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Schools throughout North America are banning cartwheels and even balls as threats to children’s safety. “The activity can cause concussions, and neck and wrist injuries,” Principal Todd Gribbon told The North Bay Nugget, referencing cartwheels. New playground rules at M.T. ...

EAST DELHI — India’s ban on its most popular forms of cash has led to empty ATMs in many locations – and long lines in others. CNBC writer Neelabh Chaturvedi had to stand in line for 98 minutes just to ...

Starting next fall it will be illegal to install wood-burning heaters and stoves in new homes in at least one major American city: San Francisco. Even wood stoves certified as low emission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be ...

The Obama administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has dropped a controversial proposal that would have banned a popular type of ammo – the M855 ball – used often in AR-15s. The surprising announcement Tuesday came only three ...

Trading heirloom or open-pollinated seeds with your friends and neighbors could be in violation of state law. That’s because from coast to coast, states are targeting “seed libraries.” Librarians in Duluth, Minnesota, learned the hard way about the law when ...

Owners of many popular hunting rifles would become felons under a new gun control bill being considered by legislators in a Northeast state. The New Jersey bill meant to ban so-called assault weapons would make it illegal to own some ...

Residents of one American state would have a legal right to use wood to heat their homes if a group of state legislators get their way. The Missouri measure, H.B. 1302, is being proposed in light of an Environmental Protection ...

An Oregon raw milk farmer who was fined for posting raw milk prices online is suing the state. Last year Christine Anderson made the mistake of listing the price she charges for raw milk on her website. Even though it ...

A roaring wood fire in your living room could soon be a thing of the past if a growing movement is successful. More and more communities across North America are moving to ban wood and coal-burning fireplaces in an effort ...

NEW YORK, NY – What do you get when government tries to regulate people’s lives through micro-management of their personal habits? The answer can be best be found by examining Mayor Bloomberg’s nanny-state attempts to regulate how much sugar the ...