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After SVB failure, regulators close crypto-friendly bank Signature Bank

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Signature Bank had 40 branches across New York, California, Connecticut, North Carolina and Nevada. The financial institution provided banking services to real estate companies, law firms but also cryptocurrency companies — around 30% the bank’s deposits came from the crypto industry. As of December 31, 2022, the bank had $110.4

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How heavy metals get into baby food—and what California is doing to help parents

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should soon be able to determine how much lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury are in the food they feed their babies, thanks to a California law, the first of its kind, that took effect this year. I believe the new California law offers a solid first step in giving people the ability to limit the intake of these substances.

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Fintech app Portabl raises $2.5M to help consumers securely store financial data

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He was born in Colombia, adopted, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He studied anthropology during his undergraduate years at Yale and always planned to attend law school. He soon realized the link between data management, identity issues and access to essential financial services.

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October Cause Awareness: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Domestic violence is a hugely prevalent issue in the United States with nearly 20 people per minute, on average, experiencing physical abuse by an intimate partner. Two years later, Congress passed Public Law 101-112, officially designating the month of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

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Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic health

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A lot of people are willing to break the law to use psychedelic substances, whether recreationally, as part of spiritual practice or as a tool to explore and work on mental health issues. I live in New Haven, Connecticut, and am very into meditation and yoga and mindfulness practices and healing community.

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Two Crucial Themes from the GDPR Featuring in US-Privacy Legislation

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Why does an EU law have such a monumental effect on privacy globally? Second, as the strictest privacy law in the world to date, it has become the gold standard for privacy frameworks. These events all pale in comparison, though, to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) in the European Union.

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States seek alternatives to pay for infrastructure since more EVs means less gas tax revenue

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But we need the funds to operate our roads that EVs need to use as well, said Carra Sahler, director of the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School. Republican lawmakers say the gas tax revenue issue has been compounded by the department mismanaging its money. In Michigan, where Gov.

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