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Palm Springs, historically known as a desert retreat for Los Angeles’ wealthy elite, has implemented several progressive initiatives to address homelessness. However, in July, the all-Democratic city council passed a controversial ban on sleeping on public property, expanding police authority to arrest the unhoused. This decision highlights how even liberal cities are growing impatient as…
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Former President Donald Trump stated in a court filing on Tuesday that he would plead not guilty to criminal charges in a revised indictment accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump, the Republican candidate in the upcoming November 5 presidential election, waived his right to appear in court and instead authorized…
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Anadarko and other natural gas exploration and production companies successfully defeated a federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania that accused them of underpaying royalties to property owners with interests in thousands of acres of leased land. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue claims under federal antitrust…
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Seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge President Joe Biden’s administration’s latest student debt forgiveness plan. The U.S. Department of Education plans to start canceling loans as soon as this week, prompting the legal action. The lawsuit follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to revive…
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In the final days of their legislative session, California lawmakers passed only one part of a three-bill package aimed at addressing reparations for slavery and racism, while the other two bills were shelved amid reports of concerns from Governor Gavin Newsom. Late Saturday, the last day of the State Assembly session, demonstrators gathered in support…
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Tensions between Brazil and Elon Musk’s business empire intensified as the country’s telecom regulator threatened to sanction his satellite broadband company, Starlink. This came just hours after Brazil’s top court upheld a controversial decision to ban the social network X from the country. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed support for the top…
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Align Technology, the maker of Invisalign clear teeth aligners, has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of participating in an illegal antitrust conspiracy that inflated the prices of aligners made by its rival, SmileDirectClub. The settlement, which was filed in federal court in San Francisco on Thursday night, will cover…
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A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a white electrician, James Harker, accusing Meta Platforms of facilitating racial bias. Harker alleged that Meta tapped a production company, Something Ideal, which participated in a diversity hiring program, to film a commercial, thereby discriminating against him. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, in her written…
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Brazil’s telecommunications regulator suspended access to Elon Musk’s X social network on Friday, following a court order from a judge who has been engaged in a months-long conflict with the billionaire investor. The suspension was triggered when X missed a court-imposed deadline on Thursday evening to appoint a legal representative in Brazil. Musk has argued…
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RTX Corp (RTX.N) has agreed to pay a $200 million fine to settle allegations that it violated U.S. export laws by sharing data and products with prohibited countries, including China, according to U.S. State Department records dated Thursday. The fine is tied to the company’s failure to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations…
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