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Federal grand jury returns hate crime indictment in stabbing of Muslim man in Utah
U.S. prosecutors announced on Wednesday a hate crime indictment by a federal grand jury against a man who police said had stabbed a Muslim person multiple times in mid-July becaus...
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Law firm Davis Polk sues energy client Enel over legal bills
Prominent Wall Street firm Davis Polk has sued its former energy client Enel North America and two affiliates to recover $3.3 million in fees it alleges it's owed for its work on ...
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US charges 11 in sham marriage immigration scheme, following Trump 'birth tourism' order
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday charged 11 people in a decade-long scheme that arranged about 1,000 sham marriages to allow mostly Chinese nationals to achieve legal imm...
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Trump administration again urges US Supreme Court intervention on mail ballots
President Donald Trump's administration again asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene to fully implement his executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots...
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Londian Wason valued at $2 billion, biggest Chinese debut in New York in over a year
Copper foil maker Londian Wason New Energy Tech was valued at $2.01 billion in its New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, marking the largest IPO of a Chinese company in the...
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Brazil agency orders Discord chat platform to suspend livestreaming over child safety concerns
Brazil's data protection authority ANPD ordered chat platform Discord to suspend livestreaming features, citing failures to protect children and teens from exposure to content pr...
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UK regulator endorses safety of childhood vaccination
Britain's health regulator on Wednesday reaffirmed the safety of childhood vaccination and endorsed it as an effective and safe way to safeguard against serious infectious diseas...
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German advocacy group lodges criminal complaint over Meta AI glasses
A German advocacy group has filed a criminal complaint against Meta and other companies selling the technology group's AI glasses in Germany, arguing the devices violate privacy l...
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What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?
Meta Platforms , Google's YouTube, TikTok parent ByteDance and Snap Inc are facing thousands of lawsuits brought by states, school districts and individuals alleging they intention...
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'Not a Marriott:' Tate brothers held in solitary confinement in Miami jail
The federal jail in Miami where social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are being held has suffered from cooling and water problems and a confrontation between detainees a...
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NYC Council probes Polymarket over alleged predatory marketing practices
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has accused major prediction market startups of using predatory marketing practices to exploit young traders, according to a letter sent ...
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India's markets regulator sees no manipulation in stock closing auction, chief says
India's markets regulator has not observed any manipulation in the newly introduced closing auction session that determines closing price levels, the Securities and Exchange Boar...
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Palestinian students and staff sue Columbia University alleging discrimination
A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, alleging discriminatory treatment by the school against its Palestinian community since...
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ASX shareholder plans to seek court approval to sue former directors over CHESS project
ASX said on Wednesday a shareholder plans to seek court approval to bring a statutory derivative action against certain former officers and directors of the Australian securities...
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Kennedy Center ordered to pay legal fees to musician who canceled show after Trump name change
A judge in Washington ordered the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay more than $250,000 in legal fees to jazz musician Charles Redd, who defeated the center's lawsuit ...
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Trump White House asked DOJ to explore new Reflecting Pool charges, sources say
President Donald Trump’s White House has asked the Justice Department to examine potential new charges related to alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despit...
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Trump administration finalizes ownership reporting exemption for US firms
The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized a rule exempting U.S. companies and individuals from reporting beneficial ownership information to the Treasury Department's financia...
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Law grads reach settlement in class action over botched California bar exam
A testing company involved in California’s bungled February 2025 bar exam has reached a preliminary class action settlement with test takers who sued, according to a federal cour...
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