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Blake Lively’s and Megan Thee Stallion’s Lawsuits Ask: Who Is a Journalist?

In court and online, the line between content creators, independent journalists, and legacy media is increasingly blurry

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Tennessee religious charter school fight could tee up next Supreme Court showdown

A new religious charter school fight is brewing in Tennessee that has the potential to challenge a deadlock vote at the Supreme Court earlier this year that denied the creation of a similar institution in Oklahoma. A lawsuit was recently filed in Tennessee to challenge a state law that bans religi…

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Hong Kong Court to Give Verdict on Media Mogul Who Took on China

Jimmy Lai, the publisher of a popular tabloid, has spent years fighting the landmark national security case brought over his support of the city’s now vanquished pro-democracy movement.

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‘Outright evil:’ anguish and anger over South Africans tricked into fighting for Russia

Relatives fear for lives of men thought to remain trapped in war after allegedly being recruited by a daughter of Jacob ZumaMary hasn’t heard from her son since 27 August, when he told her he was worried he was being sent to the frontlines of Russia’s war with Ukraine. Since then she has been ill wi…

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Welcome to our age of impunity – where the ICC prosecuting atrocities is a rare feat | Simon Tisdall

The jailing of a Sudanese militia leader is an anomaly in a world where Putin, Netanyahu and yes, Hegseth, act without fear of international lawIt was a rare success for international courts struggling to resist a rising tide of official lawlessness. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, a leader of the n…

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‘Like a mini Louvre’: two generations of Rothschilds fight over treasure trove of artworks

Baronesses Nadine and Ariane de Rothschild at odds over future of Swiss chateau’s priceless contentsAfter three generations of genteel discretion bordering on secrecy, the international banking family the Rothschilds has been riven by rival claims to a multibillion-euro fortune including a vast coll…

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Open AI, Microsoft sued over ChatGPT's alleged role in murder-suicide

The suit alleges the artificial intelligence chatbot intensified a man's "paranoid delusions" and helped direct them at his mother before he died by suicide.

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Two girls, 9 and 11, awarded $31.5m after sister’s California torture death

Arabella McCormack, 11, died after being tortured and starved by adoptive family and police and church failed to interveneA lawsuit over the death of an 11-year-old California girl who was allegedly tortured and starved by her adoptive family reached a settlement on Friday totaling $31.5m from the c…

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Justice Department moves to drop charges in international soccer corruption case

Federal prosecutors in New York moved to drop charges against former Fox employee Hernan Lopez and Full Play Group, an Argentine sports media rights company.

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DOJ seeks to boot Judge Boasberg from pursuing contempt hearings

A federal appeals court agreed Friday to temporarily block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s planned contempt hearings next week after the Trump administration asked to halt his review and boot him from the case entirely. The administrative stay from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals only pauses …

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California sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

California and 19 other US states filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. The H-1B program allows US employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields. The tech industry, with many companies headquarte…

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Texas AG sues Epic over health data, 'monopolizing' EHR industry

In addition to arguments about alleged anticompetitive behavior, the Texas AG is suing Epic Systems for parental access to minors' patient portal accounts.

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Judge Bove faces complaint for attending "highly political" Trump speech

Emil Bove, a federal appeals court judge who previously served as President Trump's personal attorney, is accused of an ethics violation for attending the president's rally-style speech Tuesday night. Why it matters: The complaint from a watchdog group alleges that Bove's presence at the event runs …

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US prosecutors probe last-ditch funding pleas before First Brands collapsed

Potential violations of securities, bank and wire fraud laws under scrutiny in failure of car parts maker

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'47 Ronin' director found guilty of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million

A director who was charged with defrauding Netflix out of millions of dollars has been found guilty, Business Insider reports. Carl Rinsch, director of the 2013 Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin, now faces up to 90 years in prison.Rinsch began filming the project, White Horse (later renamed Conquest), aro…

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Afghanistan war veteran arrested after ICE protest prepares for trial

Bajun Mavalwalla, who maintains his innocence, will take case to jury even as others strike plea agreementsAn Afghanistan war veteran arrested on felony “conspiracy” charges a month after he participated in a protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) maintains his innocence and is…

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Filipino communities to sue Shell for Super Typhoon Rai damage in world first

Survivors of Super Typhoon Rai – locally known as Odette – in the Philippines are suing Shell Plc for propelling the climate catastrophe.

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Met will not investigate claims against Andrew relating to Virginia Giuffre

Scotland Yard says it is sticking with earlier decision not to launch criminal inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be the subject of a criminal investigation in Britain over allegations he had sex in London with a teenager who was trafficked, and then put press…

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Trump’s Ocean Drilling Sale Risks Another Disaster for Gulf Communities — We’re Suing

15 years after one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, the Trump administration is illegally selling off nearly 80 million acres of public waters in the Gulf for oil and gas drilling.
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OK, Yes, I Assaulted My Daughter’s Mother-in-Law. But I Had a Good Reason!

I'm being punished, but it's not my fault.