Under pressure from rich countries, the legislature this week passed two laws that make money-laundering illegal for all ill-gotten loot, not just that of drug-smugglers.
The Connecticut House last week passed a ban on junk food in schools, and in Kentucky, a new law will limit Pizza Hut in the cafeteria to just one day a week.
Not even a week has passed since the iPad was announced and already we're flush with more rumors.
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For the first time in six months, a week has passed without the ECB making emergency bond purchases.
Last week lawmakers passed a bill penalising drivers who come to New Mexico with drunk-driving convictions from other states.
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Since the glamour of the football World Cup final in July, barely a week has passed without a big event.
The Senate last week unanimously passed legislation calling for federal marshals on airplanes, increased cockpit security and hijack training for pilots.
Driving home from an operation in Middlesbrough last week I passed the spot where my accident happened, and a hundred yards down the road we saw wreaths of flowers.
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Barely a week has passed since George Osborne was being cheered in the House of Commons for securing the appointment of Mark Carney as the next Bank of England governor.
The Senate passed the bill last week, and the House passed it earlier in March, with both chambers showing wide support of the bill.
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Just last week, Congress passed a bipartisan trade agreement with Korea that will allow us to sell more goods into that country.
Last week, firefighters passed a vote of no confidence in senior management.
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This week, Israel passed a law banning models from advertisements or fashion shows if they measure less than 18.5 on the body mass index (BMI).
This week the country passed a milestone that should have been equally heralded: The US Federal debt ceiling was raised over 100% of GDP.
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The protagonist could be a guy in his prime with cancer or AIDS, but I'm reminded of my 90-year-old dad begging to be taken home a week before he passed.
Just last week, we passed a bipartisan trade agreement with Korea that will allow us to sell more goods overseas and support almost 70, 000 jobs here at home.
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Last week the Senate passed a substantial but flawed energy bill, which imposed tougher fuel-efficiency standards on cars but failed to consider a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system.
Some welcome good news for taxpayers: Before leaving town this week, Congress passed a bill suspending 2009 rules that force older individual retirement account owners and those who have inherited IRAs to take minimum annual withdrawals from these now-shrunken accounts.
Mr. Bush gave ground on this point in the House compromise passed last week.
Last week the government quickly passed legislation curbing the sale and advertising of alcoholic drinks, which analysts say alarmed secularists.
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This past week, Connecticut passed what advocacy groups call the strongest gun-control legislation of any state in the country.
It's that sense of community that made me feel blessed when I learned this week that Richard Dawson passed away.
Two new laws passed this week in Florida are a boon to Florida debtors with inherited retirement accounts and interests in LLCs.
Wigan, who only secured their own safety last week, out-passed them for most of the game and had enough chances to run out easy winners.
Congress passed a temporary resolution to keep the government funded beyond the midnight deadline, until the full agreement can be completed and passed next week.
The appointment comes in the wake of a European Union law, passed last week, mandating that 40% of corporate boards at public European companies be women.
The proponents of initiatives are therefore comforted by the news that, this week, Arizonans also passed a measure that will prevent both legislature and governor from countermanding future referendums.
According to the LowCards.com Complete Credit Card Index, the average advertised credit card APR is currently 14.08%, up from 11.64% in May 2009, the week the CARD Act passed.
Coming two years after a similar legal push on behalf of investment funds in protest of earlier government actions, this latest round focuses on fresh legislative action passed last week.
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