George Nyavor
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A US federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing its student debt relief plan. The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit suspended the remaining portions of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, which aimed to reduce monthly payments for student loan borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressed concern…
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Sandra Hemme, a Missouri inmate wrongfully convicted of murder, was released from prison on Friday after a protracted legal battle with the state’s attorney general. Hemme’s release marks the end of a 43-year ordeal, stemming from a conviction based on withheld exculpatory evidence. Legal Battle for Release The process leading to Hemme’s release involved a…
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed legislation that bans transgender girls from competing in school athletics teams that align with their gender identity. This significant legal development is part of a broader set of measures addressing transgender issues in the state. New Legislation Details Governor Sununu signed HB1205, a bill requiring schools to determine…
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Katherine Jackson, mother of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, has lost a significant legal battle against the sale of her son’s music catalog to Sony Music. According to Rolling Stone, Katherine Jackson argued that the sale violated the terms of Michael Jackson’s will, but an appellate court ruled that she could not contest the…
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A Kentucky motel has been ordered to pay more than $2 million in damages to the family of a man who died from severe burns after taking a 150-degree shower. The Econo Lodge Motel in Erlanger, Kentucky, must compensate the estate of Alex Chronis, a 76-year-old man who sustained third-degree burns from scalding hot water…
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Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on multiple charges, including one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. According to CNN, The indictment, filed last week and announced on Friday by the US Attorney’s Office for the…
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A US appeals court has dismissed a challenge to Tennessee’s restrictive drag performance law, reversing a lower court’s decision that had blocked the law from taking effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the plaintiff, a theater organization named Friends of George’s (FOG), lacked standing to challenge the law’s constitutionality.…
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Pop star Katy Perry is scheduled to testify in court this month as part of a contentious legal battle involving a $15 million real estate transaction with 84-year-old Carl Westcott, the founder of 1-800-FLOWERS. The case centers on Perry’s claims for approximately $6 million in damages related to property repairs and lost rental income. The…
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Hip-hop artist Soulja Boy has filed a defamation lawsuit against controversial YouTube vlogger Tasha K and William The Baddest, following allegations made during an interview posted on Tasha K’s channel. This latest legal action adds to Tasha K’s mounting legal troubles, as she has faced similar lawsuits from Cardi B and Kevin Hart in the…
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in a Russian penal colony on charges of espionage. The verdict, delivered on Friday, marks a severe turn in the already tense U.S.-Russia relations. The Russian State Prosecutor’s Office had sought an 18-year sentence, but the court handed down a 16-year term instead.…
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