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Plastic Bag Ban Approved In LA Markets

Comments (1) | ban, city council, environmentalists, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, plastic bag, supermarkets

Image courtesy of the LA Times.

Francesca Martens
Executive Producer

Los Angeles supermarket bags soon to be a thing of the past.

Senate Votes To Ban Lawmakers From Insider Trading

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U.S Senate awaits House of Representatives' vote on the STOCK Act (photo courtesy of Creative Commons)

Rosa Trieu
Executive Producer

The U.S. Senate passed a law to ban lawmakers from using congressional knowledge for insider trading.

France Bans Ketchup In Schools And Universities

Comments (7) | ban, Food, France, Ketchup, McDonald's

Veronica Werhane
Food Editor

France bans ketchup from lunches served in school and university cafeterias nationwide.

League's Octopus Crackdown Proves Bettman Still Hates Hockey Fans

Comments (5) | $500, 2011, ban, Detroit, Detroit Police, ejection, fine, Gary Bettman, Joe Louis Arena, NHL, NHL playoffs, Octopi, Octopus, Puck Daddy, Red Wings, Sports, Tossing

Sophie Pustil
Staff Writer

The NHL's ban is hypocrisy at its finest.

L.A. County, Orange County Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Comments (2) | ban, dispensaries, dispensary ban, Gloria Molina, lee baca, Los Angeles, marijuana, medical marijuana, zev yaroslavsky

Kevin Douglas Grant, Paresh Dave
Executive Producers

Ban affects dispensaries in unincorporated areas.

Debating France's Proposed Burqa Ban

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Esmeralda Del Rio
Staff Reporter

UPDATE: The French parliament has approved a ban on full veils worn in public.

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