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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government has been underfunding Native American tribes administering their own healthcare programs for 30 years and must pay potentially hundreds of millions more going forward. In a 5-4 ruling, the court found that federal law requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to cover…
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A proposed bill in the California legislature seeks to grant employees the “right to disconnect” from work-related communications during nonworking hours, aiming to protect their personal time and well-being. Assembly Bill AB-2751, titled “Employer Communications During Nonworking Hours,” was introduced by assembly member Matt Haney of San Francisco on February 15, 2024. The bill aims…
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A court-appointed panel has recommended how to allocate a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide drug industry settlements over the U.S. opioid crisis, with top firms set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars. The panel awarded national firm Motley Rice the largest share, at 18.6% of the funds, or $396 million.…
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The families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims claimed victory in Alex Jones’ bankruptcy case, accepting his proposal to sell his assets, including InfoWars, to partially pay the legal judgments for his lies about the 2012 U.S. school shooting. Seventeen months after filing for U.S. bankruptcy protection, Jones has abandoned efforts to negotiate a bankruptcy…
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas admitted on June 7 to not reporting two complimentary vacations he received from Dallas billionaire Republican Harlan Crow, marking the first time he publicly acknowledged the oversight in a financial disclosure filing. According to ABC News, the undisclosed trips occurred in 2019, with one to Indonesia and the other to…
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New York state lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at protecting minors on social media platforms by restricting exposure to “addictive” algorithmic content without parental consent. The measures, passed on Friday, make New York the latest state to address online risks faced by children. The legislation includes two key bills: one that bars social media platforms…
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Hunter Biden’s daughter testified on Friday in her father’s defense, stating that he seemed to respond well to drug treatment in the weeks before he bought a gun that prosecutors allege he obtained illegally by not disclosing his addiction. Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty in federal court to felony…
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A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer, Shelitha Robertson, 62, was handed a sentence of seven years and three months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of approximately $15 million. Robertson, along with co-conspirator Chandra Norton, orchestrated a plot to submit fraudulent PPP…
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Alphabet’s Google avoided a jury trial over its alleged digital advertising dominance after the company paid $2.3 million to cover the U.S. government’s claim for monetary damages, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Because judges directly hear non-monetary demands in antitrust cases, Google’s payment means it bypasses a jury trial. The company noted that this…
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Xavien Howard, a former cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, is embroiled in a legal battle following allegations of non-consensual distribution of explicit videos. This development comes a year after Howard was in the spotlight for reportedly impregnating four women simultaneously. A lawsuit filed on June 6 in Broward County Circuit Court, Florida, claims that Howard…
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