rules

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The business, based in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, was known by many pubgoers for its eccentric rules including banning mobile phones, music, televisions and swearing at their sites.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Under the new rules, existing curbs on cross-border transfers will extend beyond goods and data to include the export of services through sending technical experts abroad or carrying out training overseas.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

The EU’s new crypto rules, known as MiCA, were “designed to create a clear, harmonized framework across Europe—not a process where applicants can be privately undermined through informal channels,” the spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Seemed to me, if she’d been trained right as a teacher, she’d stick to the rules more.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck