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Millions of low-income families could lose rental assistance under sweeping federal cuts and state-level changes President Donald Trump has unveiled his first budget proposal since returning to office, and housing advocates are raising alarms over a $26.7 billion cut to Section 8 and related federal housing programs—a staggering 43% decrease in funding. The plan would…
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Microsoft co-founder plans to distribute nearly $200 billion to global health, education, and poverty initiatives as preventable deaths rise. In a landmark move, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has announced that he plans to give away nearly all of his wealth and shut down the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation within the next two decades. The…
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Attorney Nicole Westmoreland, a veteran criminal defense lawyer and survivor of sexual assault, has officially joined the legal team defending music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in his upcoming federal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The move, filed Monday in the Southern District of New York, comes as jury selection enters its final phase.…
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Motown legend Smokey Robinson and his wife Frances Robinson are the subjects of a $50 million lawsuit filed by four former employees. The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, contains serious allegations of rape, sexual assault, and labor violations. Here’s what you need to know: 1. Who filed the lawsuit? The plaintiffs are…
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Tensions are rising in the federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, as U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sternly reprimanded high-profile attorney Mark Geragos for inflammatory podcast comments that the judge called “outrageous.” In a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning, Judge Subramanian criticized Geragos, who is linked to Combs’ defense team, for remarks he made on…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is under scrutiny after a formal ethics complaint was filed with the New York State Unified Court System’s Committee on Professional Standards, following a criminal referral issued by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte. The complaint, submitted by conservative legal advocacy group America First Legal (AFL), accuses…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has opened a preliminary investigation into potential insider trading involving individuals in President Donald Trump’s orbit, expanding her office’s already extensive legal scrutiny of the former president and his administration. According to Business Insider, the inquiry centers on unusual trading activity that occurred shortly before a social media post…
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Former President Donald J. Trump suffered a major legal defeat Friday after U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell struck down his Executive Order 14230, which had imposed sweeping federal sanctions against the prominent law firm Perkins Coie LLP. The court ruled that the order was an unconstitutional abuse of executive authority and a retaliatory attack on…
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Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges during a scheduled court hearing Monday afternoon at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in the Seaport District. The 46-year-old councilor will appear in front of a federal judge to formally plead guilty to one count of wire fraud…
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The high-profile criminal case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs entered a new phase Monday with the beginning of jury selection in federal court. The charges—ranging from sex trafficking to racketeering conspiracy—carry the potential for a life sentence, marking a dramatic legal turning point for the once-billionaire music executive. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening,…
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