ABCNEWS - EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
The European Union has fined Google $1 billion for breaking digital antitrust regulations
NYTIMES (Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek) - Google Hit With $1 Billion Fine By EU Over Search Engine Practices
At a tense moment for trans-Atlantic trade, the European Union accused Google of anti-competitive business practices.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - EU Hits China’s AliExpress with Record 550 Million-Euro Fine for Unsafe, Counterfeit Products.
The European Commission has imposed its largest-ever fine under the Digital Services Act, citing AliExpress for inadequate measures to prevent the sale of dangerous and counterfeit goods.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The European Commission fined AliExpress 550 million euros ($629 million) for failing to adequately tackle the sale of unsafe and counterfeit products on its platform. This penalty is the largest issued under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to date. DETAIL: European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said the spread of counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys, dangerous cosmetics, and other illegal products reflected AliExpress’s failure to meet its obligations under the DSA, adding that the company must better identify and mitigate systemic risks regardless of its size. AliExpress claims it remains committed to complying with the DSA and has invested heavily in product safety, risk…Open
HUFFPOST - Ex-Pediatric Nurse Who Falsified Over 100 Vaccine Records Hit With Record-Breaking Fine
The former nurse's falsified records included childhood vaccines for hepatitis B, measles, mumps and polio, according to the state's health department.
The former nurse's falsified records included childhood vaccines for hepatitis B, measles, mumps and polio, according to the state's health department.Open
ABCNEWS - Former judge avoids prison after being convicted of obstructing immigration agents
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman imposed a $5,000 fine.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Washington state high court upholds $35 million campaign finance penalty against Meta over ads
Meta argued that Washington's strict regulations unfairly burdened its platforms, effectively suppressing free speech.
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - Corentin Moutet Up Against Possible Severe Fine For Dropping F-Bomb After F-Bomb On TV
Jenny Drummond, an interviewer, was forced to issue an apology to TV viewers
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - BREAKING: John Bolton Takes Felony Plea in Classified Documents Case, $2M Fine.
Former Trump National Security Advisor turned anti-Trump activist John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents, agreeing to a felony charge and substantial fine.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: John Bolton, former National Security Advisor under President Trump, is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents. He has reportedly agreed to pay a fine exceeding $2 million as part of the plea deal. WHEN & WHERE: Bolton’s court hearing is scheduled for June 26, according to the court docket. DETAIL: Prosecutors allege that Bolton retained classified diary-like entries from his time in the Trump administration and shared over a thousand pages of personal information with unauthorized individuals, including his wife and daughter. While the transmission of classified information is not part of the charges he is pleading guilty to, he initially…Open
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - Paraguay’s Vallejo Fined $65,000 At French Open After Saying Match ‘Needs To Be Umpired By A Man’
Vallejo stated that the Brazilian female umpire, Ana Carvalho, wasn't able to keep control of fans watching