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Utah House endorses bill to ban drivers' hand-held phone use
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House advanced a bill to help enforce laws banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving. The House endorsed the bill and forwarded it to the Senate Monday, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Hand-held cellphone use while driving has been illegal in Utah since 2007 but...
Indiana Senate endorses ban on drivers using handheld phones
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal that would ban motorists from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads appears on its way to becoming law. The Indiana Senate voted 43-4 Tuesday in favor of the bill that supporters say is aimed at making roadways safer by combating distracted driving. House members...
Jury convicts ex-Microsoft worker in digital currency scheme
SEATTLE (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted a former Microsoft worker of wire fraud and other charges in what prosecutors described as a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Kvashuk helped test...
Law barring cellphone use while driving takes effect Sunday
BOSTON (AP) — A law that bars drivers in Massachusetts from using hand-held cellphones behind the wheel takes effect Sunday, but motorists won't immediately face a fine if they're stopped by police. The law signed by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker in November brings Massachusetts in line with every other...
Parents plead for tougher texting while driving penalties
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Jacob William Dahl was a 19-year-old Northern State University student when he was killed after running into the back of a soybean truck while looking at his cellphone. Dahl, a 2013 graduate of Castlewood High School, was "the greatest kid in the world," his father Jeff Dahl said. Jacob...
Judge dismisses Nunes lawsuit against Fusion GPS
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. Nunes, the former chairman of...
New Mexico sues Google over collection of children's data
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque claims Google is using its education...
House passes tougher punishments for texting and driving
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers in the South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make texting and driving a criminal offense. Rep. Doug Barthel, a Sioux Falls Republican, said he introduced the bill after hearing the stories of people who died in accidents involving a texting driver. Barthel...
Mistrial in case of judge accused of computer trespass
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of a Georgia judge accused of illegally accessing a courthouse computer network. Presiding Judge David Sweat on Tuesday declared a mistrial in Gwinnett County Judge Kathryn Schrader's case, acknowledging that the jury didn't appear...
In win for Amazon, judge freezes work on Pentagon contract
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt of Microsoft's work on a $10 billion military cloud contract, a win for Amazon, which sued the U.S. government last year for awarding the contract to its rival. Amazon's lawsuit, filed in November, alleged that President Donald Trump's...
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