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"The China Hustle" tells the story of a massive fraud you probably haven't heard about

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Apr 2, 2018
In this documentary, director Jed Rothstein follows several acitivist investors who blew the whistle on dozens of fraudulent Chinese companies.
A scene from the film "The China Hustle." Activist short sellers investigated several Chinese companies that misled investors on the value of their company and used video surveillance on production facilities to see how busy they were.
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An end to bypassing China's great firewall?

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 30, 2018
Ever thought of a life without access to Twitter, Facebook or even Google? For years, residents in China have used virtual private networks, or VPNs, to bypass the government’s strict regulation on internet usage. Recently however, the Chinese government has announced a crackdown on its citizens’ use of VPNs and is closing a lot of […]
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Cities find few regulatory answers for industrial odors

by Sarah Whites-Koditschek
Feb 8, 2018
An Arkansas town has little authority over smells it says comes from a meat-rendering plant.
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At the State of the Union, Trump said he's killed more regulations than any other White House. Not exactly.

by Amy Scott
Jan 31, 2018
For starters, the government only started counting in the '90s.
President Donald Trump enters the House of Representatives chamber to deliver his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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The Trump administration is killing zombie regulations

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 11, 2017
And counting them as a victory, Alan Levin of Bloomberg says.
President Trump signed an executive order in January that he said he will 'dramatically' reduce small business regulations overall with this executive action.  
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Big tech warms up to Senate bill that would roll back some internet protections

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 10, 2017
SESTA would crack down on the use of internet sites to promote sex trafficking by holding them liable.
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The Federal Reserve

The New York Fed president is first among equals

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 6, 2017
Regulating the big banks is only part of the job.
New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley is the chief regulator for New York's big banks.
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Net neutrality explained: "Imagine internet is pizza ..."

by Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2017
Because we all need a refresher.
Debate on net neutrality can get a little tangled, like these network cables.
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Why we need anti-drone technology

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Mar 9, 2017
Journalist Douglas Starr says 'regulations are lagging behind the technology that we need.'
The number of drones piloted by hobbyists has increased considerably since 2013, but more consumer drones could put us at risk, Douglas Starr says.
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Job numbers reflect optimism among small businesses

by Andy Uhler
Mar 8, 2017
Companies are betting that Trump will follow through with promised tax cuts and deregulation.
Job seekers talk with recruiters during a career fair. U.S. private payrolls picked up almost 300,000 jobs in February, which was far more than expected, according to an ADP report. More than 100,000 were in small businesses.
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