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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is facing both federal and state charges for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden, insists he had “every right” to interfere in that election. In a Fox News interview aired on Sunday, Trump questioned the charges against him, saying, “Whoever heard you…
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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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New Hampshire’s top court on Friday upheld a school district’s policy that encourages teachers and officials to refrain from disclosing students’ transgender or gender nonconforming status to their parents or others without the students’ permission. In a 3-1 decision, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled against a mother who challenged the Manchester School District’s policy,…
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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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The three largest U.S. drug distributors have agreed to pay $300 million to resolve claims by health insurers and benefit plans, which allege that these companies contributed to the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. This proposed class action settlement with McKesson Corp, Cencora Inc, and Cardinal Health Inc was disclosed in a federal court filing in…
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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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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has ruled that Louisiana can end a 32-year-old consent decree designed to ensure Black voters have a fair chance to elect representatives to the state’s Supreme Court. In an 11-7 decision on Thursday, the court overturned a lower court judge’s requirement that Louisiana prove it…
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The National Labor Relations Board has rejected Amazon’s challenge to the first successful union drive in its history, upholding the 2022 union victory at a New York City warehouse. In a 2-1 decision released late Thursday, the board determined that Amazon had failed to raise any issues that warranted a review of the previous ruling…
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