are ‘workers’” Uber’s stock price tumbled Friday after Britain’s top court said its drivers should be treated as “workers” rather than independent contractors. Shares in the ride-hailing giant slid 1.6 percent in premarket trading to $58.07 as of 9:17 a.m. following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling, which…

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#Facebook’s ‘supreme court’ overturns most of the platform’s post removals in its first rulings

#Facebook’s ‘supreme court’ overturns most of the platform’s post removals in its first rulings

“#Facebook’s ‘supreme court’ overturns most of the platform’s post removals in its first rulings” The Facebook Oversight Board has overturned the social network‘s decisions in four of the first five cases that it’s ruled on. The cases collectively covered Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. All the rulings will be binding. Facebook’ “supreme court”…

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#Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has worn out his appeals

#Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has worn out his appeals

“#Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has worn out his appeals” Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has worn out his appeals — Hallelujah! The US Supreme Court on Monday said it won’t hear his final effort to escape his conviction for accepting bribes (nearly $4 million worth), money-laundering, extortion and other crimes. That means Silver, 76,…

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#VP-elect Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor

#VP-elect Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor

“#VP-elect Harris to be sworn in by Justice Sotomayor” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, a history-making event in which the first Black, South Asian and female vice president will take her oath of office from the first Latina justice. Harris chose Sotomayor for the…

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#Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final inmate to be executed

#Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final inmate to be executed

“#Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final inmate to be executed” Another federal death row inmate in Indiana was executed early Saturday — marking final execution under the Trump administration, and the 13th since July. Dustin John Higgs, convicted of ordering the murders of three women in Maryland in 1996, received a lethal injection and was…

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