banned

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Last month Beijing banned the acquisition by Meta Platforms of AI startup Manus, a Singapore-based company with Chinese roots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Australia and Brazil have banned cosmetic indoor tanning entirely for people of all ages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent was banned in the EU in 2023, and campaigners are now calling on the UK government to do the same.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Chicago recently banned the expansion of autonomous delivery robots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The Volstead Act, which banned the manufacture, sale, and transfer of alcoholic beverages, was now the law of the land.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler