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A Maryland woman is threatening a $10 million lawsuit against Meghan Markle, claiming she was severely burned after using a bath salt recipe featured on the Duchess’s Netflix series, With Love, Meghan. But despite the high-dollar demand, the woman says she’s open to settling the matter outside of court. Robin Patrick, who has diabetes, says…
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The federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is scheduled to begin Monday, May 12, and the first week of courtroom proceedings is expected to be intense. Among the high-profile witnesses slated to take the stand is Cassie Ventura, the R&B singer and former girlfriend of Combs, whose 2016 assault…
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Google to Pay $50 Million to Settle Racial Bias Class-Action Lawsuit Filed by Black Former Recruiter
Tech giant Google has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a high-profile class-action lawsuit brought by a Black former recruiter who alleged systemic racial discrimination within the company’s hiring and promotion practices. Filed on behalf of a group of Black employees and applicants, the lawsuit accused Google of subjecting Black workers to lower pay,…
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How They Got Away With Murder: The Shocking Acquittal of 3 Memphis Officers in the Tyre Nichols Case
In a controversial verdict that has reignited outrage over police accountability, three Memphis police officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith — were acquitted of all state charges in the brutal beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. The officers, all of whom were caught on camera violently subduing and repeatedly striking Nichols during…
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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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