Sentences with phrase «authorities cracked down»

At the time, volunteers were feeding their feline charges broiled chicken and Thanksgiving turkey, and they argued that the colonies would eventually die off if authorities cracked down on animal abandonment.

While crypto enthusiasts in the West have created a lexicon of their own, a parallel slang is flourishing in the crypto trading community in China, a country that once dominated global bitcoin trading before authorities cracked down on local exchanges in September.

The Chinese authorities cracked down on crypto trading in the country in September 2017.

Just ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations last month for instance, the Chinese authorities cracked down on «gift giving.»

The Commission has published guidance to help member state authorities crack down on dual quality foods using existing legislation — but how workable is it?

Cuomo announced a proposal that would add 11 variations of the drug fentanyl to the state's controlled substances list, which would help authorities crack down on drug dealers who use slightly modified variations of the drug.

The government has today pledged # 200,000 to help local authorities crack down on the use of mini-motorbikes this summer.

Unless authorities crack down on these guys, they'll just start up again somewhere else.

The scrutiny is a big deal because — thanks to the Chinese authorities cracking down on bitcoin trading in that country — Japan has recently become the largest bitcoin exchange market in the world.

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Chinese authorities have recently cracked down on platforms that allow users to share media from outlets that are not sanctioned under state - issued licenses, amid a wider censorship campaign spearheaded by President Xi Jinping.

The appeal follows ramped - up efforts by U.S. authorities to crack down on insider trading, with the SEC announcing charges against more than 550 people in the past six years.

In its most recent scandal, Uber's use of the software «Greyball,» which was used to track authorities in cities that were cracking down on the app and have drivers avoid picking them up, has subjected the company to federal inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice.

And now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is cracking down on sanctuary cities, where immigrants can live without fear of local authorities turning them in to the federal government, these groups are vulnerable to the recent deportation raids.

Trump and Sessions have also pledged to crack down on «sanctuary cities» — typically localities that limit how local authorities can work with federal immigration agents — as a way of getting at drug traffickers and gangs.

China cracked down on cryptocurrencies in September 2017, with authorities banning bitcoin trading and initial coin offerings after the People's Bank of China said such activities could pose major financial risks to the world's second - largest economy.

China cracked down on cryptocurrencies in September 2017, with authorities banning bitcoin trading and initial coin offerings

In practice, TIEAs allow the Canada Revenue Agency to crack down on citizens hiding money offshore by requesting information from foreign tax authorities.

As U.S. authorities have cracked down on home - produced meth, the cartels have been breaking badder: inundating Chicago and other U.S. cities with extremely pure, relatively cheap meth straight from «superlabs» in Mexico.

Ether's rise has defied growing regulatory concerns, as authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere crack down on initial coin offerings (ICOs), many of which have been launched on the ethereum network.

The 1MDB case has become a signature campaign in the global effort by prosecutors to crack down on kleptocracy and the relative ease with which the superwealthy move their money beyond the oversight of government authorities.

Nevertheless, authorities around the world have been cracking down heavily on various drug dealers ever since Silkroad's Ross Ulbricht was caught and tried.

Money is money, and because it is very difficult for authorities to track this kind of thing and crack down on it, many brokers take advantage of traders.

The Department of Labor had used its authority under Directive 307 to crack down on some of the country's largest corporations.

A Christian consultant has praised a national advertising authority for its decision to crack down on... More

«While it is good that no Christians died for their faith in Vietnam, the authorities continue to crack down on ethnic minority Christians and will start implementing a new law on religion in 2018 for all Christians.»

Although mind - boggling as to why the FSA would look to Tesco as the first «trusted» supermarket to pilot its proposal for three months, the authority says there are worse restaurants and retailers it wants to crack down on.

After a series of record transfers, Chinese authorities moved to crack down on sky - rocketing deals last year.

US immigration authorities have arrested hundreds of people as part of Trump's pledge to crack down on illegal immigrants.

Authorities have more power to crack down on shops selling synthetic marijuana after the City Council voted unanimously to pass three bills aimed at halting the spread of the drug.

NY State Thruway Authority plans to pursue more enforcement options to crack down on violators

With this new authority in hand, municipalities from Buffalo to New York City, the North Country to Long Island will be able to pass tough new laws to crack down on puppy mills and bad breeders who place profit above the health and safety of animals.

The State Liquor Authority also cracked down on the sale of alcohol to minors.

The town and the State Liquor Authority also cracked down further on the controversial Vineyard 48 in Cutchogue this year, leading to a suspension of its liquor license and a $ 10,000 fine in April.

Cuomo vetoed a measure that would have made it harder for the State Liquor Authority to crack down on merchants who ship booze to states where out - of - state purchases are prohibited, saying it would turn New York into a «haven for entities intent on breaking other state's laws.»

The mayor fiercely defended his administration's refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the majority of cases a day after Trump vowed to crack down on so - called «sanctuary cities.»

But authorities are still quick to crack down on female drivers, such as in 2014 when two women were detained.

Cracking down on the ideology of Islamist extremism and all those who support it and giving the police and the authorities the powers they need to keep our country safe.

Before Leadsom spoke, the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, put the onus on May and the other party leaders, rather than House of Commons authorities, to crack down on sexual harassment.

Authorities are cracking down on the St. Tropez party scene and have recently broken up a cocaine and prostitution ring.

Gillibrand is promoting a bill, which has bi-partisan sponsorship, that she says would give federal authorities the power to crack down on those who acquire guns, move them across state lines and sell them illegally.

The paper reports that the Korean authorities knew about the trade, but have not cracked down until now.

This should help authorities better trace and crack down on the criminal network.

Moffat admits he has received threats too, and wants authorities to crack down on social media to stop Internet trolls.

Welsh local authorities, police forces and the Welsh Government are working in partnership on the campaign, which hopes to crack down on drivers ignoring speed limits and encouraging drivers to drive legally and safely.

The DfE said today the three schools were closed before Christmas as part of its new approach to cracking down on illegal schools, which also included a call to local authorities to help identify such schools.

Orlando International Airport plans to step up efforts to crack down on limousine drivers who solicit arriving passengers after the airport's largest taxi operator complained that independent operators are stealing his business.Paul Mears Jr., who heads the largest taxi service at the airport, presented a 30 - page report on the extent of passenger solicitation by independent drivers to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Wednesday.

In countries like Thailand, Nigeria, and China, authorities are cracking down on actual books being imported and exported.

OTTAWA — Canadian tax authorities are on track to recover at least an additional $ 400 million this year as part of a campaign to crack down on tax evasion by big international companies and wealthy individuals, particularly those using offshore tax havens, a top official says.

Game developers have eight weeks to dump loot boxes from their games after the Netherlands Gaming Authority decided to be the first to crack down on them.

Over the past months, Gabonese authorities have quietly but decisively started to crack down on illegal logging and related trade in their forests.